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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiis DeKuyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Davidsano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeKuyt's entrance music is Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. A fine choice. Alexis Davidsano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiis DeKuyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexis Davidsano!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeKuyt misses with a series of wild punches.
Davidsano tries to close the distance and clinch but DeKuyt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidsano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Davidsano duly obliges.
DeKuyt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davidsano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davidsano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeKuyt as he jumps to the side.
DeKuyt looks to land a left hand but Davidsano moved out of range nicely.
Davidsano tries to clinch up.
Davidsano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidsano shoots for a double leg takedown but DeKuyt sprawls well. He's pushed Davidsano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
DeKuyt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davidsano tries to close the distance and clinch but DeKuyt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeKuyt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davidsano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davidsano is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeKuyt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiis DeKuyt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexis Davidsano.
DeKuyt avoids the body shot from Davidsano.
Davidsano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davidsano tries to clinch there but DeKuyt circles away.
Davidsano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeKuyt lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidsano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davidsano looks gassed!
DeKuyt tests Davidsano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BOOM! DeKuyt lands a beautiful left hook that drops Davidsano. Davidsano tries to recover but DeKuyt is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Davidsano lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiis DeKuyt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Nolicek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashid Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jarek Nolicek!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nolicek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jarek Nolicek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolicek has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters with a nice body shot.
Nolicek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nolicek clinches but Evans breaks the clinch
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nolicek won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolicek tries to improve position but can't.
Evans happy to just control the position for now.
Evans trying to control the position but Nolicek is working away.
Nolicek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nolicek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Evans prevents Nolicek from standing back up.
Nolicek is trying to control but can't.
Nolicek is defending against the submission attempts here by Evans.
Evans postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nolicek to stand up.
Nolicek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.
Nolicek looking to stall.
Nolicek 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 Evans has denied him.
Nolicek tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Nolicek looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolicek takes an elbow to the temple.
Evans jumps guard and drags Nolicek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nolicek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Evans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nolicek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nolicek escapes and throws Evans's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nolicek throws a strike aimed at the side of Evans's head but Evans avoids it well.
Evans tries to improve position but can't.
Nolicek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is not content to let Nolicek control the position.
Evans is trying to control Nolicek's posture but Nolicek avoids it.
Nolicek swings around for an armbar but Evans sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nolicek's guard.
Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nolicek gets caught flat footed, as Evans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Evans trying to control but Nolicek is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolicek wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
Nolicek keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nolicek is keeping the position for now.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolicek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nolicek wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Nolicek. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
Nolicek has his takedown stuffed
and Evans 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.
Rashid Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Evans showed some decent athleticism there.
Evans is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nolicek defends it well.
Nolicek is looking to escape.
Evans is looking for a kimura but Nolicek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
Nolicek trying to control from the bottom.
Evans is trying to control the action in half guard but Nolicek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nolicek wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nolicek is trying to control but Evans manages to pass to mount!
Evans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans trying to control but Nolicek is having none of it.
Nolicek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Evans goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nolicek turns into him and now he's in Evans's guard.
Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nolicek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evans tries to strike from the bottom.
Nolicek slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Evans.
Nolicek trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
Nolicek wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Nolicek closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nolicek's guard.
Evans controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nolicek is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nolicek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nolicek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nolicek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nolicek misses with a leg kick
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Evans lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evans stalling.
Nolicek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Nolicek misses
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nolicek doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashid Evans dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nolicek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Nolicek is trying to get back to half guard.
Evans is chipping away with strikes.
Evans scoring with punches and elbows.
Nolicek is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Evans is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nolicek is trying to escape and Evans transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nolicek is forced to tap! Nice work there by Evans! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rashid Evans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: OTEP-Battle Ready. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Thompson pushes Couture away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Couture gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
Thompson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Couture is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Thompson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Couture gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Thompson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Couture lets go of the hold and Thompson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Couture!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salim Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Mubarak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mubarak.
Mubarak waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Filipovic.
Mubarak sends Filipovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mubarak is motioning to the referee to let Filipovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Mubarak moves out of range easily.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Filipovic tries to bum rush Mubarak with a series of wild strikes but Mubarak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mubarak circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Filipovic tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mubarak wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Salim Mubarak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Staaden circles away.
Chong tests Van Staaden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chong slips a jab from Van Staaden.
Chong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chong tries to bum rush Van Staaden with a series of wild strikes but Van Staaden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Staaden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chong being controlled here momentarily.
Van Staaden trying to control the position.
Van Staaden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Staaden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chong with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Staaden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chong trying to control but Van Staaden is working from the bottom.
Chong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Staaden keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Van Staaden wants to get back to his feet but Chong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chong chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Staaden keeping full guard, as Chong tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong thows a big elbow that misses.
Van Staaden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Staaden wants to stand up but Chong is controlling him.
Chong throws a big right hand that misses.
Chong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Staaden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden is trying to control the position but Chong postures up.
