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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes to the ring accompanied by Bret Hart theme Song. Brett Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Cole!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cole manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hart's best efforts.
Hart wants to work for an arm triangle but Cole is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cole is trying to stand back up but Hart is controlling him
Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole is defending against the submission attempts here by Hart.
Cole wants to get back to his feet.
Cole pushes Hart off and gets back to his feet.
Hart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cole was covering up waiting for the punch and Hart finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Hart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cole manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hart has Cole in his guard.
Hart wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Cole tries to stand but Hart is controlling from the bottom.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Hart looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cole is defending well. Hart quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cole has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hart celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Hart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marius Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses.
Zaromskis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zaromskis wants to pass to mount but Daley is defending the position.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis controlling the action here.
Zaromskis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A good leg kick by Daley.
Zaromskis wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Daley scoring well with a low kick there.
Daley scores with a leg kick.
Daley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daley duly obliges.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaromskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaromskis moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaromskis breaks the clinch.
Daley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daley thuds his shin into the meat of Zaromskis's side.
Zaromskis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daley.
Zaromskis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaromskis wants to clinch.
Daley lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaromskis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Zaromskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley scores with a spinning back kick!
Zaromskis is breathing heavily.
Daley scores with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis blocks a head kick by Daley.
Daley feints and then cracks Zaromskis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaromskis down.
Daley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Daley.
A head kick by Zaromskis misses
and Daley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Daley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zaromskis takes a step back to recover.
Daley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaromskis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daley connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaromskis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Daley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Daley.
Daley throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskis moves out of range easily.
Daley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daley scores with a shot to the body.
Zaromskis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daley, right into the meat.
Zaromskis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskis.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley cracks the inside of Zaromskis's front leg.
Daley throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaromskis tries to clinch
and Daley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaromskis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaromskis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daley connects with a high kick.
Zaromskis closes the distance but Daley moves to the side
and Daley counters with a good, hard body kick but Zaromskis shrugs it off.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daley counters with a head kick.
Zaromskis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaromskis looks to clinch
and Daley counters with a three punch combo that has Zaromskis backing up. Zaromskis nods at Daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Zaromskis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up
and Daley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daley connects with a high kick.
Daley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daley lands with a good body shot.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaromskis.
Daley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marius Zaromskis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zaromskis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daley.
Paul Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaromskis's calf.
Daley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Daley lands but Zaromskis takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Daley.
Zaromskis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daley scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daley.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Daley counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Daley!
Zaromskis darts in trying to clinch
and Daley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daley throws a leg kick which misses Zaromskis's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaromskis tries to avoid it.
Zaromskis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daley thumps Zaromskis with a low kick.
Daley with a hook.
Daley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaromskis's sensitive parts.
Daley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daley.
Daley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daley duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaromskis's head.
Zaromskis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskis.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zaromskis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daley - the referee stops the clock and Zaromskis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daley. Zaromskis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daley throws a head kick but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Daley counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaromskis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Daley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daley throws a leg kick which misses Zaromskis's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaromskis tries to avoid it.
Marius Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Daley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaromskis takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daley throws a one two combo.
Zaromskis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daley tries a head kick but it misses.
Daley lands with a nice body kick.
Paul Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daley throws a front kick that sends Zaromskis stumbling back into the ropes.
Daley is looking to slow Zaromskis down with leg kicks.
Zaromskis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Daley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Daley. That's going to slow Zaromskis down.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Daley moves away
and Daley counters with a head kick.
Daley scores with a head kick.
Zaromskis clinches but Daley breaks the clinch
and Daley counters with an inside leg kick.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskis.
Zaromskis darts in trying to clinch
and Daley counters with a low kick, right behind Zaromskis 's knee.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daley counters with a solid body kick.
Zaromskis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaromskis wants to clinch but Daley slips to the side
and Daley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaromskis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daley can pounce on him.
Zaromskis looks to clinch
and Daley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaromskis rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Daley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley lands a body shot.
Daley scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Daley.
Daley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Daley moves away
and Daley counters with a two punch combo.
Daley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daley can pounce on him.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Daley both land. Nice combination.
