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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Etienne Legacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Manard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Legacy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stripsearch. Manard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motley Crue's - Shout at the Devil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Etienne Legacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Manard!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legacy lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Legacy as Manard shoots in.
Manard forces Legacy back against the cage and clinches.
Manard tries to land knees in the clinch but Legacy avoids the damage to the body.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but Legacy blocks with his arms.
Legacy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Legacy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legacy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Legacy to work.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
Legacy manages to break the clinch.
Legacy throws a hook to the side of Manard's head but Manard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legacy darts in trying to clinch
and Manard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Legacy checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Manard.
Legacy is looking to land body kicks.
Legacy tries to clinch up but Manard circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legacy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legacy throws a hook but Manard avoids it easily.
Legacy lands with a kick to the temple. Manard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Gary Manard has been cut.
Manard scores with a takedown into Legacy's guard.
Legacy trying to control the position here.
Legacy wants to stand up but Manard is controlling him.
Manard preventing the sweep.
Manard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legacy is keeping the position for now.
Manard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manard wants to get up but he can't break Legacy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Legacy keeping moving, preventing Manard from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Legacy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for Legacy.
Legacy just misses with a punch to the body.
Legacy takes a swing at Manard's ribcage but misses.
Manard looks to land a combination but Legacy avoids it well.
Manard throws a hook but Legacy avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legacy. That's going to slow Manard down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legacy scores with a body shot.
Manard looks gassed!
Manard throws a wild body kick that Legacy sees coming a mile off.
Manard closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legacy is trying to push Manard away but Manard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manard misses with a knee to the head.
Legacy avoiding damage as Manard throws knees to the body.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but Legacy blocks with his arms.
Manard misses with a knee strike.
Legacy lands a knee to the head.
Manard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legacy blocks it with crossed arms.
Legacy breaks the clinch.
Legacy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Etienne Legacy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legacy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manard moves out of range of the body kick.
Legacy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manard moves away from the strike by Legacy.
Legacy connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legacy throws the kick towards the body but Manard avoids it.
Legacy throws a body kick the misses
and Manard moves into the clinch.
Legacy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
Legacy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legacy is looking to clinch.
Manard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Manard is looking to clinch but Legacy is avoiding it.
Legacy throws a lazy right hand but Manard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Legacy will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Legacy tries to improve position but can't.
Manard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Legacy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manard tries to move to mount but Legacy blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Etienne Legacy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Manard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manard is looking to clinch.
Legacy misses with a body kick.
Manard tries to clinch but Legacy is having none of it.
Manard tries to clinch but Legacy is having none of it.
Legacy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Manard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manard moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legacy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Etienne Legacy has been cut.
Legacy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but Legacy blocks with his arms.
Legacy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manard prevents Legacy from breaking the clinch.
Legacy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manard misses with a knee to the head.
Legacy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legacy blocks it with crossed arms.
Manard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legacy missing with knees to the body.
Legacy tries to break free but Manard pushes him back against the cage.
Manard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legacy is defending well for now.
Manard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Legacy is trying to break the clinch but Manard has him pressed against the cage.
Legacy is trying to force a seperation but Manard has the dominant position.
Manard misses with a knee to the head.
Legacy working hard to break the clinch.
Legacy wants to get back to striking at distance but Manard won't allow it.
Manard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legacy is defending well for now.
Manard looking to throw knees to the head but Legacy is blocking nicely.
Legacy has had enough of the clinch but Manard keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Legacy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legacy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legacy wants to get back to striking at distance but Manard won't allow it.
Manard tries to land knees in the clinch but Legacy avoids the damage to the body.
Manard looking to throw knees to the head but Legacy is blocking nicely.
Legacy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Etienne Legacy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legacy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manard pushes Legacy up against the cage in a clinch.
Legacy working hard to break the clinch.
Legacy is trying to push Manard away but Manard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
Manard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legacy.
Legacy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manard misses with a knee strike.
Manard has Legacy pressed against the cage, preventing Legacy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Legacy is trying to push Manard away but Manard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legacy is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legacy tries to circle away but Manard has him pinned against the cage.
