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HFL #9 : Razor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Anki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anki has chosen Loverman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Paul Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rune Anki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme moves into range and clinches up with Anki.
Anki tries to break the clinch but Van Damme is controlling the position.
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Damme stalling.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anki throws a good cross that connects.
Anki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme rushes Anki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Anki looks winded!
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Damme finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Damme keeps Anki at a distance using the push kick.
Van Damme darts in and clinches Anki up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Damme obliges.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme closes the distance and pushes Anki back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Van Damme rushes Anki and presses him up against the cage.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Damme leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Van Damme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Damme comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Damme utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Damme stalling in the clinch.
Van Damme will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anki up against the cage.
Anki working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Anki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Van Damme clinches with his opponent.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
A short right from Van Damme on the inside.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Van Damme dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Damme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Damme lands a body shot.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anki's head.
A solid body kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anki is breathing heavily.
Van Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anki misses with a hook.
Jean Paul Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme moves away from the strike by Anki.
Van Damme clinches with his opponent.
Van Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Damme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Van Damme.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Damme.
Van Damme taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme taking a breather.
Van Damme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Damme obliges.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anki's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Damme moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Van Damme.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Van Damme pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Damme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Anki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Van Damme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Damme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Jean Paul Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Damme lands a good knee to the midsection. Anki won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Van Damme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Van Damme dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Damme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anki misses with a wild body shot.
Van Damme clinches up against the cage.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anki has a couple of punches blocked by Van Damme.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme rushes Anki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
Van Damme lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jean Paul Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Damme. That one must have hurt.
Van Damme forces Anki back against the cage and clinches.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Van Damme. Beautiful body shot.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Anki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damme moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the temple. Anki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme gets a clinch.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme clinches up with Anki and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Van Damme - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Damme working Anki over with knees to the body.
Van Damme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Van Damme.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Damme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Damme utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Damme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Anki semi-blocks.
Van Damme with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme thuds his shin into the meat of Anki's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Damme.
Anki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Van Damme lands but Anki takes it in his stride.
Anki just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Van Damme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Damme has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Van Damme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorgas Borgas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenkka Kahva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kryptonite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zorgas Borgas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jenkka Kahva's chin.
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235 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorgas Borgas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jenkka Kahva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahva closes the distance and clinches.
Kahva jumps guard and drags Borgas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kahva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borgas is one step ahead there.
Borgas stops Kahva from standing up.
Kahva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kahva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Borgas on his heels. He'll look to pass Borgas's guard now, I'm sure.
Borgas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kahva on the ground.
Kahva landing some decent shots from guard.
My spies in Amstadam MMA traning center inform me that Kahva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kahva is in close to Borgas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kahva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kahva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kahva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borgas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kahva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kahva throwing strikes but missing.
Kahva passes into half guard.
Kahva is nestled in close to Borgas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Borgas is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kahva.
Nice strikes from Kahva there.
Kahva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borgas keeps working.
Still in half guard, Kahva seems content to control.
Borgas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kahva lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Borgas! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kahva jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jenkka Kahva!
Our winner, Jenkka Kahva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zak Rosenstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenstock comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction. 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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195 lbs
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189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zak Rosenstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julien Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Rosenstock.
Rosenstock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosenstock misses the target.
Rosenstock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosenstock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosenstock lands with an overhand left.
Hoffmann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoffmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosenstock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosenstock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosenstock is looking to counter the offense by Hoffmann and move into the clinch.
Hoffmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosenstock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosenstock misses with a jab to the body
and Hoffmann counters with a three punch combo that has Rosenstock backing up. Rosenstock nods at Hoffmann to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Rosenstock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rosenstock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosenstock misses the target.
Rosenstock circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosenstock misses the target.
Hoffmann misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Rosenstock is having none of it.
Rosenstock throws the left hand but Hoffmann avoids the punch easily.
Hoffmann ducks right into an uppercut from Rosenstock.
It looks like Julien Hoffmann has been cut.
Rosenstock clinches with his opponent.
Rosenstock has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffmann.
Hoffmann takes a shot to the head.
Rosenstock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenstock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffmann backwards.
Rosenstock tries to throw a body punch but Hoffmann avoids it by throwing Rosenstock back against the cage.
Rosenstock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rosenstock misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenstock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenstock.
Rosenstock lands a shoulder strike.
Rosenstock keeps control of Hoffmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenstock misses with a body punch.
Rosenstock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenstock lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenstock lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffmann tries to break free but Rosenstock pushes him back against the cage.
