Friday Night Fights llI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Ghouti (ranked 5223 p4p, 522 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 5212 p4p, 521 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.

Ghouti
vs
Po

177 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
16
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 Los Angeles, Al Ghouti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po is looking to clinch but Ghouti is avoiding it.
Po changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ghouti tries to avoid it but Po manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ghouti to the ground. Ghouti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Po with that takedown attempt.
Po throws a lazy body kick

and Ghouti counters with a takedown into side control.

Ghouti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ghouti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Po looks to move to half guard but instead Ghouti has passed into mount! Damn!
Ghouti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti unloading with bombs!
Ghouti controlling the pace for now.
Po working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti scoring with strikes but Po is staying in there.
Po tries to reverse the position but Ghouti maintains control.
Ghouti looking to finish Po with some ground and pound. This is bad for Po!
Ghouti controlling from mount.
Po tries to hold on but Ghouti postures up.
Ghouti content just to control the position here.

Ghouti looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Po that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti content just to control the position here.
Ghouti raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghouti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ghouti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Po can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ghouti avoids the attempt from Po to control.
Po is bucking up trying to escape but Ghouti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Po reaches up to try and control the position but Ghouti seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Po rolls and tries to escape and now Ghouti has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ghouti has the hooks in. Po is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Ghouti working for a choke but Po is defending well.
Ghouti biding his time, controlling Po.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Ghouti dominated that 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.

Po throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Po tries to score with a low kick but Ghouti moves his leg out of the way.
Po gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ghouti moves into the clinch.
Ghouti has Po pressed against the cage.
Po has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Po wants to break free but Ghouti has control.

Ghouti gets control of Po's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ghouti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghouti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghouti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ghouti 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti is controlling Po's posture.

Ghouti scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ghouti checks a leg kick.
Po throws a nice looking combination but Ghouti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ghouti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Po looks for a takedown but Ghouti sprawls well.
Ghouti attempts a counter takedown but Po avoids it well and moves away.
Po shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghouti pinned against the cage. Ghouti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Ghouti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shen Po.
Sloppy strikes from Po. Those never looked like landing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ghouti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po wants to clinch up but Ghouti keeps it at a distance.
Po throws a one two combo.

Ghouti moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po can't get the takedown.
Po is looking to control Ghouti's arms but Ghouti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Po has his back to the cage.

Ghouti decides to pull guard.
Po wants to stand but Ghouti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Po preventing the sweep.
Ghouti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ghouti is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ghouti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ghouti passes Po's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ghouti works his foot free and advances to mount.

Ghouti working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Po looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ghouti! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Al Ghouti!

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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 Liberal Stomper (ranked 1917 p4p, 230 weight class) and Edward Snowden (ranked 5955 p4p, 485 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stomper
vs
Snowden

188 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liberal Stomper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Snowden!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snowden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snowden throws a right and a left that Stomper avoids nicely.
Snowden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stomper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Edward Snowden has been cut.
Snowden loads up on a big right hand but Stomper slips the punch.
It looked like Stomper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snowden.
Stomper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stomper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Stomper.
Snowden closes the distance but Stomper moves to the side
and Stomper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stomper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snowden with a poor takedown
and Stomper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snowden misses with a low kick.
Edward Snowden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snowden misses with a few strikes there.
Snowden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stomper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snowden thinking.
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stomper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liberal Stomper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Snowden.
Snowden looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stomper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stomper lands the left hand.

Snowden is rocked!
Snowden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snowden tries for a takedown but Stomper circles away easily
and Stomper comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Snowden stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Stomper is on him like rabid pit bull! Snowden slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liberal Stomper!
Liberal Stomper very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shas Razeby (ranked 5079 p4p, 513 weight class) and Freek Van Der Beek (ranked 5284 p4p, 520 weight class). Van Der Beek has chosen De Windmolens as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Razeby
vs
Van Der Beek

184 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shas Razeby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freek Van Der Beek!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razeby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Der Beek dodges the punch combination from Razeby.
Van Der Beek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Der Beek 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.
Razeby misses with a jab, cross combination.

Van Der Beek takes the fight into the clinch.
Razeby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Der Beek takes a shot to the head.
Razeby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Der Beek landing knees to the head.

