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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Fryer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosse comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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137 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernhard Bosse! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Fryer! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bosse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Fryer is trying to stand up here but Bosse is controlling him well. Bosse is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fryer! Fryer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Fryer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Fryer trying to control but Bosse is working from the bottom. Bosse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fryer wants to control but Bosse is having none of it. Fryer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bosse haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Fryer working to try and regain half guard.
Bosse wants to control the pace but Fryer is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bosse in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bosse trying to control but Fryer is having none of it. Bosse with good strikes from the mount here! Bosse thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Bosse throws a strike there. Fryer manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Fryer is refusing to be controlled, as Bosse sits in half guard. Fryer wants to control but Bosse is keeping busy.
Fryer is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bosse is stalling here. Fryer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bosse seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fryer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Fryer trying to control the position but Bosse is working away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fryer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bosse sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Fryer laying and praying for a moment but Bosse takes advantage and regains half guard. Bosse looking for subs from the bottom but Fryer mounts him! Bosse sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Bosse wants to get back to full guard but Fryer has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bosse is trying to improve his position. Bosse avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fryer. Bosse regains half guard. Bosse is looking to control Fryer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bosse avoid being mounted? Bosse has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Bosse moves into full guard.
Bosse looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bosse trying to keep a closed guard but Fryer is proving a slippery customer.
Bosse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fryer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fryer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bosse defends it easily. Bosse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Fryer seems keen to control Bosse's posture. Bosse landing some decent shots from guard. Bosse trying to control the position from guard on top but Fryer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fryer can't keep his opponent in guard - Bosse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fryer taking some punishment here, with Bosse in his half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Bosse dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fryer gets in close and instigates a clinch. Fryer fails to pull guard.
Fryer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bosse prevents it.
Fryer tries to circle away but Bosse has him pinned against the cage. Bosse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fryer.
Bernhard Bosse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Fryer. Fryer wants a takedown.
Fryer jumps guard.
Bosse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fryer's head. Bosse works a leg free and moves into half guard. Bosse moves nicely into side control. Bosse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fryer keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bosse is really struggling to control Fryer but he's trying to hold on to the position. Bosse connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fryer some visible discomfort.
Fryer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Bosse breaks from Fryer's wrist control and lands an elbow. Bosse wants to control the pace but Fryer is squirming around nicely. Fryer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bosse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Fryer tries to improve his position but Bosse has taken his back! Bosse has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Fryer tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bosse pushes Fryer away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bernhard Bosse! Bernhard Bosse managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Baraona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingvar Helgesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helgesson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabaton - Swedish Pagans. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Baraona! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingvar Helgesson! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Helgesson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baraona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! We've been told by Baraona's head coaches at Dynamite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Baraona moves in looking to clinch but Helgesson pushes him off. Helgesson throws a hook but Baraona avoids it easily. Helgesson ducks under a wild hook from Baraona. Helgesson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baraona has time to react. Helgesson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baraona tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Helgesson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Baraona! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Helgesson lands some shots froms side control. Helgesson grinds an elbow into Baraona's temple. Helgesson landing strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Helgesson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baraona down.
Baraona is trying to buck Helgesson off. Helgesson is looking to take a break and control but Baraona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Helgesson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baraona is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Helgesson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Helgesson working the body and head with strikes. Helgesson controlling from side mount. Helgesson trying to control the position but Baraona is working away. Baraona is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Helgesson has just dragged him back down to the mat. Helgesson is chipping away with strikes.
Baraona on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Baraona wants to get back to his feet. Helgesson lands a strong strike to the head of Baraona. That's dazed him! Helgesson looking to finish here. Baraona is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Helgesson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingvar Helgesson! Ingvar Helgesson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Eotvos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Eotvos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Eotvos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Harper! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eotvos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Eotvos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Harper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eotvos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Eotvos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Harper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eotvos pulls him back up using the underhooks. Eotvos wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper wants a takedown but no success here.
Daniel Eotvos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Harper. Harper goes for a takedown attempt but Eotvos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eotvos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Eotvos. Eotvos lands with a straight right. Harper didn't see that one coming. Eotvos thows a left - swing and a miss! Harper slips a jab from Eotvos. Eotvos looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range. Eotvos throws out a powerful jab. Eotvos throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eotvos circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eotvos lands a nice shot that snaps Harper's head back.
Eotvos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nice takedown defense from Eotvos. No joy for Harper on that attempt. Harper looks winded! Harper misses with a takedown attempt and Eotvos counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harper with a lazy takedown attempt and Eotvos counters with a nice uppercut. Eotvos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Eotvos throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nice uppercut lands for Eotvos. That snapped Harper's head back.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eotvos. Eotvos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab. Harper moves out of range of the strikes. Harper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Eotvos scores with a jab to the head.