Chong landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Staaden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chong connects with a couple of short punches.
Chong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chong is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Staaden has wrist control.
Van Staaden keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Chong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Staaden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chong won't allow Van Staaden to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chong.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chong tries to clinch but Van Staaden is having none of it.
Van Staaden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chong.
Chong shoots in and bounces Van Staaden off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Chong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Staaden's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chong trying to control but Van Staaden is working from the bottom.
Chong slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chong misses with a low kick.
Van Staaden throws a right hand that Chong ducks under and follows up with a left that Chong also avoids with ease.
Tommy Chong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Staaden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chong looks to land a combination. Van Staaden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Staaden circles away quickly and effectively.
Chong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Staaden sprawls well. Van Staaden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chong gets slowly back to his feet.
Chong misses with the combination.
Chong misses with a two punch combination.
Van Staaden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chong misses with a takedown
and Van Staaden counters with a three punch combo that has Chong backing up. Chong nods at Van Staaden to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden lands with a shot to the body.
Van Staaden slaps away a takedown attempt from Chong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Staaden misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Staaden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Staaden's guard.
Chong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Staaden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Staaden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chong.
Van Staaden working a defensive guard here.
Van Staaden has momentary wrist control but Chong slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chong working the ground and pound.
Chong landing a few strikes.
Chong wants to control but Van Staaden is keeping him busy.
Chong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Staaden some visible discomfort.
Chong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Staaden down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Staaden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Staaden is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden taking punishment in the form of punches.
Van Staaden is rocked!
Chong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Staaden, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Chong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chong scores with punches from side control.
Chong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chong is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Staaden is defending well.
Chong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Staaden some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Staaden down.
Chong throws an elbow but Van Staaden slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chong lands a few punches from side control.
Van Staaden is still in real trouble! Can Chong finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chong working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd goes nuts as Chong knocks Van Staaden out cold with a massive hammerfist! Chong Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Chong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Godoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Justus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Release Yo Delf - Method Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlos Godoy had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Godoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Justus!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justus instigates a clinch.
Godoy stalling in the clinch but Justus improves position.
Godoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godoy avoiding damage as Justus throws knees to the body.
Justus taking a breather.
Godoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godoy misses with a hook.
Justus slips a jab from Godoy.
Carlos Godoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Justus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justus wants to stand but Godoy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Justus trying to control the position from guard on top but Godoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justus trying to control the position from guard on top but Godoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godoy looking for a guillotine here but Justus defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godoy is keeping the position for now.
Justus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Godoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Justus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Godoy closes the distance but Justus moves to the side
and Justus counters by clinching up.
Godoy has picked Justus up - he's going for a ride! Godoy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Justus trying to hold on to Godoy's head to control him but Godoy postures up.
Justus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Justus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoy preventing the sweep.
Godoy stands and steps away. Justus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Godoy shoots and misses
and Justus counters with a two punch combo.
Godoy is breathing heavily.
Godoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Godoy won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godoy trying to remain calm as Justus controls from the top position.
Justus scoring with punches from side control.
Justus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Godoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Justus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justus closes the distance and pushes Godoy back into the ropes.
Justus tries for a takedown but Godoy manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justus.
Justus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justus moves into the clinch successfully.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Godoy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Godoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Godoy stalling in the clinch but Justus improves position.
Godoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Justus landing knees to the head.
Godoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Justus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godoy misses with a combination
and Justus counters with a shoot takedown. Godoy fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godoy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Justus's guard.
Godoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Justus's guard.
Godoy is pressing down on Justus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Justus is holding on for now.
Godoy controlling the pace.
Justus trying to hold on to Godoy's head to control him but Godoy postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godoy is keen to just control but Justus is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Justus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Godoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justus shoots in looking for a takedown. Godoy tries to sprawl out of it but Justus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Godoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Godoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Godoy misses with a jab to the body
and Justus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justus moves away from the strike by Godoy.
Justus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godoy has his takedown stuffed
and Justus counters with a three punch combo that has Godoy backing up. Godoy nods at Justus to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus forces Godoy back against the ropes and clinches.
Godoy lands a body shot.
Justus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Justus fails to pull guard.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justus tries a knee to the head but Godoy blocks it.
Godoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Godoy pulls guard.
Justus trying to control but Godoy is working from the bottom.
Godoy wants to sweep here but Justus controlling him for the moment.
Godoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justus clinches up against the ropes.
Justus lands a knee to the head.
Godoy can't find room to land a body shot as Justus controls the action.
Justus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carlos Godoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Justus.
Justus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godoy.
Godoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Justus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Justus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Godoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Godoy misses with a body punch.
Justus taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Godoy's efforts to push away.
Justus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Justus connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Godoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoy tries to stall but Justus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Godoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Godoy is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Godoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justus landing knees to the body.
Godoy cracks Justus with a nice body shot.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Justus tries to land knees in the clinch but Godoy avoids the damage to the body.
Justus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Godoy.