It looks like Shas Razeby has been cut.
Van Der Beek trying to land knees to the body.
Razeby lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Der Beek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Razeby takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Razeby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
A short right from Van Der Beek on the inside.
Razeby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Razeby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Der Beek scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razeby letting Van Der Beek take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Der Beek fails to land.
Van Der Beek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Razeby avoids it.
Van Der Beek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Der Beek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Razeby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Der Beek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Razeby.
Van Der Beek tries a body shot but Razeby blocks it.
Razeby lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Der Beek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Razeby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
Van Der Beek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Razeby blocks it with crossed arms.
Razeby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Der Beek or not.
Razeby is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Beek has double underhooks.
Razeby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Razeby is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Beek has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Beek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razeby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
Van Der Beek tries a knee to the head but Razeby blocks it.
Van Der Beek looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Razeby as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Razeby on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Razeby.
Razeby is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Beek has him pressed against the cage.
Razeby takes an elbow to the forehead.

Razeby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Der Beek rushes Razeby and presses him up against the cage.
Razeby has had enough of the clinch but Van Der Beek keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Beek looking to throw knees to the head but Razeby is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Razeby.
Van Der Beek struggles to land a body shot inside as Razeby controls his hands.
Razeby tries to circle away but Van Der Beek has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Beek prevents Razeby from breaking the clinch.
Van Der Beek stalling in the clinch but Razeby improves position.
Van Der Beek trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Razeby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Beek obliges.
Van Der Beek misses with an elbow over the top.

Razeby manages to break the clinch.
Razeby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Razeby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Der Beek doesn't seem bothered though.
Razeby blocks a head kick by Van Der Beek.
Razeby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Der Beek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Razeby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Razeby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Van Der Beek closes the distance and pushes Razeby back into the cage.
Razeby lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Razeby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shas Razeby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Razeby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Razeby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Razeby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Razeby on the inside.
Razeby is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Beek is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Razeby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Beek has Razeby pressed against the cage, preventing Razeby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Razeby presses Van Der Beek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Razeby lands with a left to the head.
Van Der Beek prevents Razeby from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Razeby.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Razeby scores with a shot to the side of Van Der Beek's head.
Razeby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Der Beek.
Razeby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Razeby presses Van Der Beek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Razeby scores with a shot to the side of Van Der Beek's head.
Razeby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Razeby - that landed with a thud.
Razeby scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Razeby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Razeby is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Beek has double underhooks.
Razeby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shas Razeby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shas Razeby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Razeby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Freek Van Der Beek has been cut.
Freek Van Der Beek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Beek misses with a low kick.

Van Der Beek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Razeby lands with a short shot to the head.
Razeby pushes Van Der Beek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razeby pushes Van Der Beek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Razeby.
Razeby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Razeby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Der Beek or not.
Razeby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Razeby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Razeby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Razeby. That snapped Van Der Beek's head back.
Razeby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Der Beek is breathing heavily.
Razeby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Van Der Beek closes the distance and clinches.
Razeby blocks an elbow strike.
Razeby lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Beek looking to stall.
Van Der Beek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Beek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Razeby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Beek can do to turn this around?
Razeby tries to break free but Van Der Beek pushes him back against the cage.
Razeby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Razeby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Razeby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Razeby lands a nice uppercut.
Van Der Beek misses with a knee strike.
Razeby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razeby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Der Beeks head.
Van Der Beek missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Razeby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Der Beek tries to land knees in the clinch but Razeby avoids the damage to the body.
Razeby lands with a left to the head.
Razeby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Razeby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razeby lands with a short shot to the head.
Razeby lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Razeby scores with a nice short uppercut.