Harper fails with the takedown. Eotvos throws out a powerful jab. Harper on the wrong end of a nice hook. A jab lands there for Eotvos. A cross from Eotvos lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harper with a lazy takedown attempt and Eotvos counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab from Eotvos finds it's way through Harper's defenses. Eotvos throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely. Eotvos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eotvos wants it to stay on the feet. Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eotvos. Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown and Eotvos counters with a stiff right hand. Eotvos throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it. Eotvos looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range. Eotvos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Eotvos lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
Eotvos ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Eotvos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Eotvos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards. Harper staying out of range there. Eotvos looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely. Eotvos throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. No luck with that takedown attempt from Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harper tries for a takedown but Eotvos circles away easily and Eotvos counters with a nice uppercut. Eotvos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harper. Harper circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Harper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Eotvos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Eotvos scores with a nice strike. Eotvos lunges at Harper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harper's hand. Harper takes one to the chin there. Harper slips a jab from Eotvos. Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Eotvos, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Eotvos against the cage but Eotvos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Harper slips under a jab from Eotvos. Eotvos jabs Harper right on the nose. Harper blinks but takes it well. Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eotvos. Eotvos cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Harper walks into a left hand. Eotvos misses with a hook. Harper ducked under it nicely. A big left from Eotvos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eotvos scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one. Eotvos scores with a jab. Daniel Eotvos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Harper shoots in but no luck this time. Eotvos scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving. Eotvos misses the jab. Harper is trying desperately to land a takedown but Eotvos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harper. Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab. Harper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Eotvos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Eotvos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Harper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Eotvos is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Eotvos dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eotvos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Eotvos throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it. Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Eotvos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Harper walks into a left hand. Eotvos throws a big shot that misses. Roy Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown and Eotvos counters with a stiff right hand. Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eotvos throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Eotvos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Eotvos throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily. Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Harper is breathing heavily. Harper shoots in but no luck this time. Daniel Eotvos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Harper. Harper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Eotvos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Harper tries to move into range but Eotvos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eotvos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Eotvos misses with a hook. Harper fails with the takedown. Eotvos takes the fight into the clinch. Harper has Eotvos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eotvos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Eotvos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Eotvos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eotvos. It looks like Eotvos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eotvos. Eotvos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eotvos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Eotvos scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eotvos throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot. Eotvos cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head. Eotvos misses with a hook. Harper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eotvos throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it. Eotvos throws a big shot that misses. Daniel Eotvos is winning the standup battle so far. Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Eotvos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Eotvos moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Eotvos has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment. Eotvos is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks. Harper is looking to take this one to the mat. Eotvos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eotvos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eotvos misses with a straight left. Eotvos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Eotvos throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper. Harper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eotvos throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it. Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eotvos. Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Eotvos. Harper fails with a takedown attempt. Eotvos jabbing away but nothing is landing. Eotvos throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot. Eotvos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Eotvos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Harper instigates a clinch. Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eotvoss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eotvos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Harper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eotvos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eotvos's efforts to push away. Eotvos wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper goes for a takedown attempt but Eotvos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harper moves away from the strike by Eotvos. Harper fails with the takedown and Eotvos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Eotvos looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range. 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! Harper defending well as Eotvos loads up on a big left hand. Eotvos lands an overhand right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Eotvos dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harper. Eotvos is trying to buck Harper off. Harper scores with a couple of short elbows. Eotvos is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it. Harper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eotvos wants to control but Harper postures up. Harper misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Harper decides to stand back up. Harper steps back and let's Eotvos get back to his feet. Eotvos cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Harper slips a jab and a cross from Eotvos.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eotvos throws a big shot that misses. Harper slips a jab from Eotvos. Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eotvos. Harper shoots in for a double leg but Eotvos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Eotvos cracks Harper with an open hand slap. Harper moves in looking to clinch but Eotvos pushes him off. Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Eotvos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Eotvos thuds his right hand into Harper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Eotvos thows a left - swing and a miss! Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Eotvos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Eotvos thows a left - swing and a miss! Harper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Daniel Eotvos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Harper. Eotvos cracks a nice hook into Harper's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harper there as he acknowledges the shot. Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eotvos with a nice cross. Eotvos lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harper. Eotvos throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily. Eotvos tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eotvos. Eotvos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper. A swing and a miss from Eotvos. Eotvos tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot. Harper shoots in and drives through. Eotvos sprawls well. Eotvos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Eotvos swings widly with a right hand
and Harper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eotvos's guard. Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Eotvos has wrist control. Eotvos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.
