QFC Tournament 631 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Van Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Someone Somewhere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Van Do
vs
Somewhere

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Van Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Someone Somewhere!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Somewhere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Somewhere misses with a shot to the body

and Van Do counters by moving into the clinch.

Somewhere jumps guard.
Somewhere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Van Do thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Do wants to stand but Somewhere is controlling his posture from full guard.
Somewhere is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Do is controlling him.
Van Do has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Do stays in close to Somewhere's body and controls the position.
Somewhere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Do won't allow Somewhere to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Somewhere had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Do defends it easily.

Somewhere is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Van Do has his hands clasped together but Somewhere extends and breaks Van Do's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Somewhere.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Someone Somewhere!
Someone Somewhere decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Del Amitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stutavic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Amitri
vs
Stutavic

195 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Del Amitri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Stutavic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stutavic misses with a left hand

and Amitri counters by moving into the clinch.
Come on Amitri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stutavic tries to work over Amitri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stutavic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amitri blocking some punches.

Amitri lands a takedown into guard.
Stutavic trying to control the position.

Amitri decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stutavic, up you get!
Amitri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stutavic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stutavic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stutavic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amitri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stutavic misses with a double jab.
Amitri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dan Stutavic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stutavic misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stutavic enables Amitri to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stutavic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stutavic is looking to stand back up but Amitri counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stutavic.

Amitri takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stutavic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amitri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stutavic trying to hold on to Amitri's head to control him but Amitri postures up.

Amitri decides to stand and escape the position.
Amitri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amitri blocks a jab.
Stutavic digs a good body shot into Amitri's ribs.
Stutavic misses with a two punch combination.
Stutavic loads up on a big right hand but Amitri slips the punch.
Amitri drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stutavic sprawls and moves away.

Amitri shoots in and bounces Stutavic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amitri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amitri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stutavic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amitri lands a couple of digs.

Amitri stands and steps away. Stutavic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Amitri tries a head kick but it misses.
Amitri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stutavic manages to avoid it.
Stutavic throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amitri throws a jab when Stutavic was well out of range.
Stutavic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amitri moves away.
Amitri doesn't manage to clinch there - Stutavic circles away.
Stutavic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amitri.
Stutavic throws a series of punches but Amitri moves out of range.

Amitri clinches.

Stutavic manages to break the clinch.
Amitri misses with a head kick.
Stutavic misses with a straight right.
Stutavic scores with the left hand. Amitri knows he should have avoided that one.
Dan Stutavic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Amitri does no damage.
Stutavic scores with a one two! Amitri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Amitri tries to close the distance and clinch but Stutavic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amitri shoots in for a double leg but Stutavic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Stutavic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Stutavic there.
A jab from Stutavic finds it's way through Amitri's defenses.
Amitri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Amitri gets a double leg takedown into Stutavic's guard.
Amitri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Amitri postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stutavic being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stutavic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Amitri won't allow Stutavic to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stutavic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stutavic trying to keep a closed guard but Amitri is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Amitri tries to clinch up but Stutavic circles away and keeps his distance.
Amitri ducks right into an uppercut from Stutavic.
Amitri slips a jab from Stutavic.
Amitri walks into a left hand.
Stutavic throws a head kick but Amitri moves out of range.
Stutavic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amitri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stutavic works the jab nicely.
Stutavic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stutavic scores with a jab to the head.
Stutavic throws a right and a left that both miss.

Amitri drives through with a takedown into Stutavic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stutavic is striking from the bottom but Amitri uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amitri tries to pass to full mount but Stutavic defends it.
Stutavic is in trouble now - Amitri has advanced to mount!

Stutavic reaches up to try and pull Amitri in and control his posture, but Amitri latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Stutavic taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Del Amitri!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yarp Narp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henderson
vs
Narp

177 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yarp Narp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Narp darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Narp slows the pace down in half guard.
Henderson gets back to full guard.
Narp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Narp postures up.
Narp is looking to stand up but Henderson won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narp postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Narp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henderson 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Narp throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
As Narp looks to move away, Henderson throws a big counter combo but Narp just gets out of the way.
Narp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Narp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt

and Narp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Henderson . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Narp manages to pull guard.
Narp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Narp keeps moving.

