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HFL #14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Orellana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Hoffmann (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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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monty Orellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julien Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orellana clinches with his opponent.
Orellana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orellana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orellana.
It looks like Julien Hoffmann has been cut.
Orellana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orellana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Orellana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffmann.
Orellana misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orellana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orellana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Orellana missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orellana misses with an elbow strike.
Hoffmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoffmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orellana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Orellana landing knees to the body.
Hoffmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Orellana.
Orellana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffmann is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orellana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoffmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffmann fails to land.
Orellana lands a knee to the head.
Orellana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoffmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orellana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orellana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Orellana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orellana lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann managing to block the knees to the body from Orellana.
Orellana lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoffmann won't want to take too many of those.
Orellana lands an elbow inside that Hoffmann shrugs off.
Hoffmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orellana looking to throw knees to the head but Hoffmann is blocking nicely.
Orellana misses with a knee strike.
Orellana missing with knees to the body.
Orellana scores with a knee to the head.
Hoffmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Orellana.
Hoffmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orellana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann working hard to break the clinch.
Hoffmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orellana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orellana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Hoffmann has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orellana misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orellana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Orellana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julien Hoffmann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoffmann misses with a double jab.
Hoffmann misses the shot to the body.
Orellana attempts a counter takedown but Hoffmann avoids it well and moves away.
Hoffmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orellana circles away quickly and effectively.
Orellana feints and then cracks Hoffmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffmann down.
Orellana is looking to clinch.
Hoffmann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up but Orellana circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Orellana circles away.
Orellana drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hoffmann sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann.
Orellana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monty Orellana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orellana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoffmann throws a series of punches but Orellana avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffmann throws a shot to the body.
Orellana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffmann. That did some damage!
Orellana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffmann can do to turn this around?
Orellana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orellana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orellana throws a series of punches but Hoffmann moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orellana tries to clinch up.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orellana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orellana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffmann.
Orellana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoffmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Hoffmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monty Orellana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orellana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoffmann, as that shot connected.
Hoffmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Orellana circles away.
Hoffmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orellana.
Orellana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orellana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffmann lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orellana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orellana tries to bum rush Hoffmann with a series of wild strikes but Hoffmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orellana throws a jab when Hoffmann was well out of range.
Orellana moves out of range as Hoffmann throws a body kick.
Hoffmann looks to land a left hand but Orellana moved out of range nicely.
Hoffmann is looking to clinch but Orellana is avoiding it.
Hoffmann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hoffmann wants to clinch up but Orellana keeps it at a distance.
Orellana misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Hoffmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orellana throws a series of punches but Hoffmann moves out of range.
Orellana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orellana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orellana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoffmann's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Orellana.
Hoffmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orellana has him pressed against the cage.
Orellana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orellana prevents Hoffmann from breaking the clinch.
Orellana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orellana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffmann avoids it.
Hoffmann managing to block the knees to the body from Orellana.
Orellana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffmann is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orellana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orellana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoffmann's defenses.
Hoffmann avoids the elbow strike from Orellana, against the cage.
Orellana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffmann is defending well for now.
Orellana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orellana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffmann is defending well for now.
Hoffmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Monty Orellana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julien Hoffmann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoffmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orellana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Orellana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoffmann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Orellana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orellana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Orellana.
Orellana misses with a kick to the body.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Orellana moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orellana trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orellana missing with knees to the body.
Orellana tries a knee to the head but Hoffmann blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orellana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orellana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffmann managing to block the knees to the body from Orellana.
Orellana trying to land knees to the body.
Orellana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffmann avoids it.
Orellana lands a nice elbow.
Hoffmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoffmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orellana's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Orellana.
Orellana tries a knee to the head but Hoffmann blocks it.
Orellana blocking some punches.
Hoffmann is trying to break the clinch but Orellana has him pressed against the cage.
Orellana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orellana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoffmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoffmann is trying to push Orellana away but Orellana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoffmann can't find room to land a body shot as Orellana controls the action.
Hoffmann avoiding damage as Orellana throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orellana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffmann avoids it.
Hoffmann throws a head punch that misses.
Orellana has Hoffmann pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orellana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoffmann tries a body shot but Orellana blocks it.
Orellana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orellana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orellana trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orellana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffmann.
Orellana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffmann avoids it.
Orellana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orellana trying to land knees to the body.
Orellana trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orellana missing with knees to the body.
Hoffmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Julien Hoffmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monty Orellana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orellana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monty Orellana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orellana, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monty Orellana!
Monty Orellana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pakile Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Kushman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
8 - 5 - 3 |
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Decent knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Pakile Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Kushman!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kushman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kushman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pike throws a series of punches but Kushman moves out of range.