Eotvos looking to pass the guard. Harper wants to sweep but no luck. Harper keeping moving, preventing Eotvos from controlling successfully. Eotvos wants to stand but Harper has a closed guard, so he can't escape. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Eotvos tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard. Eotvos prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eotvos wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Daniel Eotvos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Eotvos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily. Roy Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Harper needs to keep his hands up - Eotvos had a free shot at his head there. Eotvos closes the distance and clinches. Daniel Eotvos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Eotvos is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Harper is trying to drag Eotvos to the mat but Eotvos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Harper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eotvos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Harper is working for takedown but Eotvos is calmly controlling the position for now. Eotvos breaks from the clinch.
Eotvos looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Eotvos. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eotvos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Eotvos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Redmunsta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winslow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KJ-52 - Let's go. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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271 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Winslow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Redmunsta! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Winslow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Redmunsta! Redmunsta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winslow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Redmunsta felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Winslow has hold of Redmunsta's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Redmunsta tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Winslow cranks the arm and Redmunsta screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Redmunsta, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shane Winslow! Shane Winslow took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'And once again I show that I have improved, in every aspect of the game, whoever you are, don't give up on anything, I am the proof that if you want it bad enough, you get it! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the jungle. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
24 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pencil Neck! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neck was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva. A head kick by Neck misses and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Neck's knee momentarily. Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Neck. Silva connects with a solid leg kick. A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neck's head. Silva checks a leg kick nicely. Neck shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Neck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Neck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Neck looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well. Neck throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head kick from Silva lands but Neck takes it in his stride. Neck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neck misses with an uppercut. Silva throws a lazy right hand but Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab. Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Silva. Silva throws a hook but Neck blocks it. Neck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Novae in the buildup to the fight. Neck stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken. Neck throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Neck fails with a takedown attempt. Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck. Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Mauricio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Neck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Silva is looking to land body kicks. Neck shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Neck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Neck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Neck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva! Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Neck is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Neck thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva controlling the position for now. Neck not landing any meaningful shots this time. Neck is looking to pass Silva's guard but actually Silva recovers to full guard. Neck looking to pass the guard. Neck gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neck is defended easily by Silva. Silva tries to keep at a distance but Neck has taken the fight into the clinch. Silva tries to throw a body punch but Neck avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. Neck tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Neck drops back down to his feet.
Neck tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Neck drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Silva. Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy. Neck throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease. A swing and a miss from Silva. Silva misses with an uppercut. Neck saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Neck scores with a spinning back kick! This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Neck swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Neck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva scores with a head kick.
Neck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Silva takes a swing at Neck's ribcage but misses. Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick. Neck misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Neck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva misses with a straight left. Neck tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Neck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. 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 Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neck shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Neck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Neck shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily. Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck. Silva misses the shot to the body. Mauricio Silva is winning the standup battle so far. Silva jabs Neck to the body, keeping him at a distance. Neck doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Neck takes a kick to the side of the head. Silva scores with a head kick. Neck tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Neck dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Neck's head and hops out. Neck lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Mauricio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva throws a lazy right hand but Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Neck wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Neck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round. Neck shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Silva thumps Neck with a low kick. Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A head kick misses from Silva. Donk. Silva catches Neck right on the button with a cross. Neck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Neck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Neck is still trying to improve position. Neck seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt. Silva is trying to maintain the position but Neck is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Neck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neck. Silva pushes Neck off and gets back to his feet. Neck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neck gets slowly back to his feet. Silva cracks the inside of Neck's front leg. A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva. Silva takes a kick to the side of the head. Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A punch lands to the side of Neck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a head kick that misses. A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva. Neck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy. Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Neck moves out of range easily. Left hook, right uppercut from Silva. Neck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neck off to one side. Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Neck. Neck tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jab from Silva. Nice body punch from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neck ducks under a wild hook from Silva. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Neck does a little dance to reset his feet. Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neck takes one to the chin there. Neck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neck. Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Neck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Neck fails with a takedown attempt. Neck tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Silva dominated that second round. That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Neck should have avoided that one. Neck misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Neck. Neck lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head. Neck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one. Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Neck moves out of range easily. Neck fails with a takedown attempt. Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck. Neck moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Neck on that attempt. Neck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Neck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Nice body punch from Silva. Silva throws a leg kick but Neck moved away. Neck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neck defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand. Neck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neck is defended easily by Silva. Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva tries to bum rush Neck with a series of wild strikes but Neck uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Neck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Silva connects with a body shot. Neck slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Neck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neck eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Neck is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Neck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neck throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. Neck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neck misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to bum rush Neck with a series of wild strikes but Neck uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Silva lands with a shot to the body. Silva stuns Neck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Neck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Neck tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Neck looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well. Silva lands a jab. Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Neck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick!
