QFC Tournament 665 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Douthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Douthit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Douthit
vs
Pappas

180 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Douthit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douthit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pappas keeping moving, preventing Douthit from controlling successfully.
Pappas 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.
Douthit throws a big right hand that misses.
Douthit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pappas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pappas has control of Douthit's left arm, preventing Douthit from doing any damage.
Pappas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pappas keeping moving, preventing Douthit from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappas wants to sweep but no luck.
Douthit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pappas is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douthit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pappas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pappas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Douthit darts in looking for a takedown but Pappas gets double underhooks and turns Douthit into the cage.
Pappas throws a leg kick

and Douthit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pappas wants to sweep here but Douthit controlling him for the moment.
Pappas tries to strike from the bottom.

Pappas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Douthit trying to control but Pappas is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douthit is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pappas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Douthit has passed into side control.
Pappas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Douthit connects with a decent elbow.
Douthit lands a nice forearm strike.
Pappas can't do much from the bottom here.
Pappas is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douthit tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pappas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pappas tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Douthit presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pappas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pappas is looking to improve his position but Douthit isn't that keen on the idea.
Pappas tries to lock up and control but Douthit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pappas is looking to get to half guard.
Douthit with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is looking to improve his position but Douthit isn't that keen on the idea.
Douthit looking to control but Pappas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pappas is looking to improve his position but Douthit isn't that keen on the idea.
Douthit 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.
Pappas keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappas regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Douthit tries for a takedown but Pappas circles away easily

and Pappas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Douthit's guard.
Douthit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pappas's guard.

Douthit is looking to work some ground and pound but Pappas has wrist control.
Douthit looking to pass the guard.
Douthit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pappas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Douthit manages to get himself to full guard.

Pappas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Douthit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pappas defends well.
Pappas trying to control the position from guard on top but Douthit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Douthit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pappas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pappas throws a big elbow that misses.
Pappas throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pappas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douthit wants to improve his position but instead Pappas has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Douthit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Douthit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douthit keeping full guard, as Pappas tries to pass.
Jackie Douthit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pappas throwing strikes but missing.
Pappas pushes down on Douthit's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas wants to free his trapped foot but Douthit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pappas drops an elbow to the side of Douthit's head.
Douthit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pappas can do to turn this around?
Pappas working Douthit over with strikes.
Pappas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pappas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Douthit wants to control but Pappas is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douthit moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas working some strikes from top position.
Pappas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pappas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pappas postures up.
Pappas distracts Douthit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pappas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pappas cracks Douthit with a solid left hand.
Pappas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Pappas 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!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Douthit enables Pappas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Douthit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pappas postures up.
Douthit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pappas controls the pace.
Pappas postures up.
Pappas trying to control the position from guard on top but Douthit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pappas lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Douthit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pappas postures up and lands a big shot to Douthit's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas throws a strike but Douthit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douthit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douthit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pappas keeping full guard, as Douthit tries to pass.
Pappas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pappas landing with the ground and pound.
Pappas looking to pass the guard.
Pappas pushes down on Douthit's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Douthit taking some punishment here, with Pappas in his half guard.
Douthit works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pappas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Douthit looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pappas is defending well. Douthit quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pappas has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Douthit celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackie Douthit!
After the fight, Jackie Douthit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthias Pettigrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadi Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pettigrew
vs
Obama

167 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthias Pettigrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amadi Obama!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obama closes the distance and clinches.
Obama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pettigrew to keep the fight standing.
Obama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Obama has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pettigrew uses from the top position.
Pettigrew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Obama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pettigrew is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Obama has momentary wrist control but Pettigrew slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pettigrew pushing down on Obama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Pettigrew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Obama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pettigrew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obama.

Obama looking for subs off his back but Pettigrew has passed one foot through into half guard.
Obama is looking to improve his position.
Pettigrew controlling the pace.
Pettigrew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obama wants to control but Pettigrew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pettigrew 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.
Obama holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Pettigrew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Obama is just riding it out for now. Pettigrew eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pettigrew trying to control the action but Obama is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew trying to pass the guard but Obama defending well.
Obama is looking to control Pettigrew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obama avoid being mounted?
Pettigrew tries to pass the half guard into mount. Obama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Obama is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Obama tries to roll over but Pettigrew keeps him under control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matthias Pettigrew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama wants to clinch but Pettigrew slips to the side

and Pettigrew counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Obama is looking for a sweep. Pettigrew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Pettigrew there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pettigrew.
Obama tries to roll over but Pettigrew keeps him under control.
Pettigrew drops an elbow to the side of Obama's head.
Obama trying to control but Pettigrew postures up.
Obama gets back to full guard.
Pettigrew tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
Pettigrew could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettigrew cracks Obama with a solid left hand.
Pettigrew works over Obama with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthias Pettigrew dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pettigrew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obama, pushing him back against the cage.

Obama pulls Pettigrew into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Obama working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pettigrew has passed into half guard!
Pettigrew is keen to just control but Obama is a slippery customer.
Pettigrew is thwarting Obama's attempts to control the position.