Legacy tries to circle away but Manard has him pinned against the cage.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legacy trying to control the position but instead, Manard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Legacy into the cage.
Manard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legacy blocks it with crossed arms.
Legacy is trying to break the clinch but Manard is controlling him.
Manard misses with a knee strike.
Manard has had enough of the clinch but Legacy keeps him there for the moment.
Manard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legacy.
Legacy lands a knee to the head.
Manard trying to land knees to the body.
Legacy is looking to break free of the clinch but Manard has double underhooks.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but Legacy blocks with his arms.
Legacy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legacy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legacy tries to land a knee to the head but Manard blocks with his arms.
Legacy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Legacy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Legacy blocks the low kick.
Manard takes one on the button.
Legacy avoids the head kick by Manard.
Manard wants to clinch up but Legacy keeps it at a distance.
Legacy swinging wildly here.
Legacy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manard.
A shot to the liver by Manard. Beautiful body shot.
Manard throws a sloppy head kick and Legacy moves out of range easily.
Manard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Manard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legacy finds it's way round the side to connect with Manard's head.
Manard forces Legacy back against the cage and clinches.
Manard tries to land knees in the clinch but Legacy avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Manard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manard tries to clinch but Legacy is having none of it.
Legacy tries to close the distance and clinch but Manard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Legacy enables Manard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Legacy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Manard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legacy is keeping the position for now.
Legacy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manard manages to get himself to full guard.
Manard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Legacy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legacy is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legacy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manard is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manard stands up from half guard.
Manard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Legacy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manard throws a sloppy head kick and Legacy moves out of range easily.
Manard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legacy throws a one two combo.
Manard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manard misses with a knee to the head.
Manard scores a nice knee to the body.
Manard trying to land knees to the body.
Manard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legacy blocks it with crossed arms.
Manard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legacy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Legacy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
Manard tries a knee to the head but Legacy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manard has Legacy pressed against the cage, preventing Legacy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legacy breaks from the clinch.
Legacy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Legacy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manard tries to clinch but Legacy moves out of range.
Etienne Legacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legacy wants to slow Manard down by chopping away at his legs.
Manard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manard wants to clinch up but Legacy keeps it at a distance.
Legacy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Manard counters by moving into the clinch.
Manard misses with a knee to the head.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legacy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manard has him pressed against the cage.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legacy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manard tries to clinch up but Legacy circles away and keeps his distance.
Legacy tries to clinch but Manard moves out of range.
Legacy moves out of range as Manard throws a body kick.
Legacy doesn't manage to clinch there - Manard circles away.
Legacy throws a lazy head kick
and Manard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legacy managing to block the knees to the body from Manard.
Legacy is looking to break free of the clinch but Manard has double underhooks.
Manard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legacy blocks it with crossed arms.
Manard has Legacy pressed against the cage, preventing Legacy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Legacy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manard tries to land a knee to the head but Legacy blocks with his arms.
Manard trying to land knees to the body.
Legacy is trying to break free.
Legacy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Legacy tries to break the clinch but Manard is controlling the position.
Legacy wants to break free but Manard has control.
That's four 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.
Manard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legacy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legacy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manard has closed the distance and engaged Legacy in a clinch.
Manard misses with a knee to the head.
Legacy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legacy is defending well for now.
Legacy avoiding damage as Manard throws knees to the body.
Legacy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manard has him pressed against the cage.
Legacy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Legacy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Legacy trying to control the position.
Manard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Manard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Manard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Andre Clark was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zak Zinfandel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clark!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws the left hand but Zinfandel avoids the punch easily.
Zinfandel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Zinfandel backpedaling.
It looks like Zak Zinfandel has been cut.
Zinfandel slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Zinfandel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zinfandel scores with a leg kick.
Zinfandel pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Clark looks gassed!
Clark throws a right hand that Zinfandel ducks under and follows up with a left that Zinfandel also avoids with ease.
Zinfandel fakes the leg kick and cracks Clark in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zinfandel misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zinfandel.