Neck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Neck moved out of range. Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neck. Silva lands with a slapping head kick. Neck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one. Neck throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily. Neck misses with a head kick.
Neck tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Neck blocks a head kick by Silva.
Neck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neck forces his way into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Neck not landing any meaningful shots this time. Silva has hold of Neck's hands but Neck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Silva pushes Neck off looking to stand but Neck dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Neck wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Neck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. Pencil Neck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neck. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Neck trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well. Neck throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauricio Silva. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Silva! During a confident post fight interview, Mauricio Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slobo Berganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi comes to the cage accompanied by Turisas -Take the day!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sakari Nurmi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slobo Berganovic! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice uppercut lands for Berganovic. That snapped Nurmi's head back.
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut. A looping hook to the body misses from Berganovic. Nurmi does a little dance to reset his feet. Berganovic throws a leg kick but Nurmi sees it coming and moves out of range. Nurmi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmi blocks the body kick.
Nurmi ducks under a wild hook from Berganovic. Nurmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berganovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmi. Nurmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nurmi is looking to clinch but Berganovic is avoiding it.
Nurmi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Berganovic tries for a takedown but Nurmi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Nurmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berganovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmi. Berganovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Berganovic misses with a left hand and Nurmi counters with an inside leg kick. Berganovic misses with a hook. Nurmi ducked under it nicely. Slobo Berganovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nurmi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nurmi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berganovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmi. Berganovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berganovic slips a jab from Nurmi. Nurmi misses the shot to the body. Nurmi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sakari Nurmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Berganovic scores with a decent looking hook. Berganovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Nurmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nurmi takes the fight into the clinch. Berganovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch but Berganovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Berganovic misses with a wild combination.
Berganovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Berganovic connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Nurmi to the floor! Berganovic dives in looking for the finish! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Berganovic is looking for a kimura here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Berganovic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. 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. Nurmi is defending against the submission attempts here by Berganovic.
Nurmi is defending against the submission attempts here by Berganovic.
Berganovic trying to mount his opponent but Nurmi defends it. Nurmi is in trouble now - Berganovic has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nurmi is trying desperately to improve position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nurmi regains half guard. Nurmi won't allow Berganovic to pass to mount. Berganovic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Berganovic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nurmi. Berganovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nurmi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berganovic is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmi is defending well.
Berganovic seems to be working for a kimura but Nurmi defends the submission attempt. Nurmi is trying to get back to full guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Berganovic wants to take a breather but Nurmi is having none of it. We've been hearing good reports from Nurmi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Nurmi wants to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slobo Berganovic 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.
Nurmi darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A big left from Berganovic misses. Nurmi blocks a head kick by Berganovic.
Slobo Berganovic seems to be getting the better of the standup. Berganovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Nurmi throws a head kick but Berganovic moves out of range.
Nurmi throws a head kick that misses. Berganovic throws a shot from downtown. Nurmi moves away and avoids it. Berganovic sizes up Nurmi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Nurmi walks into a stiff left hand from Berganovic.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is getting worse. A slow jab from Berganovic misses its intended target. Berganovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmi. Berganovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmi counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berganovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Berganovic scores with a push kick. A big right from Berganovic misses. Berganovic throws a hook to the side of Nurmi's head but Nurmi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nurmi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Nurmi clinches. Berganovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Berganovic throws a front kick aimed at Nurmi's knee but Nurmi avoids it well. Berganovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Berganovic misses with a takedown and Nurmi counters with a series of strikes. Berganovic will be more careful next time no doubt. Nurmi's corner calls for a 1-2. Nurmi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Nurmi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Berganovic. Nurmi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. 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! Nurmi throws a good cross that connects.
Sakari Nurmi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nurmi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Berganovic throws a low kick, looking for Nurmi's leg but Nurmi calmly moves out of range. Nurmi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berganovic. Nurmi slips a straight right by Berganovic. Nurmi misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berganovic tried to score with a low kick but Nurmi checks it. Berganovic shoots in for a takedown but Nurmi shows good takedown defense. Sakari Nurmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic. Nurmi cracks a nice hook into Berganovic's ribs. Berganovic misses with a double jab.
Nurmi tries to clinch but Berganovic is having none of it. Nurmi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berganovic. Jab, jab by Berganovic - just one landing. Jab, jab by Berganovic - just one landing. Nurmi is looking to clinch but Berganovic is avoiding it.
Berganovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berganovic lands a head shot. Nurmi lands with a cross. Nurmi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmi throws a sloppy head kick and Berganovic moves out of range easily. Berganovic misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nurmi lands a glancing blow to the side of Berganovic's head. Berganovic throws a hook but Nurmi avoids it easily. Nurmi moves into range and connects with a jab. Nurmi moves forwards but Berganovic connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nurmi throws a leg kick and Berganovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Berganovic cracks Nurmi with an open hand slap.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Nurmi scores with a nice strike. Berganovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmi on the side of the head. Berganovic throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmi's shoulder, as Nurmi tries to avoid the shot. Nurmi moves in looking to clinch but Berganovic pushes him off. Nurmi slips under a jab. Berganovic misses with a looping right. Berganovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurmi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nurmi scores with a head kick.
Berganovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berganovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Berganovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berganovic misses with a body shot.
Berganovic throws a leg kick and Nurmi counters with a leg kick. Berganovic swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmi counters with a nice leg kick. Nurmi staying out of range there. Nurmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Berganovic is just out of range. Nurmi gets in close and instigates a clinch. Berganovic is trying to break the clinch but Nurmi is controlling him. Berganovic is defending well against a takedown attempt. Nurmi trying to stall but Berganovic improves his position.
Berganovic wants to break free but Nurmi has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nurmi has Berganovic pressed against the cage, preventing Berganovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Nurmi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Berganovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmi sees it coming and avoids it easily. A right-left combo lands from Nurmi. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slobo Berganovic 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. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Berganovic cracks Nurmi with an open hand slap. Nurmi tries to clinch up but Berganovic circles away and keeps his distance. Berganovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Berganovic jabbing away but nothing is landing. Berganovic fails with a takedown attempt. Berganovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Berganovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berganovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Berganovic swings widly with a right hand
and Berganovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sloppy strikes from Berganovic. Those never looked like landing. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nurmi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berganovic can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Berganovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nurmi tries to clinch up but Berganovic circles away and keeps his distance. Nurmi tries to clinch but Berganovic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berganovic throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmi's shoulder, as Nurmi tries to avoid the shot. Nurmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nurmi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurmi scores with a nice strike. Nurmi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmi is looking to clinch. Berganovic feints and then cracks Nurmi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmi down. Berganovic throws a low kick, looking for Nurmi's leg but Nurmi calmly moves out of range. Nurmi slips under a jab from Berganovic. Berganovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nurmi avoids it really well and circles away. Berganovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmi's head. Nurmi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nurmi throws a wild body kick that Berganovic sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nurmi lands a jab to the nose. Berganovic scores with a nice strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nurmi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berganovic. Berganovic misses with a wild body shot. Nurmi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berganovic on the side of the head. Berganovic throws the left hand but Nurmi avoids the punch easily. Nurmi clinches up with Berganovic and pushes him back against the cage. Nurmi keeps control of Berganovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Nurmi has Berganovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berganovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Nurmi tries to land a knee to the head but Berganovic blocks with his arms.
Nurmi has Berganovic pressed against the cage, preventing Berganovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Nurmi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berganovic walks away with a smile on his face. Nurmi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Berganovic lunges at Nurmi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmi's hand. Nurmi cracks Berganovic with a good jab. Berganovic misses with the combination.
Nurmi lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Berganovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Berganovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmi moves out of range of the strikes. Nurmi tries to clinch up but Berganovic circles away and keeps his distance. Berganovic misses with a head kick.
Berganovic swings for the body but Nurmi moves out of range.
Berganovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Berganovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A jab from Berganovic misses. Berganovic lands an overhand right. Berganovic misses with the combination.
Berganovic misses with a right hand and Nurmi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berganovic. Berganovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nurmi jabs Berganovic right on the nose. Berganovic blinks but takes it well. Berganovic misses with an uppercut
and Nurmi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Berganovic is lucky that one didn't land flush. Nurmi rushes Berganovic and presses him up against the cage. Nurmi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nurmi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Nurmi scores with a sloppy right hand. Berganovic should have avoided that one. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nurmi fails in his attempt to clinch. Nurmi pushes Berganovic up against the cage in a clinch. Nurmi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakari Nurmi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Slobo Berganovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Berganovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nurmi just stands there and leans against the cage. Sakari Nurmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic. Nurmi goes for a takedown attempt but Berganovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berganovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Berganovic cracks Nurmi with an open hand slap. Berganovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurmi finds it's way round the side to connect with Berganovic's head. Nurmi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berganovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Slobo Berganovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Berganovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slobo Berganovic! Jumping up and down and very excited, Slobo Berganovic waved his t-shirt featuring ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 90%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek The Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayha has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek The Brave! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simo Hayha! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Brave fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hayha to the ground. The Brave is now in Hayha's guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Hayha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Brave controls the pace. The Brave working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The Brave works a leg free and moves into half guard. The Brave works his way into side control. Check out the look on The Brave's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Brave has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hayha! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Brave landing shots from mount. The Brave raining down hammerfists from mount. Hayha looks winded! The Brave controlling the position easily from mount. The Brave won't let Hayha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. The Brave with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut. The Brave working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hayha is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. The Brave lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Hayha! The Brave sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Hayha and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Derek The Brave! A very excited looking Derek The Brave made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yun Fat Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yun Fat Chow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Golden! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chow avoids the head kick by Golden.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Golden.