Narp kicks Henderson off and gets to his feet.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narp tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Narp has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.

Narp breaks the clinch.

Henderson gets caught napping as Narp dives in and scores a takedown. Henderson manages to retain guard.

Henderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Narp. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.

Henderson gets caught napping as Narp dives in and scores a takedown. Henderson manages to retain guard.
Narp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Narp advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Narp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Narp controlling the action here.

Narp decides to stand and escape the position.

Narp instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Narp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Narp feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Narp's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Narp gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Narp misses with a few strikes there.
Narp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson is looking for a counter combo.

Narp closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Henderson 's guard.
Henderson is wriggling around but Narp manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarp Narp dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Narp shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson 's guard.

Henderson has an active guard here but Narp has managed to pass into half guard.
Narp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Narp slips a nice elbow through Henderson 's hands, connecting with Henderson 's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narp is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narp blocks the strikes from Henderson .
Still in half guard, Narp seems content to control.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Narp escapes and gets back to his feet.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Narp pinned against the cage. Narp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Narp throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Narp finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.

Narp stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.

Narp is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henderson 's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Narp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Narp passes the guard and advances to mount!
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Narp has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Narp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Narp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Narp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Narp controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Narp lands a couple of good shots and Henderson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Narp trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Henderson doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarp Narp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Henderson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henderson throws a right and a left that Narp avoids nicely.

Narp clinches.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Narp pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Narp shows good takedown defense.
As Henderson backs off Narp throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
Tony Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narp throws a head kick that misses.
Narp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Narp moves into range and clinches up with Henderson .

Narp pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Narp is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Henderson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Narp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narp throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson 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.
Narp pushing down on Henderson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Henderson trying to control here.
Narp slows the pace down in half guard.

Narp is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Narp to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Narp decides to stand up.

Narp shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Narp stays in close to Henderson 's body and controls the position.
Narp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Narp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Narp works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Narp stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson .

Narp stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.

Narp has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Narp tightens his grip and picks Henderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Henderson manages to land in guard.
Narp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Narp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Narp is now in half guard.
Tony Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarp Narp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Narp seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yarp Narp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Yarp Narp!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Yarp Narp!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Yarp Narp!

Yarp Narp wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Moran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moran
vs
Hassan

185 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Moran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hassan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moran sprawls well initially but Hassan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Moran manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hassan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moran half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hassan misses with a body kick.
Moran throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Hassan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hassan.
Moran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hassan throws a fast counter high kick but Moran manages to duck under it in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moran shoots in looking for a takedown but Hassan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moran's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Moran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan looks to throw the jab but Moran is out of range.
Moran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan looks for a takedown but Moran sprawls well.
Moran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hassan.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMoran.
Moran tries a head kick but it misses.
Moran tries to bum rush Hassan with a series of wild strikes but Hassan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Moran fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hassan sprawls well initially but Moran persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moran stops Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Hassan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moran.
Hassan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hassan controls Moran momentarily but Moran frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moran is looking to work some ground and pound but Hassan has wrist control.
Hassan trying to keep a closed guard but Moran is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Moran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moran avoids the head kick by Hassan.
Hassan tries to clinch but Moran moves out of range.

Hassan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Moran has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hassan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hassan looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran dives in for a single leg takedown but Hassan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hassan takes the fight into the clinch.

Hassan breaks from the clinch.
Moran tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hassan defends well and Moran ends up having to push Hassan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hassan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hassan tries to close the distance and clinch but Moran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hassan gets a double leg takedown into Moran's guard.
Hassan slips nicely into half guard.
Moran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hassan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is pressing down on Moran's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moran is holding on for now.
Hassan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hassan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ali Hassan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moran connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moran. Hassan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Moran clinches up against the cage.

