SFO Amsterdam the backlash PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Art Metroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago de Silva struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Metroman
vs
de Silva

162 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Metroman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago de Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Metroman. No joy for de Silva on that attempt.

Metroman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de Silva sprawls well initially but Metroman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
de Silva wants to control but Metroman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Metroman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Metroman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and de Silva defends it well.

Metroman is looking for a kimura but de Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Metroman to get the leverage.

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

Metroman wants to work for an arm triangle but de Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Metroman is thwarting de Silva's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Metroman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Metroman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed de Silva's head.
de Silva trying to hold on to Metroman's head to control him but Metroman postures up.

Metroman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
de Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Metroman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
de Silva trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Metroman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Metroman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
de Silva is not content to let Metroman control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Metroman seems to be looking for submissions.
de Silva tries to roll over but Metroman keeps him under control.
Metroman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Metroman is trying to control the action in half guard but de Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
de Silva wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Metroman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. de Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Metroman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Metroman sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
de Silva looks gassed!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Art Metroman!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Maritato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mills
vs
Maritato

190 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Maritato!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maritato closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Maritato thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maritato landing a few strikes.
Mills takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maritato throws a strike aimed at the side of Mills's head but Mills avoids it well.
Mills regains half guard there - taking advantage of Maritato's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Maritato is looking to take a break and control but Mills is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mills blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maritato.
Maritato seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maritato wants to stand up but Mills is controlling the position.
Maritato is trying to control. Mills wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maritato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mills. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Maritato is working for a kimura but Mills is defending it quite comfortably.
Mills manages to get to full guard.
Maritato wanted to stand there but Mills had control of the position.

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.

Mills is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maritato defends well.
Maritato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maritato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maritato trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mills's guard.
Maritato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maritato postures up and lands a big shot to Mills's brow.
Maritato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritato preventing the sweep.
Maritato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maritato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maritato lands a two punch combo.
Maritato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maritato misses with a series of wild punches.
Maritato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mills is breathing heavily.
Mills misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Maritato.
Maritato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maritato shoots in but Mills avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mills digs a good hook to Maritato's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Maritato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maritato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Mills misses

and Maritato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mills!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maritato lands a nice shot to the head.
Maritato is landing with some decent strikes but Mills is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maritato lands with some strikes.
Maritato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills taking shots to the head.

Mills is rocked!
Maritato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mills can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Maritato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mills misses the jab.

Maritato fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mills sprawls well initially but Maritato persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steven Maritato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maritato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maritato with the ground and pound but Mills uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maritato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Mills working for a triangle but Maritato defends it easily.
Maritato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maritato lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritato wants to stand but Mills is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maritato scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maritato is looking to stand up but Mills won't let him.

Mills is working an open guard so Maritato takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mills throws a right and a left that Maritato avoids nicely.
Mills displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maritato.
Maritato throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Maritato both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheers as Maritato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mills doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maritato shoots for a takedown but Mills saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maritato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Maritato shoots in but Mills avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harrison Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Maritato.
Maritato dodges the punch combination from Mills.

Mills tries to keep at a distance but Maritato has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maritato manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritato misses with a combination
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Maritato scores with a three punch combo!

Maritato clinches up against the cage.

Maritato breaks the clinch.
Mills takes one on the button.
Maritato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Mills as Maritato shoots in.
Maritato wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Mills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maritato counters with a shoot takedown. Mills fights it but they end up in guard.
Mills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maritato chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maritato tries to stand but Mills is controlling from the bottom.
Mills is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to stand up but Maritato is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maritato wants to get back to his feet.
Maritato wants to control but Mills is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Maritato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maritato shoots for a takedown but Mills saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Maritato both land. Nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maritato.
Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Maritato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mills's guard.
Maritato wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
Mills lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maritato!

Mills gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mills throws a sloppy body shot

and Maritato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mills's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritato wanted to stand there but Mills had control of the position.

Maritato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mills has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maritato has managed to get both his arms back between Mills's legs - danger averted.