Chow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Golden lands a head kick!
Golden tries a head kick but it misses.
Golden tries a low kick but Chow avoids it. Golden doesn't manage to clinch there - Chow circles away.
A head kick from Golden lands but Chow takes it in his stride. Golden wants to clinch. Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golden. 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 head kick.
Golden tries to bum rush Chow with a series of wild strikes but Chow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chow moves out of range of the body kick. Chow checks a low kick from Golden. Golden clinches up against the cage. Golden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Chow throws a head punch that misses. Golden missing with knees to the body.
Chow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Golden takes an elbow to the temple. Golden blocks a body shot from Chow. Golden looking to throw knees to the head but Chow is blocking nicely.
Chow lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Golden. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golden. Chow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chow scores with a nice hook to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Chow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golden is defending well for now. Golden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Chow. Chow tries to throw a body punch but Golden avoids it by throwing Chow back against the cage. Golden trying to land knees to the body.
Chow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Chow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golden backwards. Chow misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chow. Golden lands a hook that snaps the head of Chow backwards. Golden pushes Chow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Golden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Golden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Golden misses with a knee strike.
Chow swings wildly with an uppercut but Golden uses good head movement to avoid it. Chow takes a shot to the head. Golden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Golden tries to clinch up. Nice body kick from Golden. Golden 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golden.
Golden gets in close and instigates a clinch. Golden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golden. Golden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chow.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Golden.
Chow pushes off an throws an elbow but Golden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Golden blocks an uppercut.
Golden 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. Chow missing with knees to the body.
Chow scores with a nice hook to the head. Golden throws a punch but it's blocked by Chow. Good body shot from Chow.
Golden tries to land a knee to the head but Chow blocks with his arms.
Chow tries a body shot but Golden blocks it.
Golden crunches a lovely knee into Chow's ribcage. 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! A nice right hand lands inside from Chow. Chow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Golden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chow managing to block the knees to the body from Golden.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golden. Golden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Golden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chow blocks it with crossed arms. Chow blocks a body shot from Golden. Golden trying to land knees to the body.
Chow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Golden has a couple of punches blocked by Chow.
Golden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chow backwards. A shot in the inside from Chow. Chow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Chow misses with a hook from the clinch. Golden lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Golden swings wildly with an uppercut but Chow uses good head movement to avoid it. Chow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldens head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golden. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Golden dominated that round. That's time! Chow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Golden is looking to clinch but Chow is avoiding it.
Chow throws an overhand right that lands on Golden's shoulder, as Golden tries to avoid the shot. Golden avoids the head kick by Chow.
Chow misses with a hook
and Golden counters with a big head kick but Chow shrugs it off. Golden throws a combination. Chow tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Golden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Golden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chow is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Chow moves out of range as Golden throws a body kick.
Oh Chow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Chow misses with a wild body shot. Golden moves into the clinch. Golden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Trey Golden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A quick uppercut on the inside from Golden. Golden throws a head punch that misses. Chow swings wildly with an uppercut but Golden uses good head movement to avoid it. Golden lands with a short shot to the head. A short left from Golden. Golden pushes Chow against the cage. Golden is working some dirty boxing. Golden pushes off with a quick right hook! Chow goes down! Chow tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Golden moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Golden! Our winner, Trey Golden, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Fuel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Royler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Royler misses with a low kick.
Zsorats scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Royler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zsorats passes to side control. Royler is looking for a sweep. A lull in the action here as Zsorats stalls from top position. Zsorats tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zsorats has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Royler seems a little lost for a moment, as Zsorats dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zsorats looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Zsorats controls the position from side control. Zsorats throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Zsorats wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Royler, who protects the arm well. Zsorats content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Zsorats is looking to take a break and control but Royler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zsorats might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Royler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Royler is trying to improve his position. Zsorats wants to control but Royler is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Royler is being controlled here. Zsorats wants to control but Royler is keeping him busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Emmanuel Zsorats hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Zsorats takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Royler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zsorats paws at him with a jab and circles away. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royler.
Roy Royler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Zsorats tries to work over Royler's front leg with a kick but Royler checks it. Royler avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Royler misses with a low kick.
Zsorats feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Royler's calf. A head kick misses from Royler.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Royler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Royler avoids the head kick by Zsorats.