Hassan jumps guard.
Hassan is looking to stand up but Moran isn't so interested in that idea.
Hassan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Moran is now in half guard.
Hassan regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moran won't allow Hassan to sweep him here.
Jack Moran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran looking to pass the guard.
Moran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hassan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hassan wants to stand and escape but instead Moran has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Moran wants to stand and escape but instead Hassan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Moran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hassan on the ground.
Hassan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moran is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hassan trying to control but Moran is working from the bottom.
Hassan slips nicely into half guard.

Moran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moran trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hassan manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan content just to control the position here.
Moran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hassan wants to control the pace but Moran is squirming around nicely.
Moran is just holding on here. Hassan manages to take his back.
Hassan has Moran flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan wants to control but Moran is keeping busy.
Hassan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hassan misses with a punch to the head.
Hassan punishes Moran with strikes from the back mount.
Moran trying to control the hands but Hassan won't let him.
Moran grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hassan thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Hassan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hassan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hassan breaks from the clinch.

Hassan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hassan is in Moran's guard.

Moran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hassan wants to control from the top but Moran keeps moving.
Moran wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hassan is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hassan is working for a kimura but Moran is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moran is staying active underneath Hassan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hassan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hassan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hassan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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.

Hassan is looking for a kimura here.
Hassan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moran keeps working.

Hassan wants to work for an arm triangle but Moran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moran trying to control but Hassan postures up.

Hassan is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moran is refusing to be controlled, as Hassan sits in half guard.
Moran is looking to control Hassan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moran avoid being mounted?

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hassan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Hassan tries to get set, Moran tries to push him back and clinch up but Hassan manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hassan moves into range and clinches up with Moran.
Hassan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hassan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hassan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moran's efforts to push away.
Hassan jumps guard but Moran stands there with Hassan around his waist. Hassan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack Moran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Hassan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Moran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Moran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hassan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hassan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Ali Hassan!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Ali Hassan!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Ali Hassan!

Ali Hassan wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Kraemer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Slone
vs
Kraemer

175 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Slone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Kraemer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slone throws a series of punches but Kraemer avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Kraemer misses.
Slone stuffs the takedown.
Kraemer moves out of range of the leg kick from Slone.
Kraemer with the counter takedown but Slone avoids it easily.
Slone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kraemer.
Despite the aggression on Kraemer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kraemer moves away.
Kraemer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kraemer dives in for a single leg takedown but Slone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slone scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Hendrik Kraemer has been cut.
Slone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Kraemer clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kraemer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kraemer takes the fight into the clinch.
Kraemer prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kraemer.
Kraemer prevents Slone from breaking the clinch.
Slone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kraemer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slone throws a nice looking combination but Kraemer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kraemer tries to clinch there but Slone circles away.
Kraemer lands with an overhand left.
Slone lands a body shot.
Slone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slone misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraemer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chad Slone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendrik Kraemer.
Slone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kraemer tries to counter with a clinch but Slone shakes him off and moves away.
No joy there for Kraemer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kraemer forces Slone back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kraemer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kraemer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slone is breathing heavily.

Kraemer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kraemer tries a knee to the head but Slone blocks it.
Kraemer lands an elbow inside that Slone shrugs off.

It looks like Chad Slone has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone is trying to push Kraemer away but Kraemer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kraemer pulls Slone into guard.
Kraemer is pulling down on Slone's head to control his posture.
Slone looking to pass the guard.