Mills looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mills has momentary wrist control but Maritato slips an elbow through the middle.
Maritato with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritato wanted to stand there but Mills had control of the position.
Maritato trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
Maritato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maritato stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
Mills keeping moving, preventing Maritato from controlling successfully.
Maritato is looking to stand up but Mills won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritato thows a big elbow that misses.
Mills manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maritato manages to get himself to full guard.
Mills would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maritato is looking to stand up but Mills isn't so interested in that idea.
Mills wanted to stand there but Maritato had control of the position.

That's four 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.
Maritato has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harrison Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maritato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mills would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Maritato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maritato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Maritato!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Schembri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Mr X (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Schembri
vs
Mr X

168 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Schembri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olivier Mr X!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schembri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mr X.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schembri - that will leave a mark!
Mr X closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schembri circles away.
Mr X fails with a takedown attempt.
Mr X shoots in but Schembri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andre Schembri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier Mr X.
Mr X looks to score with a jab to the body but Schembri is just out of range.
Schembri misses with a body shot.
Schembri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schembri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andre Schembri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mr X looks gassed!
Schembri looks to land a combination. Mr X sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schembri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mr X if he has to take too many more of those.
Schembri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mr X. That did some damage!
Mr X is trying desperately to land a takedown but Schembri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mr X.

Schembri lands a left and a right that send Mr X crashing to the mat, dazed. Schembri thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mr X is rocked!
Schembri scores with a push kick.
Mr X is still on wobbly legs! Can Schembri finish him?
Schembri scores with a leg kick.
Schembri is looking to slow Mr X down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Schembri.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Schembri throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Mr X is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andre Schembri!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domo Arrigoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Aerts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Arrigoto
vs
Aerts

187 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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, Domo Arrigoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arrigoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Arrigoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aerts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aerts prevents Arrigoto from improving his position.

Arrigoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arrigoto is looking for a sweep. Aerts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aerts passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrigoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aerts thowing shots but they're missing.
Arrigoto tries to reverse the position but Aerts maintains control.
Aerts moves to back control.
Arrigoto rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Aerts not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arrigoto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andy Aerts!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian de Rijger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter O Hanrahahanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

de Rijger
vs
O Hanrahahanrahan

184 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian de Rijger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hanrahahanrahan feints and then cracks de Rijger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow de Rijger down.
O Hanrahahanrahan connects with a looping right hand.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Rijger.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch but de Rijger is having none of it.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a two punch combination.
de Rijger circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Rijger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and de Rijger wants it to stay on the feet.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Rijger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch up.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Rijger throws a wild body kick that O Hanrahahanrahan sees coming a mile off.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

O Hanrahahanrahan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Hanrahahanrahan showed some decent athleticism there.
de Rijger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Rijger tries to get out of the position.
de Rijger looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Rijger tries to push off, looking to stand up, but O Hanrahahanrahan manages to move to mount!
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
de Rijger wants to try and get back to his feet.
de Rijger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Hanrahahanrahan on the ground.
O Hanrahahanrahan controlling the pace for now.
de Rijger is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

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.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to control the pace but de Rijger is squirming around nicely.
O Hanrahahanrahan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
de Rijger is trying to stand.

de Rijger somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The fight stays on the outside here - O Hanrahahanrahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a straight left.
de Rijger keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a double jab.
de Rijger throws a right hand that O Hanrahahanrahan ducks under and follows up with a left that O Hanrahahanrahan also avoids with ease.
A combination from O Hanrahahanrahan does no damage.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch but de Rijger moves out of range.
de Rijger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Hanrahahanrahan moves in looking to clinch but de Rijger pushes him off.

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

O Hanrahahanrahan working for submissions but it's allowed de Rijger to get to half guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan looks gassed!

de Rijger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch up.
O Hanrahahanrahan falls off balance throwing a combination

so de Rijger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Rijger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

de Rijger gets to his feet - O Hanrahahanrahan follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from O Hanrahahanrahan misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for de Rijger.
de Rijger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with the body kick
and de Rijger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Hanrahahanrahan darts in trying to clinch
and de Rijger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Hanrahahanrahan drops his hands momentarily and de Rijger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Hanrahahanrahan clinches but de Rijger breaks the clinch

and de Rijger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Hanrahahanrahan!