Daley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zaromskis closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Daley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daley pushes Zaromskis away with a front kick.
Daley lands with a kick to the temple. Zaromskis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaromskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daley.
Daley scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaromskis should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Daley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaromskis clinches but Daley breaks the clinch
and Daley counters with a nice uppercut.
Daley lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaromskis off the ropes and back into rage.
Zaromskis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis closes the distance but Daley moves to the side
and Daley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zaromskis backs up against the ropes.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zaromskis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
Daley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaromskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daley.
Daley looks to land a combination. Zaromskis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick from Daley lands but Zaromskis takes it in his stride.
Zaromskis with a poor takedown
and Daley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaromskis thinking.
Daley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaromskis if he has to take too many more of those.
Daley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Daley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daley delivers a nice body kick.
Daley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daley lands a head kick. Zaromskis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zaromskis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marius Zaromskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaromskis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daley. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley tries a head kick but it misses.
Daley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaromskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daley.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daley thumps Zaromskis with a low kick.
Zaromskis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zaromskis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Daley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daley scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daley scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaromskis if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Daley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daley lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daley 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Paul Daley!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Paul Daley!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Paul Daley!
Paul Daley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Bocadillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocadillo comes to the ring accompanied by "Replacement Killer" by Elephant Man. 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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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Bocadillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bocadillo scores with a shot to the body.
Jordon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bocadillo blocks a head kick by Jordon.
Jordon misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Jordon.
Danga de danga de dang - Bocadillo scores with a four punch combination!
Donk. Bocadillo catches Jordon right on the button with a cross.
Dan Jordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bocadillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bocadillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jordon throws a leg kick but Bocadillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bocadillo lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bocadillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bocadillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bocadillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jordon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jordon misses with a combination
and Bocadillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bocadillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocadillo digs a good body shot into Jordon's ribs.
Bocadillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bocadillo lands a jab to Jordon's midsection.
Jordon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Bocadillo does no damage.
Bocadillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bocadillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordon gets full guard.
Jordon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jordon working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bocadillo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jordon! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Jordon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kirkorvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by Downstait - I Came to Play. Kirkorvich has chosen Russian Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vlad Kirkorvich!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Kirkorvich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Kirkorvich fails to land the takedown.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkorvich tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kirkorvich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Kirkorvich.
Kirkorvich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kirkorvich showed some decent athleticism there.
Kirkorvich wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz tries to kick Kirkorvich off in order to stand up. Kirkorvich Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kirkorvich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kirkorvich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkorvich tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Kirkorvich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kirkorvich tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kirkorvich is controlling him well.
Kirkorvich taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks out the side door and pushes Kirkorvich away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kirkorvich keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Kirkorvich circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirkorvich to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Kirkorvich advances position into side control!
Kirkorvich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Kirkorvich tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet here but Kirkorvich is keeping cool and he's managed to take Diaz's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkorvich is persistently looking for the submission but Diaz is defending it well.
Diaz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kirkorvich gets his way!
Diaz holding both Kirkorvich 's hands and preventing any damage.
Diaz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kirkorvich gets his way!
Diaz is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kirkorvich tightening his grip on Diaz, looking for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkorvich has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kirkorvich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kirkorvich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Kirkorvich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz tries to kick Kirkorvich off but Kirkorvich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kirkorvich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kirkorvich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkorvich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vlad Kirkorvich just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirkorvich circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kirkorvich.
Diaz pushes Kirkorvich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kirkorvich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kirkorvich has hold of Diaz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Diaz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kirkorvich cranks the arm and Diaz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Diaz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vlad Kirkorvich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tindall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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22
170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Tindall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Tindall down.
Tindall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Tindall moves his leg out of the way.
Tindall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tindall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tindall.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tindall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tindall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tindall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tindall's knee momentarily.
Tindall misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tindall's knee momentarily.
Tindall throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Tindall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tindall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Tindall checks it.