Royler looks to land a left hand but Zsorats moved out of range nicely. Zsorats throws a solid leg kick but Royler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zsorats. Royler throws a quick inside leg kick. Royler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zsorats decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Royler's guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Royler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zsorats sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Royler is trying to control. Zsorats wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zsorats tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Zsorats throws a leg kick but Royler checks it. Royler misses with a looping right. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zsorats checks a leg kick. Zsorats throws a leg kick but Royler sees it coming and checks it nicely. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zsorats, right into the meat.
Royler throws a low kick but Zsorats avoids it. Royler blocks a low kick nicely. Royler throws a leg kick but Zsorats sees it coming and checks it nicely. Zsorats fails with a takedown attempt. Royler slips a jab from Zsorats. Royler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zsorats throws a head kick but Royler moves out of range.
Zsorats closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Zsorats missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Zsorats seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Zsorats is trying to control the action in half guard but Royler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Royler wants to get back to his feet. Zsorats is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Zsorats trying to pass the guard but Royler defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zsorats controlling the action here. Royler trying to control here.
Zsorats works his way into side control. Zsorats looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Zsorats content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zsorats trying to control the position but Royler is working away. Zsorats wants to control for a moment but Royler uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. Zsorats passes to full mount! Royler manages to control the position for a moment. Royler is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Royler tries to hold on but Zsorats postures up. Zsorats looking to isolate an arm here. Royler doesn't see it coming and as Zsorats extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Zsorats!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emmanuel Zsorats! Our winner, Emmanuel Zsorats, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaemin Jeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Itaewon Freedom - UV feat JY Park. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaemin Jeong! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jeong throws a head kick that misses. Bracha throws a wild body kick that Jeong sees coming a mile off. Bracha instigates a clinch. Bracha lands an elbow inside. Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeong is defending well for now. Jeong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeong lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jeong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Bracha avoids the head kick by Jeong.
Bracha connects with a jab. Bracha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jeong throws a head kick but Bracha moves out of range.
Jeong scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeong throws a push kick but Bracha slaps the foot to one side. Jeong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking body kick lands there for Bracha. A solid leg kick lands there for Jeong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jeong. Bracha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. The crowd cheers as Bracha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jeong doesn't seem phased though. Jeong throws a body kick that misses. Jeong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bracha lands a head kick. Jeong smiles back at him and beckons him forward. 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! Bracha misses with a straight left. Bracha misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Bracha both land. Nice combination. Bracha tries a low kick but Jeong avoids it. Bracha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eli Bracha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jeong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bracha.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeong misses the target. Jeong throws a leg kick but Bracha sees it coming and checks it nicely. Good leg kick by Bracha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bracha swinging wildly here.
Bracha avoids the head kick by Jeong.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeong blocks a head kick by Bracha.
Jeong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bracha as he jumps to the side. Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jeong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jeong throws a head kick that misses and Bracha counters with a good low kick that Jeong was not able to check. Jeong looks for the body kick but Bracha saw that one coming. Jeong is looking to slow Bracha down with leg kicks. Jeong misses with a low kick.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jeong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bracha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bracha blocks a head kick by Jeong.
Bracha scores with a kick to the midsection. Bracha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Jeong.
Jeong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jeong throws a sloppy head kick and Bracha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jeong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bracha did well to prevent Jeong getting side control. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Jeong prevents Bracha from improving his position. Bracha wants to control but Jeong is keeping busy and won't allow it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that round. That's time! Bracha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jeong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jeong misses with a head kick.
Bracha throws a right hand that Jeong ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeong also avoids with ease. Bracha moves out of range of the strikes. Bracha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeong moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bracha checks a leg kick. Jeong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bracha. Jeong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bracha throws a chopping leg kick but Jeong manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Eli Bracha is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jeong connects with a high kick. Bracha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeong moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bracha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jeong. Jeong is looking to slow Bracha down with leg kicks. Bracha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jeong can pounce on him.
Jeong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Bracha throws a head kick that misses. Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Jeong misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bracha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeong is just out of range. Jeong misses the shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bracha throws a head kick but Jeong moves out of range.
Jeong lands with a slapping head kick. Bracha jabs Jeong right on the nose. Jeong blinks but takes it well. Bracha misses with a low kick as Jeong jumps back. Jeong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bracha. A chopping leg kick lands by Jeong. Jeong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeong tries for a takedown but Bracha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Bracha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bracha scores with a nice right hand.
Jeong throws a lazy body kick and Bracha counters with a solid body kick. Bracha lands a leg kick that knocks Jeong off balance momentarily. Bracha avoids a kick to the body.