de Rijger stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a predictable looking body shot

and de Rijger counters with a shoot takedown. O Hanrahahanrahan fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Rijger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
de Rijger wants to stand and escape but instead O Hanrahahanrahan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to stand but de Rijger is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

de Rijger is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Rijger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
de Rijger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Rijger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Hanrahahanrahan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

de Rijger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Hanrahahanrahan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract de Rijger.
de Rijger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a combination that misses
and de Rijger counters with a series of strikes. O Hanrahahanrahan will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from O Hanrahahanrahan.
A head kick by O Hanrahahanrahan misses

and de Rijger moves into the clinch.

de Rijger breaks the clinch.
de Rijger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger blocks a head kick by O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
de Rijger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Hanrahahanrahan is fending him off so far but de Rijger persists. Nope, O Hanrahahanrahan circles away and we're back to standing.
O Hanrahahanrahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de Rijger circles away quickly and effectively.
O Hanrahahanrahan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a double jab

and de Rijger counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Hanrahahanrahan won't be happy with that.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to reverse the position.

de Rijger stands up and we're back to a striking position.
de Rijger keeps O Hanrahahanrahan at a distance using the push kick.
de Rijger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Rijger shoots for a takedown but O Hanrahahanrahan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian de Rijger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a lazy head kick

and de Rijger counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, de Rijger just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Hanrahahanrahan's brow.
de Rijger tries a knee to the head but O Hanrahahanrahan blocks it.
de Rijger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to control the position but instead, de Rijger has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Hanrahahanrahan into the cage.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to break free.

O Hanrahahanrahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Rijger.
de Rijger misses with a takedown attempt - O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Hanrahahanrahan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Rijger as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from de Rijger misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a combination
and de Rijger counters with a nice uppercut.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and de Rijger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
de Rijger blocks a jab.

O Hanrahahanrahan tries to keep at a distance but de Rijger has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Rijger blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Hanrahahanrahan is pressed up against the cage. de Rijger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Hanrahahanrahan down to the mat. O Hanrahahanrahan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and de Rijger counters with a stiff right hand.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Rijger was well out of range. Poor timing from O Hanrahahanrahan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian de Rijger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from O Hanrahahanrahan misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan clinches but de Rijger breaks the clinch
and de Rijger counters with a one-two to the body.

de Rijger has O Hanrahahanrahan up against the cage in a clinch.
de Rijger slows down the pace here.
de Rijger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

de Rijger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hanrahahanrahan avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Rijger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Rijger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with an uppercut. de Rijger saw that one coming.
de Rijger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Hanrahahanrahan. That did some damage!
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and de Rijger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Rijger.
de Rijger lands with a short shot to the head.
de Rijger lands a damaging elbow.
de Rijger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
de Rijger tries a knee to the head but O Hanrahahanrahan blocks it.

de Rijger manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Hanrahahanrahan.
de Rijger fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of de Rijger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Rijger tries to clinch up but O Hanrahahanrahan circles away and keeps his distance.
O Hanrahahanrahan dodges the punch combination from de Rijger.
O Hanrahahanrahan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and de Rijger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
de Rijger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de Rijger tries a body shot but O Hanrahahanrahan blocks it.
de Rijger tries for a takedown. No joy.

O Hanrahahanrahan breaks the clinch.
de Rijger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to slow de Rijger down by chopping away at his legs.
de Rijger's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and de Rijger duly obliges.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch but de Rijger moves away
and de Rijger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Hanrahahanrahan really felt that one!
O Hanrahahanrahan connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
de Rijger avoids the head kick by O Hanrahahanrahan.
de Rijger circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a series of punches but de Rijger avoids them all with ease.
de Rijger misses with a kick to the body
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
de Rijger moves out of range of the strikes.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a hook. de Rijger ducked under it nicely.
de Rijger throws a one two combo.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a sloppy head kick and de Rijger moves out of range easily.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a jab when de Rijger was well out of range.
O Hanrahahanrahan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

de Rijger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Hanrahahanrahan, pushing him back against the cage.
de Rijger misses with a knee to the head.
O Hanrahahanrahan prevents de Rijger from breaking the clinch.

de Rijger breaks the clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch but de Rijger moves away

so de Rijger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Rijger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
de Rijger trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Hanrahahanrahan's guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
de Rijger wanted to stand there but O Hanrahahanrahan had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian de Rijger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Rijger 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian de Rijger!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ulmes Balta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Addai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ulmes Balta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ulmes Balta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Balta
vs
Addai

171 cm
22
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulmes Balta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Addai!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Addai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Addai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balta sees it coming and defends easily.

