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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Markiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Markiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Markiewicz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Markiewicz from controlling successfully.
Markiewicz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Markiewicz wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Markiewicz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Markiewicz shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
so Markiewicz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Markiewicz landing with the ground and pound.
Markiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markiewicz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Markiewicz from controlling successfully.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Markiewicz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Markiewicz postures up.
Still in half guard, Markiewicz seems content to control.
Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Markiewicz.
Markiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markiewicz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Markiewicz looking to pass the guard.
Markiewicz trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Markiewicz saw it coming and moves away.
Santos stalks Markiewicz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Markiewicz's face. Markiewicz staggers backwards, shaken.
Markiewicz misses with a combination
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to work over Markiewicz's front leg with a kick but Markiewicz checks it.
Markiewicz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that Markiewicz avoids nicely.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markiewicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Markiewicz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Markiewicz is staying tight to Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Markiewicz drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Markiewicz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Markiewicz shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Markiewicz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos leaves Markiewicz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Markiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pawel Markiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Markiewicz or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Miguel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Markiewicz.
A big right from Markiewicz misses.
Markiewicz misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markiewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Markiewicz is out of range.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markiewicz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos stops Markiewicz from passing to mount.
Santos is trying to control Markiewicz's posture but Markiewicz avoids it.
Markiewicz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!
Santos tries to hold on but Markiewicz postures up.
Markiewicz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Markiewicz with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Markiewicz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Markiewicz working the ground and pound effectively.
Markiewicz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santos because Markiewicz loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Markiewicz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Markiewicz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Markiewicz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Markiewicz lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Markiewicz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Markiewicz wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Markiewicz.
Markiewicz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Markiewicz is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Markiewicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
Markiewicz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Markiewicz from controlling successfully.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Markiewicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markiewicz throws and elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Markiewicz's guard. Nice move by Santos!
Santos wants to control from the top but Markiewicz keeps moving.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Pawel Markiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markiewicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miguel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos won't allow Markiewicz to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Markiewicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markiewicz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Markiewicz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poppin Thangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thangs has chosen Poppin Them Thangs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puppy Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Poppin Thangs!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thangs scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Puppy Duke has been cut.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke shoots in but Thangs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duke.
Duke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thangs sprawls well. Thangs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puppy Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thangs throws a head kick that half lands.
Thangs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thangs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duke backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thangs manages to avoid it.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but Thangs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thangs misses with a body kick.
Duke swinging wildly here.
Thangs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Thangs.
Thangs works over Duke's head and body with a nice combination.
Thangs lands with a slapping head kick.
Puppy Duke's cut is getting worse.
Thangs lands a left and a right that send Duke crashing to the mat, dazed. Thangs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Duke is rocked!
Thangs lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Duke falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Poppin Thangs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Obino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obino comes into the arena with Korn - Freak On A Leash blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico Obino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Obino slips the punch.
Obino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Obino avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws the left hand but Obino avoids the punch easily.
Obino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Obino dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obino doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Obino is just out of range.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Obino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Obino throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Obino trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Obino is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obino is stalling in the full guard.
Obino throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Obino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Obino.
Jackson looks gassed!
Obino drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Obino working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not content to let Obino control the position.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Obino asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Obino 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.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Obino content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Obino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obino lands a nice forearm strike.
Obino lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obino in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Obino is trying to ground and pound but Jackson uses the momentary lack of control by Obino to regain half guard.
Obino trying to control the pace.
Obino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obino is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Obino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obino is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Obino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Obino. Obino gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obino slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson stalks Obino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obino's face. Obino staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Obino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Obino landing shots from mount.
Obino lands a big elbow.
Obino landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obino is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Obino finish him?
Nico Obino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obino unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jackson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Obino celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico Obino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Gullich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfgang Gullich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rolston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Gullich!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rolston sprawls well. Rolston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gullich gets slowly back to his feet.
Gullich throws a hook to the side of Rolston's head but Rolston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gullich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gullich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rolston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rolston, right into the meat.
Rolston stuffs the takedown.
Rolston throws a leg kick but Gullich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rolston. Gullich shrugs it off though.
Gullich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rolston is out of range and Gullich settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Gullich misses the target.
Gullich throws a hook to the side of Rolston's head but Rolston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gullich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rolston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gullich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolston.