Kushman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pike.
Kushman wants to clinch.
Pike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kushman throws out the jab.
Kushman shoots in looking for a takedown. Pike tries to sprawl out of it but Kushman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pike manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pike appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushman blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kushman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pike scores with a head kick. Kushman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Larry Kushman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pike throws a body punch but Kushman moves out of range.
Pike throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid body kick from Pike.
Pike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pike misses with a body shot.
Pike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pike looks for the body kick but Kushman saw that one coming.
Pike lands a head kick!
Pike uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kushman.
Kushman moves out of range of the body kick.
And Kushman tries to counter it with a takedown but Pike pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pike swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike tries a head kick but it misses.
Kushman cracks Pike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushman's corner calls for a 1-2. Kushman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pike misses with a leg kick
and Kushman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pike!
Kushman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kushman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kushman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kushman is looking to take a break and control but Pike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kushman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pike works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is trying to maintain the position but Kushman is very close to passing his half guard.
Pike wants to get back to full guard.
Pike trying to control here.
Kushman trying to control from half guard but Pike is working away.
Kushman throwing shots but Pike is blocking nicely.
Pike is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pike trying to hold on to Kushman's head to control him but Kushman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pike is concentrating on defense, preventing Kushman from advancing position.
Kushman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pike gets back to full guard.
Pike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kushman pushing down on Pike's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pike keeping control of the position.
Pike keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pike is looking for a sweep. Kushman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pike moves into full guard.
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 Pakile Pike will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Kushman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pike misses with the body kick
and Kushman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pike!
Pike takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pike is trying to get back to half guard.
Kushman is chipping away with strikes.
Pike is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kushman connects with a decent elbow.
Larry Kushman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pike avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kushman.
Pike tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kushman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pike tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kushman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kushman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kushman trying to control the position but Pike is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushman just content to control the position.
Kushman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pike is looking to regain half guard here but Kushman keeps moving and retains side control.
Pike struggling a bit here.
Pike is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kushman wants to pass to mount but Pike is defending the position.
Pike knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kushman on the ground.
Pike wants to improve his position but Kushman is controlling well.
Kushman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pike defending well though.
That's two 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.
Pike controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pike is staying active underneath Kushman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pike works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pike bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kushman's guard.
Kushman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kushman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kushman is trying to control the action in half guard but Pike is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pike keeping hold of Kushman's head, controlling as best he can.
Kushman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike trying to control here.
Kushman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kushman is looking for a kimura here.
Pike tries to get to full guard but Kushman has control of the leg.
Pike wants to control but Kushman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kushman trying to control the action but Pike is working from the bottom.
Pike is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kushman scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pike is trying to maintain the position but Kushman is very close to passing his half guard.
Pike regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kushman landing some decent shots from guard.
Kushman trying to control but Pike is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pike preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pike keeping moving, preventing Kushman from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kushman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kushman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Kushman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Kushman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pike connects with an inside leg kick.
Pike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pike thows a body kick. Kushman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pike slips under a jab.
Pike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushman.
Pike throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushman lands with a straight right. Pike didn't see that one coming.
Pike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pike lands in his opponent's guard.
Kushman is trying to control the position but Pike postures up.
Kushman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushman pulls Pike in close to his closed guard and prevents Pike from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pike is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kushman trying to keep a closed guard but Pike is proving a slippery customer.
Pike showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pike tries to stand but Kushman is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pike is fighting to break Kushman's control of his arms but Kushman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kushman misses with an uppercut
and Pike counters with a leg kick.
Kushman moves out of range of the leg kick from Pike.
Kushman jabs Pike to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pakile Pike is winning the standup battle so far.
Pike ducks right into an uppercut from Kushman.
Kushman moves out of range as Pike throws a body kick.
Pike sets himself, and Kushman steps forward looking for the clinch! Pike avoids it this time.
Pike closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Kushman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kushman keeps working.
Kushman wants to control but Pike postures up.
What's Kushman going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Pike remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kushman is looking to reverse the position.
Pike working away.
Kushman tries to buck Pike off but Pike is having none of it.
That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Kushman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pike is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kushman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pike working away.
Pike tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pike advances to full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kushman tries to hold on but Pike postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pakile Pike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pike 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pakile Pike!
After winning the bout, Pakile Pike thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Kelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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225 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurt Kelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelle throws a front kick aimed at Michaels's knee but Michaels avoids it well.
Kelle tests Michaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Kelle.
Michaels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Michaels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kelle's legs.
Kelle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michaels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kelle is trying to get back to half guard.