Jeong throws a head kick that misses. Jeong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Bracha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bracha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bracha scores with a hook. A nice leg kick lands there from Bracha. Bracha slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeong, before circling back to the center of the mat. Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaemin Jeong. Bracha scores with a hook. Bracha gets in close and instigates a clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeong. Jeong scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bracha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Bracha thows a body kick. Jeong tries to catch it but that hurt him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Bracha misses. Jeong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeong thows a leg kick but Bracha checks it and Jeong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bracha tries a low kick but Jeong avoids it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bracha.
Jeong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bracha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bracha blocks a head kick by Jeong.
Jeong wants to land a leg kick but Bracha is out of range. Bracha slips a straight right by Jeong. Jeong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bracha throws a front kick aimed at Jeong's knee but Jeong avoids it well. Bracha throws a leg kick but Jeong sees it coming and checks it nicely. Jeong moves forwards but Bracha connects with a nice, crisp jab. A swing and a miss from Bracha. A good leg kick by Bracha. Jeong connects with a solid leg kick. Bracha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bracha gets off balance looking for a body kick and Jeong counters with a slapping leg kick. Jeong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Jeong avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeong shoots in but no luck this time. Bracha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeong's sensitive parts. Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeong. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Bracha walks into a jab. Bracha throws a lazy head kick and Jeong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bracha is lucky that one didn't land flush. Jeong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bracha manages to avoid it. Jeong slips a jab from Bracha. Bracha throws a lazy head kick and Jeong counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeong blocks a head kick by Bracha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jeong lands with a straight right. Bracha didn't see that one coming. Jeong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Jeong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bracha's waist but Bracha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jeong off to one side. Bracha checks the leg kick. No luck for Jeong with that takedown attempt. Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaemin Jeong. Bracha thows a leg kick but Jeong checks it and Jeong counters with a low kick, right behind Bracha 's knee. Good leg kick by Jeong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jeong checks a low kick from Bracha. Bracha closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jeong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jeong misses with a body kick. Bracha thows a leg kick but Jeong checks it and Jeong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bracha won't be happy with that. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bracha on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Jeong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bracha has escaped the position, nice work there. Bracha tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jeong presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bracha is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaemin Jeong really dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jeong throws a nice outside leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Jeong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Jeong goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Bracha throws a head kick but Jeong moves out of range.
A jab from Bracha misses. Bracha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jeong counters with a leg kick. Jeong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bracha's calf. Jeong misses the jab. Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Bracha is predictable there and Jeong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bracha really felt that one! It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jeong thuds a left hand into Bracha's body. Bracha throws a leg kick but Jeong checks it. Jeong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bracha.
Jeong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bracha is fending him off so far but Jeong persists. Nope, Bracha circles away and we're back to standing. Bracha moves out of range of the strikes. Bracha throws a right and a left that both miss. Good work by Jeong as he checks the leg kick. Jeong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Jeong throws out a leg kick but Bracha moves out of range and Jeong only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeong throws a looping overhand right but Bracha ducks down to avoid it. Bracha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bracha throws a leg kick but Jeong sees it coming and checks it nicely. Nice body kick from Jeong. Bracha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jeong throws a sloppy head kick and Bracha moves out of range easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A left lands for Bracha. Jeong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jeong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here as Jeong stalls from top position. Jeong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bracha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Jeong stalling. Jeong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bracha wants to control but Jeong is keeping busy and won't allow it. Jeong content to control rather than advance. Bracha is staying active underneath Jeong, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bracha is looking to improve his position.
Jeong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaemin Jeong wasn't active enough on the ground. Jeong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaemin Jeong dominated that fourth round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bracha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Bracha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Bracha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeong checks a low kick from Bracha. Bracha misses with a leg kick. Jeong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bracha takes a step back to recover. Bracha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Jeong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bracha sprawls well initially but Jeong persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Bracha tries to kick Jeong off but Jeong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Jeong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jeong cracks Bracha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bracha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jeong content just to control the position here. Jeong with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Jeong landing punches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bracha prevents Jeong from taking his back. Bracha is squirming around, avoiding Jeong's attempts to control the action. Jeong fails to advance to Bracha's back. Bracha tries to lock up and control but Jeong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bracha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bracha is squirming around, avoiding Jeong's attempts to control the action. Jeong unloading with bombs! Bracha manages to regain half guard. Good work. Jeong is pressing down on Bracha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bracha is holding on for now. Jeong is trying to control the action in half guard but Bracha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Jeong wants to pass the guard but Bracha is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jeong is looking to take a break and control but Bracha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bracha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jeong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bracha defends it well. Bracha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jeong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bracha swivels though and keeps the full guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jeong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Jaemin Jeong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Jeong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaemin Jeong! Jaemin Jeong is the new welterweight champion! A relieved looking Jaemin Jeong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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