Gullich looks for a takedown but Rolston sprawls well.
James Rolston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Gullich.
Rolston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rolston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rolston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gullich looks gassed!
Rolston cracks the inside of Gullich's front leg.
Rolston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolston pushes Gullich away with a front kick.
Rolston clinches with his opponent.
Gullich is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rolston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rolston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Wolfgang Gullich has been cut.
Rolston lands an elbow inside that Gullich shrugs off.
Rolston lands a nice elbow.
Gullich takes an elbow to the temple.
Rolston slows down the pace here.
Rolston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolston lands with a hook. Gullich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rolston scores with the left hand. Gullich knows he should have avoided that one.
Rolston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wolfgang Gullich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Rolston.
Rolston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rolston.
Rolston throws a head kick that half lands.
Gullich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rolston lands with a slapping head kick.
James Rolston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rolston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rolston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gullich's sensitive parts.
Rolston lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston is looking to slow Gullich down with leg kicks.
Rolston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gullich's sensitive parts.
Rolston lands a head kick. Gullich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gullich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rolston. Rolston obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rolston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
Gullich walks into a stiff left hand from Rolston.
Rolston scores with a head kick.
Rolston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolston throws a head kick that Gullich semi-blocks.
Rolston works Gullich's body with a nice hook.
Rolston lands with a kick to the temple. Gullich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
Rolston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rolston lands a right hook to the body.
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
Rolston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rolston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolston throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rolston, right into the meat.
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rolston.
Gullich is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rolston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gullich.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rolston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rolston.
Gullich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rolston has closed the distance and engaged Gullich in a clinch.
Rolston working Gullich over with knees to the body.
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Wolfgang Gullich's cut even more.
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rolston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gullich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rolston lands an elbow just above Gullich 's eye.
The cut above Wolfgang Gullich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Rolston.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rolston.
Rolston with a knee to the head.
Rolston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rolston manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston scores with a leg kick.
Gullich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gullich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolston.
Rolston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rolston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rolston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gullich.
Gullich walks into a left hand.
Rolston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rolston connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rolston.
Rolston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick there by Rolston.
Rolston lunges at Gullich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gullich's hand.
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gullich walks into a stiff left hand from Rolston.
Rolston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gullich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gullich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rolston clinches.
A shot in the inside from Rolston.
Rolston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rolston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Gullich'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.
Rolston lands a right hook to the body.
Gullich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gullich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rolston can pounce on him.
Gullich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rolston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolston throws a head kick that half lands.
Rolston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rolston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rolston scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
Rolston scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rolston.
Rolston lands a head kick!
Rolston feints and then cracks Gullich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gullich down.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolston throws a nice head kick!
Gullich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rolston.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rolston. That's going to slow Gullich down.
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!
Rolston cracks a nice hook into Gullich's ribs.
Gullich is breathing heavily.
Rolston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gullich will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James Rolston is winning the standup battle so far.
Rolston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Rolston.
Gullich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rolston lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
A punch lands to the side of Gullich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rolston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gullich can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Rolston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gullich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rolston lands a nice shot that snaps Gullich's head back.
Gullich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rolston lands a head kick. Gullich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rolston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rolston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gullich's calf.
Rolston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rolston lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolston feints and then cracks Gullich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gullich down.
Nice shot lands for Rolston.
Rolston thumps Gullich with a low kick.
Rolston throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston thumps Gullich with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
Rolston lands a head kick!
Rolston jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rolston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullich. That did some damage!
Rolston thuds his right hand into Gullich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rolston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rolston feints and then cracks Gullich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gullich down.
Rolston throws a leg kick which misses Gullich's front leg but catches the back leg as Gullich tries to avoid it.
Rolston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rolston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rolston is looking to slow Gullich down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Rolston.
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullich. That did some damage!
Rolston lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolston lands a right hook to the body.
Gullich looks to score with a jab to the body but Rolston is just out of range.
Rolston is looking to slow Gullich down with leg kicks.
Rolston feints and then cracks Gullich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gullich down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolston lands an overhand right.
Rolston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gullich.
Rolston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rolston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rolston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danga de danga de dang - Rolston scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rolston.
Rolston dips to his left and cracks Gullich with an uppercut!