A good leg kick by Zinfandel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zinfandel, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Zinfandel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zinfandel. Zinfandel obviously looking to wear him down.
Zinfandel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zinfandel.
Zinfandel is putting a hurting on Clark here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Zinfandel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zinfandel is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinfandel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zinfandel working the ground and pound.
Zinfandel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zinfandel working the head and body with strikes.
Zinfandel working the head with strikes.
Zinfandel working the body and head with strikes.
Clark is rocked!
Zinfandel looks up at the clock and then as Clark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zinfandel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Clark is still in real trouble! Can Zinfandel finish him?
Zinfandel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Clark takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zinfandel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clark down.
A big shot lands for Zinfandel! That's hurt Clark! Will he recover? Zinfandel fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Zinfandel!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Michael Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Michael Batista!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Batista goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Batista tries to sprawl but Evans drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Batista's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Batista can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Evans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Evans misses with a head shot.
Evans punching from mount but Batista doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Evans thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes here but Batista is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans unloading with bombs!
It looks like David Michael Batista has been cut.
Evans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evans throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Evans looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Batista because Evans loaded up on that one.
Evans misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Evans misses with a head shot.
Batista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Batista bucks and avoids them well.
Evans has control of Batista's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Batista regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Evans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evans with shots to the head and body - Batista looks very uncomfortable down there.
Evans 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.
Evans thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Batista wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a big elbow.
That has opened up David Michael Batista's cut even more.
Evans working for a guillotine from mount but Batista is in no mood to give up.
Evans punching from mount but Batista doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Evans thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
David Michael Batista's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Michael Batista's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rashad Evans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushio Makinari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yushio Makinari has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yushio Makinari!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makinari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makinari has a takedown stuffed.
Makinari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guevara closes the distance and clinches.
Makinari pulls guard.
Makinari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guevara tries to free his leg and advance position but Makinari is retaining full guard.
Guevara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Makinari has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guevara has managed to get both his arms back between Makinari's legs - danger averted.
Guevara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Makinari has a takedown stuffed.
Guevara clinches up with Makinari and pushes him back against the cage.
Makinari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makinari keeps control of Guevara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guevara is looking to break free of the clinch but Makinari has double underhooks.
Makinari working hard to break the clinch.
Makinari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guevara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ernesto Guevara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushio Makinari.
Guevara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makinari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ernesto Guevara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Guevara does no damage.
Makinari forces Guevara back against the cage and clinches.
Guevara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Guevara. Those never looked like landing.
Makinari tries for a takedown but Guevara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guevara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guevara duly obliges.
Guevara avoids the head kick by Makinari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Guevara.
A nice combination there by Guevara.
Guevara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Makinari looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes from Guevara. Those never looked like landing.
Makinari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yushio Makinari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guevara works over Makinari's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guevara clinches with his opponent.
Guevara tries to break free but Makinari pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Guevara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makinari drags the fight down to the ground.
Guevara advances position into side control!
Guevara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Makinari sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Guevara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makinari, who protects the arm well.
Guevara misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara stands up and beckons Makinari to his feet.
Guevara closes the distance and clinches.
Makinari fails to pull guard.
Guevara stops a takedown attempt from Makinari.
Guevara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makinari has him pressed against the cage.
Guevara is trying to force a seperation but Makinari has the dominant position.
Makinari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guevara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guevara is working the combinations to good effect here.
Guevara clinches with his opponent.
Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Guevara misses.
Guevara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guevara gets a clinch.
Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guevara stalks Makinari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Makinari's face. Makinari staggers backwards, shaken.
Makinari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guevara scores with a body shot.
Guevara misses with a wild combination.
Guevara clinches up with Makinari and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guevara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makinari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guevara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guevara lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Guevara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guevara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Makinari wants to clinch
and Guevara counters with a series of strikes. Makinari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makinari shoots and misses
and Guevara counters with a stiff right hand.
Guevara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makinari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guevara scores with the left hand. Makinari knows he should have avoided that one.
Guevara throws a right and a left that Makinari avoids nicely.