Van Der Beek is rocked!
Razeby has had enough of the clinch but Van Der Beek keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Beek is still on wobbly legs! Can Razeby finish him?
Razeby is trying to push Van Der Beek away but Van Der Beek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Der Beek seems to have recovered his senses.
Razeby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Razeby is leaning against Van Der Beek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Razeby.
Razeby wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Der Beek won't allow it.
Razeby lands with a light punch inside.
Razeby lands a left hand.
Razeby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Razeby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van Der Beek clinches.
A shot in the inside from Razeby.
Van Der Beek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Razeby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razeby managing to block the knees to the body from Van Der Beek.
Van Der Beek looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Razeby.
Razeby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
A shot in the inside from Razeby.
A short uppercut from Razeby.
Razeby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Razeby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Beek backwards.
Razeby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Razeby presses Van Der Beek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Razeby gets through Van Der Beek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Razeby lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Razeby.
A short body shot lands from Razeby as the two fighters clinch.
Shas Razeby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razeby is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Beek has double underhooks.
Razeby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Razeby lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Beek prevents Razeby from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Razeby on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Razeby scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Razeby.
Razeby pushes Van Der Beek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Razeby gets through Van Der Beek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Razeby lands a nice uppercut.
Razeby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Razeby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razeby scores with a shoulder strike.
Razeby lands a right hand.
Razeby lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Razeby lands a right hand.
Razeby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razeby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razeby creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Van Der Beek with a big uppercut! Van Der Beek tries to clinch up but Razeby pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Van Der Beek to the mat! Van Der Beek covers up and Razeby unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shas Razeby!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kensei Tanagawa (ranked 5635 p4p, 533 weight class) and Gusein Magomaev (ranked 5123 p4p, 514 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tanagawa
vs
Magomaev

183 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
16
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kensei Tanagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gusein Magomaev !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomaev throws a hook to the side of Tanagawa's head but Tanagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanagawa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tanagawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magomaev defends well and Tanagawa ends up having to push Magomaev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tanagawa misses with a double jab.
Magomaev throws a hook but Tanagawa blocks it.
Magomaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanagawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tanagawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Magomaev , before circling back to the center of the mat.

Tanagawa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Magomaev is letting Tanagawa control him for a moment.
Magomaev is looking for a sweep.
Magomaev is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tanagawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tanagawa lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
Tanagawa looks up at the clock and then as Magomaev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tanagawa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The referee asks Tanagawa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tanagawa prefers to stall for the moment though.

Tanagawa has hold of Magomaev 's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Magomaev tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tanagawa cranks the arm and Magomaev screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Magomaev , who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kensei Tanagawa!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Badass (ranked 6538 p4p, 241 weight class) and Roman Strange (ranked 6416 p4p, 238 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Badass
vs
Strange

215 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Total Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Strange!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Badass scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Badass seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Strange is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Total Badass!
Total Badass opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Bullock (ranked 5228 p4p, 432 weight class) and Big Brown (ranked 5766 p4p, 452 weight class). Brown has chosen Middle child/ J cole as his entrance music. Big Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bullock
vs
Brown

197 cm
24
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Brown!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in but Bullock avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bullock drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Bullock lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.

It looks like Big Brown has been cut.

Bullock manages to break the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Bullock to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bullock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bullock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bullock stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Bullock looking to improve position, pressing down on Brown's thigh with his hand. Brown seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Bullock paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Bullock's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Brown picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Big Brown!
Big Brown decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Richards (ranked 4933 p4p, 509 weight class) and Jonny Salami (ranked 5331 p4p, 525 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Richards
vs
Salami

185 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Salami!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards has closed the distance and engaged Salami in a clinch.
Salami wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
Salami can't break the clinch.
Salami is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards keeps control of Salami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Richards wants the takedown. Salami is fighting it off but Richards persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Salami's guard against the cage.
Richards scoring with punches to the head and body.

Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richards digs a good body shot into Salami's ribs.

Richards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salami!

Richards stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Richards shoots in and gets a takedown into Salami's guard.

Richards stands up and waves to Salami to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salami misses with a double jab.

Richards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salami quickly recovers to half guard.
Salami tries to kick Richards off in order to stand up. Richards Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Salami is trying to buck Richards off.

Richards decides to stand back up. Richards steps back and let's Salami get back to his feet.
Salami dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Salami's head and hops out.
Salami looks winded!
Salami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Richards counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Richards gets to his feet - Salami follows without any prompting.

Richards gets a double leg takedown into Salami's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards 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.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Richards closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Richards lands in his opponent's guard.
Salami is looking to stand back up but Richards counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Salami.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Richards's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Richards decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Richards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Richards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Salami is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Richards taking a breather here.
Richards is putting a hurting on Salami here, landing some big shots from side control.
Richards looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Salami being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richards controlling the position.
Richards working the ground and pound from side control.
Salami is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Richards has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Richards decides to stand back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Richards drives through with a takedown into Salami's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salami can do to turn this around?

Richards gets to his feet. Salami looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Richards scores with a one two! Salami had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Salami has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jonny Salami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Salami.
Richards drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salami sprawls and moves away.
Jab, jab by Richards - just one landing.