Kelle 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelle can't do much from the bottom here.
Kelle tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelle pushes Michaels away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Michaels gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kelle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Michaels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kelle's legs.
Kelle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kelle tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
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.
Michaels stands up.
Kelle throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelle.
Michaels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kelle manages to get back to half guard.
Michaels prevents Kelle from improving his position.
Michaels seems to be working for a kimura but Kelle defends the submission attempt.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Michaels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kelle defends it well.
Michaels not doing much here.
Michaels prevents Kelle from standing back up.
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.
Kelle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelle.
Michaels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michaels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kelle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Michaels defends it easily.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Michaels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
That's time! Kelle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Michaels closes the distance and pushes Kelle back into the cage.
Michaels is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kelle is defending well.
Kelle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Kelle tries to circle away but Michaels has him pinned against the cage.
Kelle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelle being controlled against the cage.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelle controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Kelle.
Michaels darts in and clinches Kelle up against the cage.
Kelle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelle working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels drags the fight down to the ground.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Kelle from controlling successfully.
Kelle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Michaels is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Michaels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Kelle from controlling successfully.
Michaels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Michaels trying to control the position.
Kelle wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelle tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Kurt Kelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Michaels.
Kelle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelle goes for a double leg but Michaels avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michaels continues to drive forward.
Kelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Kelle drops Michaels with a beautiful combination! Michaels stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kelle is looking for the KO!
Kelle scores with a takedown into Michaels's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels being controlled here, momentarily.
Shawn Michaels has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Kelle tries to pass.
Kelle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kelle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kelle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Michaels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelle swivels and escapes.
Kelle is looking for a counter combo.
Kelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelle defends it nicely.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelle. Kelle obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Kelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelle, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelle duly obliges.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurt Kelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelle tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Kelle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Michaels moves into range and clinches up with Kelle.
Kelle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelle breaks from the clinch.
Kelle blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Kelle throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Kelle in a clinch.
Kelle tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelle smiles and moves away.
Kurt Kelle is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelle misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Kelle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels keeps control of Kelle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kelle wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Kelle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelle smiles and moves away.
Michaels rushes Kelle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelle breaks from the clinch.
Michaels dives in and scores a takedown into Kelle's guard.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Kelle is keeping the position.
Kelle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Michaels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelle 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.
Michaels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michaels trying to control but Kelle is working from the bottom.
Kelle wants to stand but Michaels is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kelle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Shawn Michaels's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelle, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kurt Kelle.
I think Kelle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Kelle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meas Chanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sober. Chanta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: get up-50 cent. Meas Chanta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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194 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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198 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meas Chanta!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Wayde West has been cut.
Chanta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chanta.
West lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Meas Chanta has been cut.
West throws out a leg kick but Chanta moves out of range and West only half commits.
West defending well as Chanta loads up on a big left hand.
Chanta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chanta throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chanta lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chanta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
Chanta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chanta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
West is rocked!
Chanta cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West is looking to chop away at Chanta's legs.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West looks to land a body kick but Chanta moved away.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanta manages to avoid it.
Chanta drops West with a huge uppercut! West drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Chanta is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meas Chanta!
After winning the bout, Meas Chanta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowder.
Rold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Rold as he connects with a hook.
Crowder misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Crowder - just one landing.
Rold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowder.
Rold throws out a loose jab but Crowder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crowder scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Crowder as he checks the leg kick.
Crowder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crowder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Crowder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crowder is looking to score with low kicks.
Rold misses with a hook. Crowder ducked under it nicely.
Rold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rold throws a head kick but Crowder moves out of range.
Crowder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crowder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowder lands a really nice looking cross but Rold seems unphased.
A left lands for Crowder.
Crowder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crowder if he has to take too many more of those.
Rold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder checks the leg kick.
Crowder was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rold throws a low kick, looking for Crowder's leg but Crowder calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rold.
Crowder walks into a straight right hand from Rold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowder defending well as Rold loads up on a big left hand.
Rold defending well as Crowder loads up on a big left hand.
Crowder looks to land a left hand but Rold moved out of range nicely.
Rold connects with a solid leg kick.
Raylan Crowder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rold tried to counter with a leg kick but Crowder avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rold. That one must have hurt.
Crowder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rold.
Rold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rold throws a head kick that misses.
Rold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowder is able to avoid easily.
Crowder slips under a jab.
Crowder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rold shoots for a takedown but Crowder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rold throws a sloppy head kick
and Rold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowder connects with a body shot.
Crowder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowder clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Crowder fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rold's brow.
Crowder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder connects with a crisp jab.
Crowder is looking to clinch but Rold is avoiding it.