Rosenstock has Hoffmann pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenstock.
A short left from Rosenstock.
Rosenstock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenstock misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenstock fails to land.
Rosenstock lands with a right to the head.
Rosenstock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoffmann is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenstock.
Hoffmann looks winded!
Rosenstock gets through Hoffmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenstock lands a shot to the body.
Rosenstock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenstock lands a left hand.
Hoffmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosenstock finish him?
A short body shot lands from Rosenstock as the two fighters clinch.
Hoffmann seems to have recovered his senses.
Rosenstock gets through Hoffmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rosenstock stalling the fight.
Rosenstock digs a right hand underneath Hoffmann's ribcage. Hoffmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rosenstock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosenstock pushes Hoffmann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoffmann blocks a body shot from Rosenstock.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenstock.
Rosenstock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosenstock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rosenstock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosenstock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rosenstock digs a right hand into Hoffmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoffmann's gas tank.
A short left from Rosenstock.
Rosenstock lands a shoulder strike.
Rosenstock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffmann's elbow.
Rosenstock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosenstock lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hoffmann to his knees! Rosenstock keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Rosenstock!
Zak Rosenstock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard B Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Riddick checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Riddick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
letting Riddick counter with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barbosa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Riddick saw that one coming.
Riddick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Riddick misses the shot to the body.
Riddick throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Riddick didn't see that one coming.
Richard B Riddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Riddick off balance momentarily.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Riddick moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa motions for Riddick to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Riddick misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riddick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barbosa misses with the ground and pound.
Riddick wants to get back to his feet.
Riddick regains half guard, as Barbosa was trying to land strikes.
Barbosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddick keeps working.
Barbosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is defending against the submission attempts here by Barbosa.
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. Barbosa connects with a nice short shot to Riddick's temple.
Barbosa with the ground and pound but Riddick uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Riddick keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Riddick 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.
Riddick being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Riddick throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four 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.
Riddick avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Riddick tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Riddick throws a big shot that misses.
Riddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Riddick tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riddick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Riddick loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Riddick looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Riddick blocks a leg kick.
Riddick takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a hook but Riddick avoids it easily.
Riddick clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Riddick misses.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Riddick slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard B Riddick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riddick.
Richard B Riddick is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddick blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Riddick instigates a clinch.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa stalling.
Barbosa tries to work over Riddick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddick tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Riddick fails to land.
Riddick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Riddick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa is looking to control Riddick's arms but Riddick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa looking to stall.
Barbosa is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Riddick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riddick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Riddick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riddick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Riddick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riddick can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riddick's efforts to push away.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riddick is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
Riddick rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddick connects with a high kick.
Riddick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Riddick swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa takes a swing at Riddick's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick lands an overhand right.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Riddick.
Riddick throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Riddick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Riddick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riddick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddick thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa cracks Riddick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riddick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa catches Riddick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riddick ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Riddick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richard B Riddick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Riddick - just one landing.
Riddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Riddick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Riddick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barbosa manages to circle out of the way.
Riddick darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Riddick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riddick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Riddick misses the target.
Riddick lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Riddick moved away.
It looked like Riddick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riddick throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Riddick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Riddick is out of range.
Riddick throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa defending well as Riddick loads up on a big left hand.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddick checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard B Riddick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Riddick. Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Riddick blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Riddick misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Riddick misses the jab.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Riddick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riddick's head backwards.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Riddick slips the punch.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Riddick lands.
Riddick misses the jab.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Riddick sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa slips a jab from Riddick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Riddick blocks a jab.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa with a jab.
Riddick blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Riddick is looking for a counter combo.
Riddick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Riddick just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa feints the counter takedown.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Riddick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
As Barbosa backs away, Riddick returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Riddick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Riddick is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick lands a head shot.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddick throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Riddick throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riddick misses with a straight right.
Barbosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riddick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Riddick throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Riddick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riddick slips a jab from Barbosa.
Riddick misses with a hook.
Riddick thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Richard B Riddick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick gets caught flat footed, as Barbosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Riddick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Riddick keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa won't allow Riddick to get back to his feet.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riddick is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbosa is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa throws a combination. Riddick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riddick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hector Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddick cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Riddick throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Riddick punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Riddick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Riddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Barbosa.
I think Riddick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richard B Riddick!
Richard B Riddick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Vini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharky Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stand My Ground. Mathias Vini could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sharky Shark's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mathias Vini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sharky Shark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vini takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vini walks into a left hand.