Gullich has a takedown stuffed.
Rolston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gullich in his tracks.
Rolston dips to his left and cracks Gullich with an uppercut!
Rolston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rolston.
Rolston lands a jab to the nose.
Rolston delivers a nice body kick.
Rolston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
Rolston lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston scores with a leg kick.
Rolston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
Rolston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullich. That did some damage!
Rolston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rolston throws a head kick that half lands.
Gullich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rolston lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick from Rolston lands but Gullich takes it in his stride.
Gullich walks into a jab.
Rolston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gullich misses with a takedown attempt
and Rolston counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
An inside leg kick lands from Rolston.
Rolston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullich. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rolston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rolston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rolston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rolston throws a head kick that Gullich semi-blocks.
Rolston tests Gullich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rolston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Gullich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rolston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gullich's calf.
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
Rolston lands a front kick.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gullich needs to keep his hands up - Rolston had a free shot at his head there.
Rolston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gullich's sensitive parts.
Rolston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullich. That did some damage!
Rolston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rolston.
Rolston scores with a jab to the body.
Rolston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gullich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rolston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gullich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rolston throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Rolston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gullich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gullich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rolston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolston misses with a two punch combination.
Rolston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston keeps Gullich at a distance using the push kick.
Gullich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rolston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gullich's sensitive parts.
Gullich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rolston throws a head kick that Gullich semi-blocks.
Rolston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rolston.
Rolston scores with a push kick.
Rolston lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gullich takes a step back to recover.
Gullich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rolston lands a head kick!
Gullich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rolston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rolston - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Gullich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rolston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gullich's sensitive parts.
Rolston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gullich's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gullich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rolston to score with a decent uppercut.
Rolston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gullich, pushing him back against the cage.
Rolston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gullich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rolston stalling in the clinch but Gullich improves position.
Rolston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Rolston.
Rolston is looking to slow Gullich down with leg kicks.
Rolston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rolston.
Rolston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rolston lands with a slapping head kick.
Gullich moves forwards but Rolston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rolston lands a jab to Gullich's midsection.
Nice body kick from Rolston.
Rolston feints and then cracks Gullich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gullich down.
Rolston staying out of range there.
Rolston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gullich's head.
Rolston slips under a jab.
James Rolston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullich misses with a combination
and Rolston counters with a leg kick.
Rolston lands with a good body shot.
Rolston scores with a kick to the body.
Rolston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rolston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullich. That did some damage!
Rolston connects with a nice looking jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rolston - that will leave a mark!
Rolston lands with a kick to the temple. Gullich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gullich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolston.
Rolston lands with a kick to the temple. Gullich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rolston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rolston lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rolston.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rolston, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rolston. That's going to slow Gullich down.
Gullich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Rolston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gullich's calf.
Rolston scores with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rolston.
Rolston scoring well with a low kick there.
Gullich ducks right into an uppercut from Rolston.
Gullich is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rolston jabs Gullich right on the nose. Gullich blinks but takes it well.
Rolston scores with a jab.
Gullich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rolston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gullich's head.
Rolston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolfgang Gullich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gullich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolston thumps Gullich with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rolston, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rolston scores with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
Rolston lands a head kick. Gullich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice uppercut lands for Rolston. That snapped Gullich's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rolston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rolston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rolston!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuno Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu Tang - Triumph. Svensson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ison & Fille - Muevete (Spanska Flugan) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shuno Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svensson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Svensson looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Svensson rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Svensson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jackson has Svensson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson 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.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jackson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jackson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jackson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Svensson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Svensson defends.
Svensson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Svensson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Svensson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Svensson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svensson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying is best to control the position here.
Svensson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Svensson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson working for a triangle but Svensson defends it easily.
Svensson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Svensson has wrist control.
Jackson works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
Svensson is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Svensson wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Svensson tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Svensson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Svensson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jackson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Svensson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Svensson to regain full guard.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Svensson's head.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Svensson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Svensson in his guard.
Svensson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Svensson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Svensson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jackson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Svensson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jackson pulls down on the head and he's put Svensson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rashad Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell has chosen Stepping Razor as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joe Powell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Powell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Day decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Powell manages to get to full guard.
Day wants to pass the guard but Powell is keeping the position.
Day sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Powell's guard.