Rold tries to land a front kick but Crowder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rold throws a lazy right hand but Crowder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crowder connects with a looping right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crowder moves away from the strike by Rold.
Crowder throws a low kick, looking for Rold's leg but Rold calmly moves out of range.
Crowder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crowder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rold is out of range and Crowder settles back down.
Crowder thows a leg kick but Rold checks it
and Rold counters with a one-two to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rold.
Crowder lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rold throws a leg kick but Crowder moved away.
Crowder throws out a leg kick but Rold moves out of range and Crowder only half commits.
Crowder blocks a low kick nicely.
Crowder lands a really nice looking cross but Rold seems unphased.
Crowder clobbers Rold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold misses with a kick to the body.
Crowder moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Rold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crowder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rold is rocked!
Rold throws a solid leg kick but Crowder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rold.
Oh Rold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rold tries a head kick but it misses.
Rold seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowder throws the left hand but Rold avoids the punch easily.
Crowder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rold on the side of the head.
A low kick from Rold is predictable there
and Crowder counters with a stiff right hand.
Rold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowder.
Crowder lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Rold misses
and Crowder counters with a crisp right that sends Rold to the canvas! Crowder follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raylan Crowder!
Raylan Crowder is the new featherweight champion!
Raylan Crowder bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desperately has chosen Legend of a Banished Man as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Forcover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Forcover.
It looks like Struggling Desperately has been cut.
A big right from Forcover misses.
Desperately shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jab from Forcover.
Forcover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Desperately tries to counter it with a takedown but Forcover pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Forcover moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Forcover tries a head kick but it misses.
Desperately feints the counter takedown.
Forcover has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & Kickboxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Forcover misses with a body shot.
Desperately looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Run Forcover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desperately moves out of range of the leg kick from Forcover.
Desperately drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Forcover defends it well.
Forcover throws a jab but it's blocked by Desperately.
Desperately slips a jab from Forcover.
Desperately is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forcover throws the left hand but Desperately avoids the punch easily.
Desperately is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Desperately ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forcover throws a body punch but Desperately moves out of range.
Desperately steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forcover.
Good leg kick by Forcover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Forcover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Forcover throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Forcover lands a head kick!
A left and a right from Forcover both land. Nice combination.
Desperately is rocked!
Forcover is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Desperately hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Run Forcover!
During a confident post fight interview, Run Forcover thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Struggling Desperately was interviewed post fight and said 'I pity da foo' that thinks he can beat me more than once!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ride The Lightning. Burdyalov has chosen To The Metal as his entrance music. Tyke Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
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.
Burdyalov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Burdyalov cracks Mitchell with a good jab.
Burdyalov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burdyalov lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Burdyalov's head but Burdyalov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burdyalov checks a leg kick nicely.
Burdyalov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Burdyalov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burdyalov scores with a punch to the head.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
Burdyalov lands a head shot.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burdyalov manages to avoid it.
Burdyalov moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burdyalov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burdyalov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burdyalov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitchell's hands.
A left lands for Burdyalov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burdyalov. Burdyalov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Burdyalov there.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Burdyalov stalks Mitchell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mitchell's face. Mitchell staggers backwards, shaken.
Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell.
Burdyalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burdyalov.
Mitchell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Burdyalov lands a jab to the head.
Burdyalov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Burdyalov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Burdyalov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Burdyalov looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Burdyalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burdyalov.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burdyalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Burdyalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burdyalov lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Mitchell.
Burdyalov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Burdyalov moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burdyalov tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burdyalov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burdyalov throws a combination that misses
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burdyalov moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mitchell throws a hook but Burdyalov avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Burdyalov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burdyalov thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Burdyalov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov checks a leg kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Burdyalov there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burdyalov - that will leave a mark!
Burdyalov throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burdyalov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Burdyalov shakes it off.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Burdyalov is rocked!
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Burdyalov throws out a counter right but Mitchell avoids it with no problem.
Burdyalov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burdyalov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burdyalov blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that 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.
Mitchell tests Burdyalov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Burdyalov.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burdyalov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Burdyalov.
Mitchell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burdyalov seems to have recovered his senses.
Burdyalov misses with a wild combination.
Burdyalov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Burdyalov sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Burdyalov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Burdyalov moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
Burdyalov misses the jab.
Burdyalov throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Burdyalov manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mitchell counters with a nice right hand that sends Burdyalov toppling to the canvas! Burdyalov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mitchell finish him?!
Burdyalov takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Burdyalov right on the button. Burdyalov goes down! Mitchell follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mitchell gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyke Mitchell!
Tyke Mitchell retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tyke Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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