Pettigrew is working for a kimura but Obama is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Obama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pettigrew is working away from the top position though.
Pettigrew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pettigrew moves nicely into side control.
Pettigrew tries to move into full mount but can't pass Obama's legs.
Obama gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Obama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pettigrew scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pettigrew scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pettigrew is nestled in close to Obama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Obama is refusing to be controlled, as Pettigrew sits in half guard.
Obama trying to control but Pettigrew postures up.
Pettigrew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pettigrew is looking to stall here but Obama recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama trying to control the position.

Obama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pettigrew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Obama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pettigrew is aware though and is defending well.
Obama has momentary wrist control but Pettigrew slips an elbow through the middle.
Pettigrew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obama swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pettigrew landing with the ground and pound.
Pettigrew is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obama is on top in guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obama stopping the sweep attempt from Pettigrew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthias Pettigrew dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pettigrew throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
Obama blocks the body kick.
Pettigrew is looking to score with low kicks.
Pettigrew dives in and grabs Obama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obama pushes down on Pettigrew's head and hops out.

Obama clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Pettigrew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Obama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Obama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pettigrew up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettigrew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthias Pettigrew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettigrew can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettigrew has hold of one of Obama's legs. Obama is fighting the takedown attempt but Pettigrew gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obama is on top in guard.

Obama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pettigrew manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Obama has Pettigrew in his guard.

Obama keeping moving, preventing Pettigrew from controlling successfully.
Obama trying to control the position.
Matthias Pettigrew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew won't allow Obama to sweep him here.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pettigrew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obama can do to turn this around?

Obama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pettigrew is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Amadi Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pettigrew stopping the sweep attempt from Obama.
Pettigrew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pettigrew lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obama is trying to keep Pettigrew in close.
Obama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Obama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pettigrew passes into half guard.
Obama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matthias Pettigrew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pettigrew avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Obama being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obama keeping full guard, as Pettigrew tries to pass.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Matthias Pettigrew!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Matthias Pettigrew!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Matthias Pettigrew!

Matthias Pettigrew wins by unanimous decision!
Matthias Pettigrew decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lincoln
vs
Washington

190 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Washington!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lincoln moves into range and clinches up with Washington.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Lincoln lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling him.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Washington blocking some punches.
Lincoln really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lincoln throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Lincoln creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Lincoln misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Lincoln to work.
Washington misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is trying to push Lincoln away but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Lincoln missing with knees to the body.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Lincoln as the two fighters clinch.
Lincoln misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln connects with a knee to the head.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lincoln tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Lincoln throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lincoln is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lincoln throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a knee to the head.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Lincoln.
Washington is trying to break free.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington is pushing Lincoln up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Lincoln has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln stalling in the clinch.
Lincoln comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Washington tries to stall but Lincoln uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln lands an elbow inside.
Lincoln is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washington is defending well for now.
Lincoln just leaning against Washington, taking a breather.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln 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.

Lincoln drives through and clinches with Washington against the cage.
Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abraham Lincoln has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Lincoln misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lincoln throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
Lincoln is pushing Washington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Washington.
Lincoln gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lincoln throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Lincoln - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Washington blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lincoln scores with a nice short uppercut.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington tries to stall but Lincoln uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lincoln throws an elbow but it misses.
Washington avoiding damage as Lincoln throws knees to the body.
Come on Lincoln - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington avoiding damage as Lincoln throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Lincoln scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Lincoln, against the cage.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lincoln comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lincoln throws an elbow but it misses.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lincoln is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washington is defending well for now.
Lincoln tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lincoln.
Washington prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lincoln throws an elbow but misses.
Lincoln's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Lincoln has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Washington.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington is trying to push Lincoln away but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lincoln obliges.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lincoln takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Lincoln has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
Washington avoiding damage as Lincoln throws knees to the body.
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Washington.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lincoln is stalling here.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lincoln.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lincoln throws an elbow but misses.
Lincoln will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Washington up against the cage.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washington tries to circle away but Lincoln has him pinned against the cage.
Lincoln landing knees to the body.
Lincoln tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincoln misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Washington misses with some punches.
Lincoln keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abraham Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
Lincoln trying to land knees to the body.
Lincoln holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Washington tries to break free but Lincoln pushes him back against the cage.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln has Washington pressed against the cage, preventing Washington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lincoln.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lincoln, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Abraham Lincoln!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Abraham Lincoln!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Abraham Lincoln!

Abraham Lincoln wins by unanimous decision!
Abraham Lincoln 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
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwyenoah Granes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Granes
vs
De Vries

175 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwyenoah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastian De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries throws a right hand that misses

and Granes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Vries is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Granes dives into side control.
De Vries is trying to buck Granes off.
De Vries is not content to let Granes control the position.
Granes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Granes wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Vries keeps working.
De Vries is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Granes moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Granes tries to control but De Vries wriggling away.
De Vries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Granes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

De Vries wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Granes has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! De Vries taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kwyenoah Granes!
After the fight, Kwyenoah Granes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.