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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheriff Sodje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gunnar Horvat has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gunnar Horvat seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheriff Sodje!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horvat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sodje misses with a body shot
and Horvat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horvat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sodje paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horvat thows a leg kick but Sodje checks it
and Sodje makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horvat wants to clinch up but Sodje keeps it at a distance.
Horvat misses with a lunging right hand
and Sodje connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnar Horvat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodje throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horvat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodje misses with a right hand
and Horvat counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodje checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horvat misses with an uppercut
and Sodje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horvat misses with a lunging right hand
and Sodje counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horvat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sodje controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Horvat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sodje knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horvat controlling the action here.
Horvat is trying to control. Sodje wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sodje really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Horvat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Horvat trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gunnar Horvat just wasn't active enough.
Sodje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horvat.
Sodje throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horvat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horvat cracks Sodje with a good jab.
Horvat throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodje counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sodje will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horvat throws out a leg kick but Sodje moves out of range and Horvat only half commits.
Horvat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horvat slips a straight right by Sodje.
Sodje misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horvat.
Sodje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horvat.
Sodje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horvat moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodje is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horvat throws a leg kick which misses Sodje's front leg but catches the back leg as Sodje tries to avoid it.
Sodje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horvat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Horvat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sodje won't allow Horvat to pass to mount.
Horvat seems to be working for a kimura but Sodje defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat is trying to work for a kimura but Sodje is defending well.
Horvat is looking for a kimura but Sodje is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Horvat to get the leverage.
Horvat trying to control the pace.
Horvat is working for a kimura but Sodje is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horvat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Horvat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horvat closes the distance and clinches up with Sodje, looking for a takedown. Horvat pushes Sodje against the cage but Sodje circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horvat misses with an uppercut
and Sodje counters with a stiff right hand.
Horvat misses with a shot to the body
and Sodje makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horvat throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodje connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
so Horvat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Horvat trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sodje working a defensive guard here.
Sodje can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Horvat controls the pace.
Horvat wants to control from the top but Sodje keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Horvat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sodje misses with a right hand
and Horvat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sodje closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horvat feints and as Sodje raises his hands in defense, Horvat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Horvat trying to control but Sodje is working from the bottom.
Sodje keeping full guard, as Horvat tries to pass.
Horvat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Horvat is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Horvat tries to free his leg and advance position but Sodje is retaining full guard.
Horvat stopping the sweep attempt from Sodje.
Horvat trying to control but Sodje is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Gunnar Horvat wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horvat is looking to clinch but Sodje is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat lands a lovely overhand right.
Horvat lands with a nice body kick.
Sheriff Sodje is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horvat misses with a body punch
and Sodje counters with a nice body shot.
Sodje throws an off balance right hand
and Horvat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Horvat is defended easily by Sodje.
Horvat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horvat misses with a looping right.
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sodje checks a low kick from Horvat.
Sodje misses with a left hand
and Horvat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodje swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sodje throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sodje throws an off balance right hand
and Horvat counters with a nice body shot.
Horvat throws a right hand that misses
and Sodje counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Horvat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodje.
Horvat connects with a body shot that sends Sodje's belly button to the back.
Sodje just misses with a punch to the body.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Horvat counters with a nice body shot.
Sodje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horvat manages to avoid it.
Sodje throws a jab but it's blocked by Horvat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horvat thows a body shot but no joy.
Horvat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Horvat or perhaps it was just good defense by Sodje which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Horvat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sodje stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horvat.
Sodje misses with a hook
and Sodje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Horvat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheriff Sodje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodje moves out of range as Horvat strikes.
Horvat misses with a lunging right hand
and Sodje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sodje digs a good body shot into Horvat's ribs.
Horvat punishes Sodje's body with a nice straight punch.
Horvat lands a nice shot to the body.
Horvat throws a body punch but Sodje moves out of range.
Sodje thuds a left hand into Horvat's body.
Horvat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horvat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sodje!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sodje really wants to buck Horvat off and get back to his feet.
Horvat tries to control but Sodje wriggling away.
Sodje has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sodje holding both Horvat 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sheriff Sodje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good control from Horvat.
Horvat is cranking Sodje's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Sodje! He's tightened the choke and Sodje is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gunnar Horvat!
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hype
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