Richards drives through with a takedown into Salami's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Richards stands up and waves to Salami to follow him.
Salami shoots in but no luck this time.

Salami darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Richards pushes Salami off and gets back to his feet.
Salami is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salami throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Salami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Salami gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Richards to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Richards gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salami tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily

and Richards counters with a shoot takedown. Salami fights it but they end up in guard.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Richards is pushing down on Salami's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salami is fighting to maintain full guard but Richards has managed to sneak the leg through.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Salami's head.
Richards trying to control the pace.

Richards postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Salami to stand up.

Richards clinches up with Salami and pushes him back against the cage.
Richards prevents Salami from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Richards closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salami's guard.

Richards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Salami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salami shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Salami didn't expect that.
Mick Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Salami.

Richards stands up from Salami's guard - Richards perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mick Richards is winning the standup battle so far.

Richards fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salami to the ground. Richards is now in Salami's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards with a nice head shot there.

Richards gets to his feet. Salami looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salami on his heels. He'll look to pass Salami's guard now, I'm sure.

Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Salami gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Richards to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salami is looking to stand back up but Richards counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Salami.

Salami has hold of Richards's hands but Richards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Richards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Richards dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Salami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Jonny Salami has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.

Salami is rocked!
Salami misses with a double jab

and Richards counters with a double leg. Salami bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Richards follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Mick Richards!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fray Tormenta (ranked 2384 p4p, 259 weight class) and Horacio Romeu Pinto (ranked 3551 p4p, 333 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tormenta
vs
Romeu Pinto

194 cm
20
244 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fray Tormenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horacio Romeu Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tormenta gets control of Romeu Pinto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tormenta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romeu Pinto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tormenta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romeu Pinto manages to get himself to full guard.

Tormenta drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tormenta seems to have locked his on tight now - Romeu Pinto screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tormenta, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Fray Tormenta!
Fray Tormenta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 4122 p4p, 358 weight class) and Hendrikas Kamaras (ranked 4730 p4p, 410 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaepernick
vs
Kamaras

182 cm
20
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Organic Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrikas Kamaras!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamaras throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaepernick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamaras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamaras throws out a counter right but Kaepernick avoids it with no problem.

Kamaras tries to keep at a distance but Kaepernick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamaras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaepernick misses with a knee to the head.
Kaepernick missing with knees to the body.
Kamaras tries to circle away but Kaepernick has him pinned against the cage.
Kaepernick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamaras's efforts to push away.
Kamaras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick landing knees to the body.
Kamaras has had enough of the clinch but Kaepernick keeps him there for the moment.
Kaepernick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamaras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamaras looks winded!
Kaepernick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamaras blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaepernick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kamaras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaepernick scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Our sources have told us that Kaepernick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kaepernick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaepernick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaepernick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Hendrikas Kamaras has been cut.
Kaepernick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kaepernick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaepernick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kamaras's face.
Kaepernick misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kamaras up against the cage.
Kamaras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kaepernick tries to land a knee to the head but Kamaras blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaepernick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamaras blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaepernick lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaepernick with a knee to the head.
Kaepernick tries to land a knee to the head but Kamaras blocks with his arms.
Kaepernick misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaepernick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaepernick scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamaras is defending well for now.
Kamaras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaepernick is pushing Kamaras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaepernick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kamaras's face.
Kaepernick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaepernick scores with a knee to the head.

Kamaras is rocked!
Kaepernick controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Colin Kaepernick!
After the fight, Colin Kaepernick 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
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torq Bosley (ranked 3455 p4p, 65 weight class) and Joost Van Dijk (ranked 3413 p4p, 152 weight class). Torq Bosley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bosley
vs
Van Dijk

190 cm
24
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torq Bosley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosley moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Dijk.
Bosley shoots and misses
and Van Dijk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bosley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Dijk is looking for the big counter here.
Bosley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Dijk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosley somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Van Dijk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torq Bosley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Dijk as he avoids it easily.
Van Dijk stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosley. Bosley gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bosley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bosley goes for a takedown attempt but Van Dijk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bosley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Bosley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Dijk to the mat! Van Dijk manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk is pulling down on Bosley's head. It's preventing any offense from Bosley, at least for the moment.
Van Dijk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Dijk is trying to keep Bosley in close.
Van Dijk trying to control the position here.
Van Dijk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bosley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bosley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Dijk managing to control the position.
Bosley stands up over Van Dijk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