Addai is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Balta has managed to free his arm - good work.

Addai seems to be working for a kimura but Balta defends the submission attempt.
Balta tries to kick Addai off but Addai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Addai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balta is just riding it out for now. Addai eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Addai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balta is just riding it out for now. Addai eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Addai seems to be looking for submissions.
Addai looks gassed!

Addai is working for a kimura but Balta is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Balta manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Balta throws a sloppy head kick and Addai moves out of range easily.
Balta is looking to clinch but Addai is avoiding it.
Addai shoots for a takedown but Balta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balta throws an overhand right that lands on Addai's shoulder, as Addai tries to avoid the shot.
Balta misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Addai is defended easily by Balta.
Balta misses with an uppercut. Addai saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Addai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Addai is looking for a kimura here.
Balta wants to get back to full guard.
Addai thows a huge punch but Balta dodges it nicely.
Balta trying to hold on to Addai's head to control him but Addai postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addai wants to free his trapped foot but Balta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Addai throwing shots but Balta is blocking nicely.
Balta is doing well to control the position and prevent Addai from advancing to side control.
Balta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Addai on the ground.
Balta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Balta wants to sweep here but Addai controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Addai is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Balta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Balta has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Addai dominated that round.
That's time! Balta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Addai fails to land the takedown.
Balta is looking to land body kicks.
Balta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addai was well out of range. Poor timing from Balta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addai blocks a jab.
Joseph Addai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Addai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Addai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Addai tries for a takedown but Balta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Addai as Balta shoots in.
Addai tries for a takedown but Balta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ulmes Balta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Addai.
Addai is breathing heavily.
Balta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Addai sprawls well. Addai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balta gets slowly back to his feet.
Balta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Addai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addai has his takedown stuffed

and Balta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balta lands with a left to the head.

Balta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balta throws a leg kick but Addai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Addai misses with a takedown
and Balta counters with a huge head kick that drops Addai! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulmes Balta!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Morel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Rijn has chosen Francesco Zappalà - No Way Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Van Rijn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Morel
vs
Van Rijn

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Morel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morel looks to land a right hand but Van Rijn moved out of range.
Van Rijn moves in looking to clinch but Morel pushes him off.
Van Rijn moves out of range as Morel strikes.
Morel throws a nice looking combination but Van Rijn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Van Rijn rushes Morel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morel avoiding damage as Van Rijn throws knees to the body.
Morel is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling him.
Van Rijn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Rijn keeps control of Morel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Rijn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Rijn lands a nice knee to the body.
Morel is breathing heavily.
Van Rijn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Pierre Morel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Rijn scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Van Rijn as the two fighters clinch.

Van Rijn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up.

Van Rijn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Rijn lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Rijn tries to stand but Morel is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morel looking for a sweep. Not yet Morel, not yet.
Morel keeping moving, preventing Van Rijn from controlling successfully.
Van Rijn tries to stand but Morel is controlling from the bottom.
Van Rijn is looking to work some ground and pound but Morel has wrist control.
Van Rijn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Rijn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Rijn wants to clinch up but Morel keeps it at a distance.

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.
Morel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Van Rijn clinches.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Rijn rushes Morel and presses him up against the cage.
Van Rijn scores with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Rijn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Van Rijn.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Morel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Morel misses.
Morel keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rijn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Van Rijn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn avoids the body shot from Morel.
Morel keeps the fight on the outside.
Morel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Rijn.
Pierre Morel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Rijn is looking to slow Morel down with leg kicks.

Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.

Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
Pierre Morel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Rijn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Rijn!