Tindall throws a body kick the misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
Nelson cracks Tindall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tindall keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Tindall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tindall counters with a big head kick but Nelson shrugs it off.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tindall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tindall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson tests Tindall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tindall scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tindall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Tindall misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tindall is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Nelson thows a leg kick but Tindall checks it
and Tindall counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Tindall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tindall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson works over Tindall's head and body with a nice combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tindall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Tindall counters with a takedown into side control.
Tindall is breathing heavily.
Tindall stands up.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Tindall checks it
and Tindall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nelson won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Tindall is thwarting Nelson's attempts to control the position.
Tindall stands up from half guard.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Tindall shakes it off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tindall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Tindall backing up. Tindall nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tindall misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tindall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tindall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Tindall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Roy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tindall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Tindall checks it
and Tindall counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Tindall keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tindall is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tindall moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson cracks Tindall with a good jab.
Tindall misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tindall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tindall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tindall checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Tindall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson motions for Tindall to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tindall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nelson motions for Tindall to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tindall's hands.
Tindall misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tindall throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Tindall's ribs.
Tindall checks a leg kick nicely.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tindall misses with a combination
and Tindall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson tries a low kick but Tindall avoids it.
Nelson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tindall. That did some damage!
Nelson lands a two punch combo.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nelson duly obliges.
It looks like Joe Tindall has been cut.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Tindall checks it
and Tindall counters with a two punch combo.
Joe Tindall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Tindall counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tindall's calf.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body. Tindall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tindall is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tindall throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Tindall 's knee.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Tindall avoids them all with ease.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for Tindall's leg but Tindall calmly moves out of range.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a jab to Tindall's midsection.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tindall throws a head kick that misses
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nelson punishes Tindall's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stalks Tindall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tindall's face. Tindall staggers backwards, shaken.
Nelson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tindall is out of range.
Tindall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tindall momentarily.
Tindall is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tindall circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body. Tindall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nelson tries to clinch
and Tindall counters with a head kick.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tindall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tindall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tindall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Joe Tindall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson thumps Tindall with a low kick.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tindall.
Tindall keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tindall's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Tindall down.
Roy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tindall circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Roy Nelson!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Roy Nelson!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Roy Nelson!
Roy Nelson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fisher!
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fisher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fisher is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Fisher is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones working Fisher over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Fisher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like John Fisher has been cut.
Jones scoring with strikes but Fisher is staying in there.
Fisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fisher on the ground.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Fisher manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
Fisher looks gassed!
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones scores with a takedown into Fisher's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fisher working a defensive guard here.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Fisher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fisher wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fisher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Fisher's brow.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fisher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Fisher doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fisher shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Fisher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Fisher is proving a slippery customer.
Fisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Fisher from standing up.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Jones pushes Fisher off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones working over Fisher with some ground and pound. Fisher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Jones throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fisher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fisher was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fisher has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Fisher working a defensive guard here.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Fisher fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Fisher is trying to keep Jones in close.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fisher.
Fisher has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Fisher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Fisher!
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Fisher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones stands up over Fisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Lombard's chin.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hendricks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hendricks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lombard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hendricks's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Hendricks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Superstar-Lupe Fiasco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hernandez defends it nicely.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Hernandez against the ropes but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Renzo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pep Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Renzo Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernandez defends it well.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Hernandez is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hernandez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hernandez is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pep Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hernandez.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Hernandez is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Hernandez pushes Gracie off but Gracie dives into side control.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hernandez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hernandez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie is working to tighten is grip on Hernandez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hernandez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gracie is really squeezing tight and eventually Hernandez passes out! Gracie breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Renzo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraus.
Kraus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kraus shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Kraus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kraus shoots in and bounces Hardy off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraus scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy kicks Kraus off and gets to his feet.
Kraus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws the left hand but Kraus avoids the punch easily.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kraus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy stalks Kraus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kraus's face. Kraus staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy works over Kraus's head and body with a nice combination.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kraus circles away quickly and effectively.
Kraus pushes Hardy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kraus won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kraus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kraus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kraus defends it easily.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus landing some decent shots from guard.
Kraus is in close to Hardy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kraus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Kraus isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Kraus throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kraus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Kraus avoids it well.