Guevara has Makinari up against the cage in a clinch.
Guevara tries to break free but Makinari pushes him back against the cage.
Guevara is trying to push Makinari away but Makinari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makinari is breathing heavily.
Guevara is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara tries to circle away but Makinari has him pinned against the cage.
Makinari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guevara can't break the clinch.
Guevara tries to break free but Makinari pushes him back against the cage.
Guevara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guevara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guevara blocks a head kick by Makinari.
Guevara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makinari wants to clinch but Guevara slips to the side
and Guevara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guevara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guevara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ernesto Guevara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushio Makinari.
Guevara avoids a wild elbow strike from Makinari.
A frustrated look appears on Guevara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guevara is trying to break the clinch but Makinari is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Makinari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makinari prevents Guevara from breaking the clinch.
Makinari has Guevara pressed against the cage, preventing Guevara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makinari trying to stall but Guevara improves his position.
Guevara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makinari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Makinari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guevara tries to break free but Makinari pushes him back against the cage.
Makinari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guevara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makinari wants to break free but Guevara has control.
Guevara is trying to push Makinari away but Makinari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guevara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Guevara.
Makinari takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara throws a series of punches but Makinari moves out of range.
Guevara lands a nice shot that snaps Makinari's head back.
Guevara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guevara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guevara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guevara duly obliges.
Makinari misses with a takedown
and Guevara counters by moving into the clinch.
Guevara tries to circle away but Makinari has him pinned against the cage.
Guevara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guevara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guevara cracks Makinari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guevara closes the distance and pushes Makinari back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara wants to break free but Makinari has control.
Makinari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guevara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makinari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guevara tries to break free but Makinari pushes him back against the cage.
Guevara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guevara throws a right and a left that Makinari avoids nicely.
Guevara scores with a three punch combo!
Ernesto Guevara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guevara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guevara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Guevara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makinari looking to slow down the pace here.
Makinari prevents Guevara from breaking the clinch.
Guevara is trying to break free.
Makinari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guevara walks away with a smile on his face. Makinari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Makinari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guevara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Guevara dominated that second round.
That's time! Guevara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Guevara with a nice cross.
Guevara misses with a two punch combination.
Makinari doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Guevara counter with a right hand.
Guevara looks to land a combination. Makinari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makinari tries to clinch but Guevara moves away
and Guevara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guevara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guevara misses with a series of wild punches.
Makinari misses with a takedown attempt
and Guevara counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinari tries to keep at a distance but Guevara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makinari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Guevara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guevara breaks from the clinch.
Guevara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makinari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guevara closes the distance and clinches.
Guevara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guevara misses with a series of wild punches.
Guevara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guevara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makinari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guevara throws a series of punches but Makinari avoids them all with ease.
Guevara darts in and clinches Makinari up against the cage.
Guevara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makinari can do to turn this around?
Guevara is looking to break free of the clinch but Makinari has double underhooks.
Guevara is trying to force a seperation but Makinari has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara wants to get back to striking at distance but Makinari won't allow it.
Guevara wants to break free but Makinari has control.
A frustrated look appears on Guevara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guevara can't break the clinch.
Makinari wants a takedown but no success here.
Ernesto Guevara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushio Makinari.
Guevara wants to break free but Makinari has control.
Makinari tries to pull guard but Guevara won't allow it.
Guevara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guevara misses with a two punch combination.
Guevara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guevara.
Guevara instigates a clinch.
Makinari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guevara walks away with a smile on his face. Makinari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guevara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makinari circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guevara fails to land with a series of punches.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makinari circles away quickly and effectively.
Guevara forces Makinari back against the cage and clinches.
Makinari keeps control of Guevara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makinari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Makinari tries to pull guard but Guevara won't allow it.
Makinari is trying to break free.
Guevara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guevara fails to land with a series of punches.
Makinari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makinari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makinari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guevara misses with a wild combination.
Makinari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makinari misses with a takedown attempt
and Guevara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guevara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makinari.
Guevara moves into range and clinches up with Makinari.
Guevara is trying to break free.