Van Rijn clinches with his opponent.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Van Rijn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn lands a damaging elbow.
Van Rijn lands an elbow that stopped Morel in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Rijn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van Rijn clinches up with Morel and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Rijn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morel's defenses.
Van Rijn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Rijn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Rijn with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn working Morel over with knees to the body.
Van Rijn landing knees to the body.
Van Rijn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Rijn lands an elbow inside that Morel shrugs off.

Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
Morel lands a two punch combo.
Van Rijn lunges at Morel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morel's hand.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Rijn fails with a takedown attempt.
Morel swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Morel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morel misses with a combination
and Van Rijn counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Van Rijn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Van Rijn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Van Rijn wants to control the pace but Morel is squirming around nicely.
Van Rijn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morel is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Rijn has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Rijn trying to control but Morel is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Van Rijn just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morel misses with a combination
and Van Rijn counters with a nice leg kick.
Morel falls off balance throwing a combination

and Van Rijn counters by clinching up.
Van Rijn lands an elbow just above Morel 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Rijn obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands an elbow just above Morel 's eye.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rijn lands an elbow that stopped Morel in his tracks for a moment.
Van Rijn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Rijn crunches a lovely knee into Morel's ribcage.
Van Rijn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morel's face.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Van Rijn darts in and clinches Morel up against the cage.
Van Rijn lands an elbow inside that Morel shrugs off.
Morel working hard to break the clinch.

Van Rijn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Morel is having none of it.

Van Rijn moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morel is keeping busy.
Van Rijn is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Morel has denied him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morel is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling him.
Van Rijn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Rijn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Rijn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morel swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morel misses with a hook to the body
and Van Rijn counters with a left to the body.

Van Rijn gets a clinch.
Morel tries to break free but Van Rijn pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Rijn is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn missing with knees to the body.
Van Rijn lands a good knee to the midsection. Morel won't want to take too many of those.
Van Rijn wants to stall.
Van Rijn scores a nice knee to the body.

Van Rijn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre Morel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Rijn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morel. That did some damage!

Van Rijn clinches.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Van Rijn avoiding damage.
Van Rijn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morel's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Van Rijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Morel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Morel misses with a combination
and Van Rijn counters with a series of strikes. Morel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Rijn misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morel, as that shot connected.
Morel misses with a double jab
and Van Rijn counters with a good, hard body kick but Morel shrugs it off.
Van Rijn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Van Rijn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Van Rijn stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Rijn clinches with his opponent.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morel stalling in the clinch but Van Rijn improves position.
Van Rijn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn lands a good knee to the midsection. Morel won't want to take too many of those.
Van Rijn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Rijn has Morel pressed against the cage, preventing Morel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morel tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Rijn obliges.
Van Rijn lands an elbow that stopped Morel in his tracks for a moment.
Van Rijn with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morel can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Morel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head.
Van Rijn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Rijn landing knees to the head.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Morel controls the action.
Morel is trying to break free.
Van Rijn lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Rijn lands a damaging elbow.
Van Rijn trying to land knees to the body.
Morel is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
Van Rijn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morel is defending well for now.
Van Rijn lands a damaging elbow.
Van Rijn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Rijn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Rijn stalling against the cage.

Morel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morel scores with a body shot.
Van Rijn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morel circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid body kick from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morel.

Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Morel in a clinch.
Van Rijn has Morel pressed against the cage.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morel misses with a hook to the body
and Van Rijn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morel falls off balance throwing a combination

and Van Rijn moves into the clinch.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch.
Morel falls off balance throwing a combination

and Van Rijn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rijn.
Pierre Morel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morel is keeping busy.
Morel can't break the clinch.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Morel tries to keep at a distance but Van Rijn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn stalling in the clinch.
Van Rijn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Rijn lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Rijn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Rijn landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Morel.
Mike Van Rijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Van Rijn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Rijn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!

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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hendrix
vs
Morgan

180 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendrix as he avoids it easily.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendrix misses with a straight right.