Kraus closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kraus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardy prevents it.
Kraus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
Kraus is trying to trip Hardy. He has hold of a leg but Hardy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kraus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Kraus controlling him for the moment.
Kraus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kraus wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Kraus isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraus connects with a couple of short punches.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy leaves Kraus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraus.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Kraus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Kraus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Kraus scores with a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Kraus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kraus is aware though and is defending well.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kraus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kraus thows a big elbow that misses.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Kraus moves out of range.
Kraus 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.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kraus chips away with some ground and pound.
Kraus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Kraus slips an elbow through the middle.
Kraus trying to move into half guard but instead Hardy has managed to sweep!
Kraus has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kraus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy stops Kraus from standing up.
Kraus wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kraus's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kraus defending well though.
Kraus is looking to get back to full guard here but Hardy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kraus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy punching from mount but Kraus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kraus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kraus working to try and regain half guard.
Kraus is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Kraus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kraus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hardy punching from mount but Kraus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
Kraus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kraus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kraus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hardy keeps control of the position as Kraus tries to break free.
Hardy working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kraus is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Hardy has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kraus taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Hardy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Killian Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell counters with a nice body shot.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killian Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Shamrock counters with a series of strikes. Campbell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Killian Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Shamrock backing up. Shamrock nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Campbell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Shamrock seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shamrock!
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a good cross that connects.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Campbell on the side of the head.
Campbell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Campbell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell ducks right into an uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shamrock is just content to waste time from the top position. Campbell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Campbell is trying to control the position but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
Shamrock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shamrock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shamrock advances position into side control!
Campbell throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Shamrock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shamrock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Campbell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Campbell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Campbell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Campbell is not content to let Shamrock control the position.
Campbell struggling a bit here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Campbell duly obliges.
Shamrock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Campbell won't be happy with that.
Shamrock is trying to get an arm triangle but Campbell is defending well.
Campbell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back.
Campbell is trying to maintain the position but Shamrock is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shamrock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
Campbell misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the body
and Campbell counters with a two punch combo.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Shamrock to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Campbell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shamrock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Campbell is not content to let Shamrock control the position.
Campbell is pressing down on Shamrock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shamrock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shamrock trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Shamrock is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Campbell is trying to keep Shamrock in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frank Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock jabs at Campbell's body.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Campbell walks into a left hand.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Campbell's ribs.
Shamrock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shamrock defends it easily.
Shamrock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Campbell trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Campbell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shamrock has Campbell in his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Campbell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Shamrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
Campbell is stalling in the full guard.
Campbell advances to half guard.
Shamrock actively working from the bottom here.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Shamrock is defending well.
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Campbell is controlling him well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to mount his opponent but Shamrock defends it.
Campbell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Campbell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shamrock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shamrock actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Campbell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Shamrock to acknowledge the strikes.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Shamrock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Campbell!
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campbell wants to hold on but Shamrock pushes him away.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Campbell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Campbell and Shamrock has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shamrock trying to control the position but Campbell is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shamrock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Shamrock eventually gives up the hold.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shamrock is working for a submission of some sort.
Campbell trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Frank Shamrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell wants to control but Shamrock is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Killian Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Campbell both land. Nice combination.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Shamrock clobbers Campbell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Campbell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Shamrock.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Campbell's guard now.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Campbell pulls Shamrock in close to prevent any damage.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shamrock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Campbell seems keen to control Shamrock's posture.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Shamrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campbell's guard.
Shamrock stands and throws Campbell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shamrock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shamrock working away.
Shamrock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Campbell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Campbell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell seems keen to control Shamrock's posture.
Campbell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shamrock defends well.
Shamrock trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shamrock clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Campbell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Shamrock advances to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Campbell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Campbell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Shamrock eventually gives up the hold.
Campbell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shamrock being controlled here momentarily.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
Campbell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shamrock uses it to pass to side control.
Shamrock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shamrock goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Campbell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shamrock but great work by Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell has hold of Shamrock's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shamrock seems comfortable defending it but Campbell has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shamrock is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shamrock is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Campbell couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Killian Campbell!
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