Vini has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Amstadam MMA traning center in the buildup to the fight.
Shark misses with a body kick.
Vini tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
Shark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Shark has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shark throws a lazy right hand but Vini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vini tries to counter with a takedown but Shark is quick to defend against it.
Nice sprawl there from Shark as Vini shoots in.
Vini wants to clinch up but Shark keeps it at a distance.
Shark scores with a jab. Vini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vini blocks the body kick.
Shark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vini.
Vini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shark finds it's way round the side to connect with Vini's head.
Shark sizes up Vini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shark throws out a loose jab but Vini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shark scores with a jab. Vini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vini moves into the clinch.
Vini blocking some punches.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vini blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shark as Vini tries to tie him up.
Shark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vini pushes Shark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shark.
Vini blocking some punches.
Vini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vini shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shark has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shark gets full guard.
Vini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark looking for a sweep. Not yet Shark, not yet.
Vini looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shark trying to keep a closed guard but Vini is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vini preventing the sweep.
Vini trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shark.
Vini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vini momentarily.
Vini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharky Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark swings for the body but Vini moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vini shoots for a takedown but Shark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shark, as that shot connected.
Vini throws a nice looking combination but Shark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shark throws a body punch but Vini moves out of range.
Shark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shark.
Vini wants to clinch but Shark slips to the side
and Shark counters with an outside leg kick.
Shark connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vini has a takedown stuffed.
Shark only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Vini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vini slips a jab from Shark.
Nice straight punches there by Shark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shark.
Vini shoots in looking for a takedown but Shark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shark throws a counter combo.
Vini doesn't manage to clinch there - Shark circles away.
Vini drops his hands momentarily and Shark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vini moves out of range of the body kick from Shark.
Vini shoots in for a double leg but Shark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vini tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shark swivels and escapes.
Shark drops Vini with a big left hand and mounts him. Vini is in big trouble!
Vini is rocked!
It looks like Mathias Vini has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shark softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Vini is out cold! Shark jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sharky Shark!
During a confident post fight interview, Sharky Shark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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176 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Slater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Page!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Page counter with a right hand.
It looks like Harry Slater has been cut.
Slater shoots for a double leg takedown but Page sprawls well. He's pushed Slater's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater throws a predictable looking body shot
and Page counters with a left to the body.
Page scores with a jab to the body.
Slater darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Slater is looking to take this one to the mat.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slater lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Page sprawls and moves away.
Page keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page scores with a takedown into Slater's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater keeping full guard, as Page tries to pass.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater pulls Page in close to his closed guard and prevents Page from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Page controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Page connects with a right hand. Slater shakes it off.
Slater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Page's waist but Page gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slater off to one side.
Slater misses with a few strikes there.
Slater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Page has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Slater, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Slater against the cage but Slater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slater.
Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Slater wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page preventing the sweep.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slater controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slater trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Slater. Beautiful body shot.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Page swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Page.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slater manages to avoid it.
Page looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Slater!
Slater being controlled for a moment.
Slater is looking for a sweep.
Page is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slater is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Page tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Page throws out a powerful jab.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Page looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Page's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Page wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Slater has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Page's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Page is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Slater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harry Slater!
Harry Slater retains his welterweight title!
Harry Slater decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Ride The Lightning. Begovic has chosen Cavoglave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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222 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Jab from Begovic.
Begovic tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mitchell tries to break free but Begovic pushes him back against the cage.
Begovic keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
Mitchell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Begovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Begovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begovic misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Begovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
Begovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Begovic slips the punch.
Begovic cracks Mitchell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
letting Begovic counter with a right hand.
Begovic misses with a head kick.
Begovic looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Begovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Begovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Begovic catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Mitchell's head coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Begovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Begovic.
Begovic misses with an uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell moves out of range as Begovic throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Begovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Begovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Begovic defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitchell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Begovic.
Roland Begovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Begovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begovic throws a combination. Mitchell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Begovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mitchell. Mitchell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Begovic. Those never looked like landing.
Begovic misses with a head kick.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Begovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good exchange - Begovic coming out on top.
Begovic misses with a looping right.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Begovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Begovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic slips under a jab from Mitchell.
A big right from Begovic misses.
Begovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Begovic misses with an uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Begovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Begovic misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begovic is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mitchell engages and cracks Begovic with a massive lead left hook - Begovic tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mitchell is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyke Mitchell!
Tyke Mitchell retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tyke Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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