Day trying to mount his opponent but Powell defends it.
Powell is looking to control Day's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Powell avoid being mounted?
Day controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to pass the guard but Powell is defending well.
Powell tries to roll over but Day keeps him under control.
Day is looking for a kimura here.
Day is pressing down on Powell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Powell is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Day is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powell looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Day needs to keep his hands up - Powell had a free shot at his head there.
Day lands with a cross.
Powell lands a jab-cross combination.
Powell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Day. Day circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Day is rocked!
Powell drops Day with a straight right hand, right on the button! Powell follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Powell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Swiftwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swiftwater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by NEON. Glenn Swiftwater is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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27
165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glenn Swiftwater!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harnick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harnick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harnick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swiftwater drops his hands momentarily and Harnick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swiftwater slips under a jab from Harnick.
Harnick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harnick is trying to break free.
Harnick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harnick breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Harnick misses.
Swiftwater throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harnick was covering up waiting for the punch and Swiftwater finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swiftwater stops Harnick from standing up.
Swiftwater with a nice head shot there.
Harnick wants to stand and escape but Swiftwater is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiftwater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swiftwater sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harnick's guard.
Harnick is trying to stand.
Swiftwater seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harnick wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swiftwater stalling.
Swiftwater is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harnick defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swiftwater trying to control the action but Harnick is working from the bottom.
Harnick is looking to escape.
Harnick wants to improve his position but Swiftwater is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harnick tries a head kick but it misses.
Swiftwater scores with a jab. Harnick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harnick. No joy for Swiftwater on that attempt.
Swiftwater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harnick.
Swiftwater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harnick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swiftwater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Swiftwater wants to pass the guard but Harnick is keeping the position.
Swiftwater wants to control from the top but Harnick keeps moving.
Swiftwater not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swiftwater passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiftwater trying to control from half guard but Harnick is working away.
Harnick has his hands clasped together around Swiftwater's back. He's all about the action.
Harnick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harnick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swiftwater is controlling him.
Swiftwater preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Swiftwater dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harnick throws a front kick that sends Swiftwater stumbling back into the cage.
Swiftwater gets the takedown into side control.
Swiftwater lands a nice forearm strike.
Harnick wants to get back to his feet but Swiftwater drags him back down.
A lull in the action here.
Swiftwater has hold of Harnick's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Harnick tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Swiftwater cranks the arm and Harnick screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Harnick, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Glenn Swiftwater!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunwa Jiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Movado Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunwa Jiki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Movado Cage's chin.
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunwa Jiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Movado Cage!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiki tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiki takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Jiki.
Cage has Jiki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jiki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jiki lands with a right to the head.
Jiki breaks from the clinch.
Jiki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cage actively working from the bottom here.
Cage tries to roll over but Jiki keeps him under control.
Cage is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jiki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jiki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiki working over Cage with some ground and pound. Cage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jiki slips a nice elbow through Cage's hands, connecting with Cage's forehead.
Jiki scores with a big shot! Cage's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cage! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunwa Jiki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Subotai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch/Lover. Subotai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Viikate - Leikatun Konjakin Salaisuus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conan Subotai!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subotai slaps away a takedown attempt from Finley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Subotai tries to avoid it but Finley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Subotai to the ground. Subotai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Subotai throws a body punch but Finley moves out of range.
Finley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Finley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finley lands a jab to the head.
Subotai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finley was well out of range. Poor timing from Subotai.
Finley shoots in but no luck this time.
Subotai slaps away a takedown attempt from Finley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Subotai misses with a series of wild punches.
Subotai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finley.
Nice shot by Subotai.
Finley throws a sloppy body shot
letting Subotai counter with a right hand.
Finley throws a combination that misses
and Finley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subotai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finley misses the body punch
and Subotai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finley shoots in for a double leg but Subotai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finley is breathing heavily.
Subotai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Subotai scores with a decent looking hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Subotai.
Conan Subotai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subotai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finley is rocked!
Subotai throws an overhand right that has Finley reeling! Subotai follows up with more punches and Finley is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conan Subotai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kanuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Mackey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kanuuna!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Mackey. That snapped Kanuuna's head back.
Mackey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mackey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle, before Mackey throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kanuuna's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mackey lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mike Mackey!
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