Guevara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Guevara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guevara manages to break the clinch.
Yushio Makinari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernesto Guevara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guevara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Guevara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guevara 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Guevara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Oven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Oven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oven connects with a right hand. Schafer shakes it off.
Oven throws a body punch but Schafer moves out of range.
Oven throws a shot to the body.
Oven just misses with a punch to the body.
Schafer shoots in and drives through. Oven sprawls well.
Oven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schafer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oven.
Schafer avoids a punch combination nicely.
George Oven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Oven.
Schafer tries to clinch but Oven moves out of range.
Oven lands with a hook. Schafer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schafer moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oven loads up on a big right hand but Schafer slips the punch.
Schafer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schafer shoots for a takedown but Oven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oven swings for the body but Schafer moves out of range.
Schafer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oven throws a jab but it's blocked by Schafer.
Schafer moves away from the strike by Oven.
Oven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oven throws a hook to the side of Schafer's head but Schafer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schafer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schafer clinches up against the cage.
Oven blocks an elbow strike from Schafer.
Schafer trying to land knees to the body.
Schafer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George Oven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Schafer.
Schafer lands a damaging elbow.
Oven avoids the elbow strike from Schafer, against the cage.
Oven has had enough of the clinch but Schafer keeps him there for the moment.
Schafer throws an elbow that misses.
Schafer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oven avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Oven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schafer trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schafer wants a takedown.
Oven lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oven managing to block the knees to the body from Schafer.
Oven works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schafer lands an elbow that stopped Oven in his tracks for a moment.
Oven blocks the elbow strike.
Schafer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oven tests Schafer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George Oven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven stuns Schafer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schafer looks gassed!
Schafer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schafer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oven jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oven misses with a wild body shot.
Oven misses with a wild body shot.
Oven scores with a nice strike.
Oven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schafer.
Oven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oven loads up on a big right hand but Schafer slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Oven misses.
Oven misses with a few strikes there.
Oven stuffs the takedown.
Oven thows a body shot but no joy.
Oven swinging wildly here.
Oven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oven misses with a straight right.
Oven works over Schafer's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schafer staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Oven misses its intended target.
Oven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Oven 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.
The fighters circling - Oven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schafer was well out of range. Poor timing from Oven.
Oven throws a combination. Schafer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oven lands with a shot to the body.
Oven misses the jab.
Schafer clinches.
Schafer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oven's defenses.
Schafer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schafer or not.
Oven gets underhooks to prevent Schafer's takedown attempt.
Schafer misses with an elbow over the top.
Oven avoids a wild elbow strike from Schafer.
Schafer tries a knee to the head but Oven blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schafer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oven's brow.
Schafer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oven is defending well for now.
Oven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oven is trying to break the clinch but Schafer is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Oven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oven lands a nice shot to the body.
Oven lands a nice hook to Schafer's body. Schafer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schafer is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Oven as he connects with a hook.
Schafer tries to clinch there but Oven circles away.
Oven looks to score with a jab to the body but Schafer is just out of range.
George Oven is winning the standup battle so far.
Oven connects with a body shot.
Schafer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schafer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oven scores with a punch to the head.
Oven throws an overhand right that lands on Schafer's shoulder, as Schafer tries to avoid the shot.
Oven lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oven scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schafer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oven scores with a hook.
Oven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Schafer is rocked!
Oven jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schafer is still on wobbly legs! Can Oven finish him?
Oven throws a shot to the body.
Oven drops Schafer with a big left hand! Schafer is injured, injured bad! Oven jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Oven!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Akons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Akons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duke Knight!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akons dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Akons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akons is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Akons.
Akons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick but Akons moved away.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akons can pounce on him.
Akons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akons throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akons lands with a kick to the temple. Knight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akons gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Akons manages to break the clinch.
Akons lands a head kick. Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Akons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.
Akons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Akons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akons drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Akons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akons avoids it really well and circles away.
Akons moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akons.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akons.
Knight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aaron Akons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Akons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Akons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight throws a series of punches but Akons avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Akons. Akons maintains the clinch.