It looks like Joost Van Dijk has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bosley throwing strikes but missing.
Van Dijk wants to stand but Bosley is controlling the position.
Van Dijk is adopting a defensive guard.
Bosley won't allow Van Dijk to sweep him here.
Van Dijk controls Bosley momentarily but Bosley frees himself.
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bosley throwing strikes from guard but Van Dijk blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bosley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bosley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Dijk is trying to keep Bosley in close.
Bosley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Dijk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bosley landing some decent shots from guard.
Bosley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Dijk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bosley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Dijk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bosley, into his guard.

Van Dijk looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Dijk manages to get himself to full guard.

Van Dijk working a defensive guard here.
Van Dijk keeping moving, preventing Bosley from controlling successfully.
Van Dijk trying to control the position.
Bosley passes Van Dijk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Dijk trying to control here.
Bosley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Dijk defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torq Bosley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joost Van Dijk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bosley scores with a takedown into Van Dijk's guard.
Bosley is standing up over Van Dijk. Van Dijk looks to escape but Bosley dives into side control.

The ground and pound from Bosley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Bosley is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Dijk is defending well.
Van Dijk is trying to control Bosley's posture but Bosley avoids it.
Bosley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bosley in side control, throwing shots but Van Dijk defends.

Bosley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Bosley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Dijk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bosley's guard! Nice work there by Van Dijk!
We've been informed that Van Dijk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bosley keeping moving, preventing Van Dijk from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bosley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Van Dijk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bosley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bosley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bosley!

Van Dijk is looking for a sweep.
Van Dijk manages to get back to half guard.

Bosley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Dijk defends it well.
Bosley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Dijk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Dijk trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bosley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bosley is thwarting Van Dijk's attempts to control the position.
Bosley 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.

Bosley wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Dijk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van Dijk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosley.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Dijk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Dijk working a defensive guard here.
Van Dijk 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk working a defensive guard here.
Bosley trying to control but Van Dijk is working from the bottom.
Bosley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Dijk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bosley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Dijk is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bosley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bosley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bosley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bosley drops back looking for a leg! Van Dijk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Dijk manages to kick Bosley off! Bosley jumps back into Van Dijk's guard.
Bosley being controlled here momentarily.

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.
Van Dijk wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Dijk pulls Bosley in close to his closed guard and prevents Bosley from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bosley postures up in Van Dijk's guard and throws a big left but Van Dijk blocks it.
Torq Bosley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bosley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Van Dijk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bosley postures up in Van Dijk's guard and throws a big left but Van Dijk blocks it.
Bosley postures up in Van Dijk's guard and throws a big left but Van Dijk blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosley stands up over Van Dijk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bosley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bosley prevents Van Dijk from getting back to his feet.
Van Dijk trying to keep a closed guard but Bosley is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torq Bosley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joost Van Dijk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bosley fails to land the takedown.
Bosley shoots in for a double leg but Van Dijk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dijk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torq Bosley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosley shoots in but no luck this time.

Bosley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Bosley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Dijk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dijk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley preventing the sweep.
Van Dijk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosley.
Van Dijk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Dijk trying to keep a closed guard but Bosley is proving a slippery customer.

Bosley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bosley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Dijk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosley.
Van Dijk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bosley is pressing down on Van Dijk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Dijk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bosley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bosley has escaped and now he's on top!

Bosley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Dijk can do to turn this around?
Bosley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bosley throwing strikes from guard but Van Dijk blocks nicely.
Torq Bosley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is looking to control Bosley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Dijk avoid being mounted?

Bosley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Dijk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bosley.
Van Dijk is trying to control but can't.
Bosley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bosley trying to control from half guard but Van Dijk is working away.

Bosley is working for a kimura but Van Dijk is defending it quite comfortably.

Bosley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Dijk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bosley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bosley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bosley is keen to just control but Van Dijk is a slippery customer.
Van Dijk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Dijk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bosley postures up in Van Dijk's guard and throws a big left but Van Dijk blocks it.
Van Dijk controlling the position.
Van Dijk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joost Van Dijk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torq Bosley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosley, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torq Bosley!
Our winner, Torq Bosley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.