Godoy manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godoy is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Justus is trying to hold Godoy in close to prevent damage but Godoy has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoy is controlling the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Justus is trying to control but can't.
Justus tries to kick Godoy off but Godoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Godoy seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Godoy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Godoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Godoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Justus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justus rushes Godoy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Justus manages to break the clinch.
Justus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Godoy moves into the clinch.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justus lands a knee to the body.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Godoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justus breaks the clinch.
Justus throws a series of strikes that have Godoy backpedaling.
Justus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Godoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Godoy wants to pass the guard but Justus is keeping the position.
Justus wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Godoy looking to pass the guard.
Godoy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Justus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Godoy has Justus in his guard.
Justus gets to his feet - Godoy follows without any prompting.
Justus wants to clinch up but Godoy keeps it at a distance.
Justus looks to clinch
and Godoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justus scores a takedown into full mount!
Godoy wants to control but Justus is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoy is squirming around, avoiding Justus's attempts to control the action.
Godoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Justus wants to control the pace but Godoy is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Godoy is trying to escape the mount.
Godoy is working hard here to advance position.
Justus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Godoy is looking to escape.
Godoy regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Justus.
Well Justus 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stuckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuckler has chosen Vicarious by Tool as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Stuckler!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheng lands a really nice looking cross but Stuckler seems unphased.
Cheng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stuckler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuckler thows a body shot but no joy.
Cheng scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Sean Stuckler has been cut.
Cheng wants to slow Stuckler down by chopping away at his legs.
Cheng forces Stuckler back against the ropes and clinches.
Stuckler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cheng is trying to keep an underhook but Stuckler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stuckler is working for a submission of some sort.
Cheng wants to improve his position but Stuckler is controlling well.
Cheng is pressing down on Stuckler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stuckler wants to control from the top but Cheng keeps moving.
Cheng looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheng, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheng managing to control the position.
Cheng has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cheng's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stuckler wants to stand but Cheng has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cheng seems keen to control Stuckler's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cheng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stuckler manages to get himself to full guard.
Stuckler keeping moving, preventing Cheng from controlling successfully.
Cheng tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuckler is retaining full guard.
Stuckler is controlling Cheng's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cheng throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stuckler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckler looking for a guillotine here but Cheng defends easily.
Cheng won't allow Stuckler to sweep him here.
Cheng forces his way into half guard.
Stuckler is refusing to be controlled, as Cheng sits in half guard.
Cheng working Stuckler over with strikes.
Cheng has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cheng tries to control but Stuckler wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuckler is bucking up trying to escape but Cheng cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stuckler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cheng controlling from mount.
Cheng has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stuckler's face.
Cheng scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stuckler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cheng controlling from mount.
Cheng trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cheng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stuckler's cut.
That's time! Cheng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stuckler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stuckler misses with a takedown attempt - Cheng sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stuckler gets caught flat footed, as Cheng shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cheng wants to control from the top but Stuckler keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Charles Cheng just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cheng looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stuckler can't keep his opponent in guard - Cheng advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cheng passes to side control.
Stuckler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cheng connects with a decent elbow.
Stuckler can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheng wants to control but Stuckler is keeping him busy.
Cheng landing a few strikes.
Stuckler is trying to buck Cheng off.
Stuckler is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Stuckler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cheng trying to control the action but Stuckler is working from the bottom.
Cheng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cheng working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cheng cracks Stuckler with a big elbow.
Cheng grinds an elbow into Stuckler's temple.
Stuckler is not content to let Cheng control the position.
Stuckler struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckler taking a bit of punishment here - Cheng scoring with strikes.
Cheng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stuckler keeps working.
Stuckler throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cheng is putting a hurting on Stuckler here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stuckler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stuckler is rocked!
That has opened up Sean Stuckler's cut even more.
Charles Cheng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stuckler keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheng is putting a hurting on Stuckler here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sean Stuckler'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 Sean Stuckler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cheng!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Van Hannegem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat McDermot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Van Hannegem!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hannegem tries to clinch there but McDermot circles away.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch but McDermot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Hannegem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDermot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marco Van Hannegem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hannegem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDermot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Van Hannegem misses.
McDermot loads up on a big right hand but Van Hannegem slips the punch.
McDermot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hannegem.
Van Hannegem fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDermot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Hannegem throws a right hand that McDermot ducks under and follows up with a left that McDermot also avoids with ease.
McDermot misses with the combination.
McDermot thows a body shot but no joy.
Pat McDermot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hannegem is looking to clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDermot.
It looks like Marco Van Hannegem has been cut.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but McDermot moves out of range.
Van Hannegem slips a jab from McDermot.
Van Hannegem is looking to clinch but McDermot is avoiding it.
Van Hannegem wants to clinch up but McDermot keeps it at a distance.
A big right followed by a crushing left from McDermot knocks Van Hannegem out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pat McDermot!
Pat McDermot retains his light heavyweight title!
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