Hendrix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Hendrix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
Morgan slips a straight right by Hendrix.
Hendrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Hendrix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hendrix misses with a two punch combination.
Hendrix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to clinch but Hendrix slips to the side

and Hendrix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Hendrix throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hendrix connects with a decent elbow.
Hendrix working away.
Hendrix creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hendrix tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hendrix throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Hendrix is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendrix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendrix 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.
Morgan is in trouble now - Hendrix has advanced to mount!
Hendrix unloading with bombs!
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan tries to hold on but Hendrix postures up.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hendrix with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendrix with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendrix scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Morgan is rocked!
Hendrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Hendrix finish him?
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendrix dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Hendrix.
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Morgan looks gassed!
Hendrix with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hendrix cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Hendrix with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hendrix has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.

Morgan somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Hendrix fails to land with a series of punches.
Hendrix throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Hendrix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan tries to clinch

and Hendrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendrix.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendrix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Timi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Morgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side
and Hendrix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hendrix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendrix.

Hendrix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hendrix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Timi Hendrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hendrix kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morgan is trying to improve his position.
Hendrix is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morgan is trying to control Hendrix's posture but Hendrix avoids it.
Check out the look on Hendrix's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hendrix misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morgan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Hendrix controlling him for the moment.

Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hendrix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hendrix landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Hendrix controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendrix defends well.
Hendrix chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendrix connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendrix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendrix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendrix stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hendrix looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hendrix smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents Hendrix from improving position.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hendrix working the ground and pound from side control.

Morgan throws Hendrix to one side and escapes!
Hendrix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix fails with the takedown

and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Hendrix fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix looking to control.
Hendrix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendrix tries to get out of the position.
Hendrix trying to strike off his back.
Hendrix is striking off his back. Morgan thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hendrix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Morgan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Hendrix is keeping him busy.
Hendrix is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan with a poor takedown
and Hendrix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan with a poor takedown

and Hendrix counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hendrix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Hendrix takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Hendrix is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hendrix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hendrix wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to stand but Hendrix is controlling from the bottom.
Hendrix wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hendrix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

Hendrix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendrix showed some decent athleticism there.
Hendrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Hendrix sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Hendrix looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan is trying to stand up here but Hendrix is controlling him well.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Hendrix is controlling well.
Morgan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan tries to clinch

and Hendrix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Hendrix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Timi Hendrix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan shoots and misses
enabling Hendrix to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Hendrix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hendrix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hendrix is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hendrix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix working away.

Hendrix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan pushes Hendrix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hendrix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hendrix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hendrix throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan shoots and misses

and Hendrix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hendrix slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Hendrix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendrix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morgan trying to control but Hendrix postures up.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Hendrix has control of the leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hendrix is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendrix is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hendrix is working away from the top position though.
Hendrix is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendrix trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Hendrix tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.

Morgan instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morgan wants a takedown.

Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.

Hendrix looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hendrix thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Hendrix is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Hendrix has control of the leg.
Hendrix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendrix lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to control Hendrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Hendrix winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hendrix misses with a wild body shot.
Hendrix looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Hendrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side
and Hendrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan fails with the takedown

and Hendrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendrix.
Timi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Morgan.

Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hendrix misses with a straight left.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendrix misses with a low kick.
Hendrix swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hendrix misses.

Hendrix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix had his way with Kyle Morgan in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan scores with a takedown into Hendrix's guard.
Hendrix trying to strike off his back.
Hendrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendrix, not yet.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan postures up in Hendrix's guard and throws a big left but Hendrix blocks it.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix wants to hit a switch here but Morgan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hendrix there!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morgan trying to control but Hendrix is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hendrix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendrix tries to escape but Morgan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morgan trying to control momentarily.
Hendrix tries to escape but Morgan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morgan keeps control of the position easily here as Hendrix tries to buck him off.

Morgan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hendrix defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morgan's guard. Nice work there by Hendrix.
Hendrix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendrix is controlling him.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Hendrix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hendrix forces his way into half guard.
Morgan gets full guard.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendrix throws a strike but Morgan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hendrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendrix, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to strike off his back.
Hendrix wants to control the position but Morgan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, Morgan seems content to control.
Hendrix is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendrix avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan throws a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Timi Hendrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan wants to clinch but Hendrix slips to the side

and Hendrix moves into the clinch.
Kyle Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendrix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendrix 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timi Hendrix!
Timi Hendrix is the new bantamweight champion!

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