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.
Slone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kraemer's guard.
Slone is pressing down on Kraemer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kraemer is holding on for now.
Kraemer keeping control of the position.
Kraemer wants to control but Slone is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Slone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kraemer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slone pinned against the cage. Slone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kraemer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kraemer scrambles back to his feet.
Slone fails to land with a series of punches.
Kraemer throws out a counter right but Slone avoids it with no problem.
Chad Slone is winning the standup battle so far.
Slone misses with the combination.
And Kraemer tries to counter it with a takedown but Slone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slone.
Slone leaves Kraemer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kraemer gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone throws a combination that misses
and Kraemer counters with a left and a right that stings Slone.
Kraemer shoots in for a takedown but Slone shows good takedown defense.
Chad Slone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendrik Kraemer.
Kraemer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Slone misses the target.
Kraemer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slone pinned against the cage. Slone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kraemer is breathing heavily.
Kraemer blocks a head kick by Slone.
Slone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slone wants to slow Kraemer down by chopping away at his legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kraemer.
Chad Slone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraemer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slone circles away.
Slone is looking for a counter combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Slone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone throws a body shot but no joy.
Slone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraemer can do to turn this around?
Kraemer blocks a head kick by Slone.
Kraemer tries to counter with a clinch but Slone shakes him off and moves away.
Slone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slone slaps away a takedown attempt from Kraemer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slone.
Slone throws a nice looking combination but Kraemer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chad Slone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kraemer digs a good body shot into Slone's ribs.
Slone with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone throws a nice looking combination but Kraemer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kraemer tries to counter with a clinch but Slone shakes him off and moves away.
Kraemer fails with a takedown attempt.
Slone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slone throws the kick towards the body but Kraemer avoids it.
Slone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kraemer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slone defends well and Kraemer ends up having to push Slone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Slone looks for a takedown but Kraemer sprawls well.
Kraemer lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Slone misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraemer swinging wildly here.
Slone looks to land a combination. Kraemer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraemer.
Slone throws a head kick that misses.
Slone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kraemer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slone somewhat.
Kraemer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Kraemer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Slone dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Slone.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kraemer is defended easily by Slone.
Kraemer shoots in looking for a takedown. Slone tries to sprawl out of it but Kraemer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kraemer shoots in for a takedown but Slone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chad Slone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendrik Kraemer.
Jab by Slone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slone wants to land a leg kick but Kraemer is out of range.
Kraemer shoots in for a takedown but Slone shows good takedown defense.
As Kraemer looks to move away, Slone throws a big counter combo but Kraemer just gets out of the way.
Kraemer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slone.
Kraemer tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone lands a two punch combo.
Slone lands a jab-cross combination.

Kraemer is rocked!
Slone scores with the left hand. Kraemer knows he should have avoided that one.
Kraemer is still on wobbly legs! Can Slone finish him?
Slone fails with a takedown attempt.
Kraemer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Slone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kraemer seems to have recovered his senses.
Slone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Kraemer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kraemer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Slone. Those never looked like landing.

Kraemer moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraemer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slone backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kraemer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kraemer looks to land a combination but Slone avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Kraemer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Slone does no damage.
Kraemer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Slone throws a body kick that misses

and Kraemer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kraemer stalling.
Slone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kraemer gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kraemer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Slone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slone misses with a wild combination.
Kraemer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slone punishes Kraemer's body with a nice straight punch.

Kraemer clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraemer has Slone pushed against the cage.
Kraemer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slone throws a combination. Kraemer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slone misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Slone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Chad Slone!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Chad Slone!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Chad Slone!

Chad Slone wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diatomaceous Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Smagulov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smiff
vs
Smagulov

185 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diatomaceous Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aslan Smagulov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smagulov shoots in and drives through. Smiff sprawls well.
Smagulov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smiff as he avoids it easily.
Smagulov ducks under a wild hook from Smiff.
Smagulov with the counter takedown but Smiff avoids it easily.
Smagulov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smagulov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smiff.

Smiff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smagulov pushes Smiff off looking to stand but Smiff dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smagulov is trying to control but can't.

Smiff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smiff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smagulov's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff slips a nice elbow through Smagulov's hands, connecting with Smagulov's forehead.
Smiff sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smiff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smagulov wants to control but Smiff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smiff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smagulov keeps working.
Smiff throwing shots but Smagulov is blocking nicely.
Smiff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smagulov's head.
Smiff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smagulov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smagulov is still trying to improve position.
Smiff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smagulov looks winded!
Smiff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Smiff wants to work for an arm triangle but Smagulov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smiff working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smiff moves into full mount! Smagulov won't be happy about that!
Smiff raining down hammerfists from mount.

Smagulov is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smagulov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Smiff's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diatomaceous Smiff!