Knight blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Akons.
Knight has Akons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Akons slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Akons looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akons counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Knight is predictable there
and Akons counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akons counters with an outside leg kick.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akons scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight throws a hook but Akons blocks it.
Akons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akons thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Akons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Akons which made him look bad.
Akons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Akons sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Knight misses.
Akons throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Akons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Akons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akons stalling in the clinch but Knight improves position.
Akons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Akons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Akons.
Akons tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Akons tries to stall but Knight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Akons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Akons is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Akons working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akons misses with a knee strike.
Knight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akons.
Akons misses with a knee to the head.
Knight keeps control of Akons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight fails to pull guard.
Akons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Akons makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Akons checks the leg kick.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Akons counters with a nice body kick.
Akons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akons tries to clinch up.
Akons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight throws the left hand but Akons avoids the punch easily.
Akons closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Akons backing up. Akons nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Duke Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akons tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akons to the ground. Akons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Akons counters with a solid body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Akons blocks the leg kick.
Akons throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it.
Akons tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight throws a right hand that Akons ducks under and follows up with a left that Akons also avoids with ease.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akons counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight walks into a stiff left hand from Akons.
Akons shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akons. That's going to slow Knight down.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight blocks a head kick by Akons.
Akons tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Akons plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Akons checks a low kick from Knight.
Akons misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Akons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick from Akons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akons counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Akons counters with a head kick.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akons rather than just go for the knockout.
Akons swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Akons counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight swings for the body but Akons moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
A low kick from Knight misses
and Akons counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Akons dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akons pinned against the cage. Akons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akons tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akons.
Akons slips a jab from Knight.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akons has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight has managed to clinch.
Knight wants a takedown.
Akons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akons is trying to drag Knight to the mat but Knight just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Akons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akons stalling in the clinch but Knight improves position.
Knight keeps control of Akons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akons connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Duke Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akons counters with a leg kick.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knight lands a body shot.
Akons scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akons misses with a head kick.
Akons tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Akons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akons tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Akons slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akons is trying to stand up here but Knight is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knight is working away from the top position though.
Knight frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Akons wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight controlling the pace for now.
Aaron Akons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knight breaks from Akons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Knight connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duke Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Akons wants to try and get back to his feet.
Akons wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Akons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Akons!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Box Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes into the arena with Connected blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Box Spar!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar thuds a left hand into Barac's body.
A cross from Spar lands.
Spar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spar takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
Barac scores with a jab. Spar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barac clinches with his opponent.
Spar wants to get back to striking at distance but Barac won't allow it.
Barac dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barac breaks from the clinch.
Barac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Barac as he connects with a hook.
Spar defending well as Barac loads up on a big left hand.
Spar lands with a shot to the body.
Barac is breathing heavily.
Barac walks into a stiff left hand from Spar.
It looks like Ivan Barac has been cut.
A jab from Spar does it's job there.
Barac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spar throws a hook but Barac avoids it easily.
Spar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barac.
Spar throws a shot to the body.
Barac avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Spar does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Spar.
Barac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar throws out a loose jab but Barac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Spar.
Barac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar misses with a body shot.
Spar misses with a wild body shot.
Spar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barac has time to react.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spar throws the left hand but Barac avoids the punch easily.
Spar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Barac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spar doesn't seem phased though.
Spar lands a jab-cross combination.
Spar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spar on the side of the head.
Barac thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Spar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Spar takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
Barac throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Barac misses.
Barac misses with a looping left.
Spar misses with an uppercut. Barac saw that one coming.
Spar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barac lands with a nice body punch.
Barac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spar.
Spar misses with a hook to the body
and Barac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spar thinking.
Spar throws a series of punches but Barac moves out of range.
Spar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barac misses with an uppercut. Spar saw that one coming.
Barac clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar is trying to break the clinch but Barac is controlling him.
Spar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barac lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spar is rocked!
Barac lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Spar to his knees! Barac keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Barac!
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