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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berend Botje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gypsy Nirvana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berend Botje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gypsy Nirvana!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nirvana looks to score with a jab to the body but Botje is just out of range.
Nirvana lands the left hand.
No luck for Botje with that takedown attempt.
Nirvana slaps away a takedown attempt from Botje, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Botje fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berend Botje. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botje fails with a takedown attempt.
Botje fails with a takedown attempt.
Nirvana leaves Botje with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nirvana throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Botje was covering up waiting for the punch and Nirvana finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Botje keeping moving, preventing Nirvana from controlling successfully.
Botje is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Botje is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Botje had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nirvana is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Botje Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nirvana's back instead.
Botje is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nirvana knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nirvana for a finish.
Nirvana turns into Botje and is now in his guard.
Nirvana working some strikes from top position.
Nirvana lands a couple of digs.
Nirvana is in close to Botje's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nirvana wants to control from the top but Botje keeps moving.
Nirvana with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvana connects with a couple of short punches.
Nirvana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nirvana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nirvana cracks Botje with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nirvana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nirvana scoring with some ground and pound.
Nirvana working some strikes from top position.
Nirvana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Botje can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nirvana controls the pace.
Botje has momentary wrist control but Nirvana slips an elbow through the middle.
Nirvana trying to control the position from guard on top but Botje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Botje had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nirvana is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Botje Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nirvana's back instead.
Botje doesn't have the hooks in and Nirvana manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botje 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.
Nirvana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Botje will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nirvana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nirvana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nirvana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nirvana's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nirvana working some strikes from top position.
Nirvana is in close to Botje's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nirvana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Botje looking for a guillotine here but Nirvana defends easily.
Nirvana trying to control the position from guard on top but Botje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvana connects with a couple of short punches.
Nirvana passes Botje's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nirvana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nirvana winds up and cracks Botje with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nirvana stands up from half guard.
Nirvana takes a swing at Botje's ribcage but misses.
Botje misses with a takedown
and Nirvana counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Botje's guard now.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nirvana content to stall in guard here.
Botje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gypsy Nirvana dominated that round.
That's time! Botje's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nirvana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Botje has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nirvana finds it's way round the side to connect with Botje's head.
Botje shoots and misses
and Nirvana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Botje won't be happy with that.
Nirvana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nirvana is working Botje over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nirvana is staying tight to Botje's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nirvana lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
Nirvana cracks Botje with a big right hand but Botje just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Botje gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nirvana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nirvana drops an elbow to the side of Botje's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Botje is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nirvana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nirvana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nirvana working Botje over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nirvana lands a nice short elbow.
Botje is rocked!
Botje looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nirvana pushes past his half guard into mount!
Nirvana scoring with strikes but Botje is staying in there.
Gypsy Nirvana has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Nirvana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Botje is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Nirvana.
Nirvana dominating with strikes here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nirvana! Botje is hurt baaadly! Nirvana is firing away with more strikes - Botje is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gypsy Nirvana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thortnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by King of Pain by Mudvayne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Thortnon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thortnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Thortnon.
Thortnon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thortnon misses with a low kick.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Thortnon.
Thortnon misses with the combination.
A combination from Thortnon does no damage.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thortnon connects with a single shot there.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thortnon blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Thortnon blocks with his arms.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thortnon blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thortnon blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thortnon blocks it with crossed arms.
Thortnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thortnon scores with a jab to the head.
Thortnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Thortnon throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Thortnon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thortnon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thortnon finish him?!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thortnon connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jones to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Thortnon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Thortnon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Borden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Borden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glenn Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borden, pushing him back against the cage.
Matthews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borden swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Borden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Borden circles away and keeps his distance.
Borden keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Borden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthews wants to clinch up but Borden keeps it at a distance.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Borden moves out of range easily.
Matthews throws and low kick but Borden moves out of range easily.
Borden cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borden, pushing him back against the cage.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matthews tries a knee to the head but Borden blocks it.
Matthews throws an elbow but it misses.
Matthews tries to land a knee to the head but Borden blocks with his arms.
Matthews looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borden tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matthews missing with knees to the body.
Borden pulls guard successfully.
Borden has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Matthews off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Matthews will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews darts in trying to clinch
and Borden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matthews's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Matthews can do anything to dispel that myth.
Borden distracts Matthews with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borden stands up from Matthews's guard - Borden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Matthews. No joy for Borden on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Borden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borden clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borden lands a nice uppercut.
Matthews misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borden is looking to control Matthews's arms but Matthews gets an underhook and turns him. Now Borden has his back to the cage.
Matthews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Borden obliges.
Borden effectively controlling the action here.
Borden cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Borden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matthews fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Borden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matthews did well to prevent Borden getting side control.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
Borden stands up out of the half guard.
Borden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews with a knee to the head.
Borden goes for a takedown attempt but Matthews pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Glenn Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matthews attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borden fails with the takedown.
Matthews lands a head kick. Borden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matthews throws a head kick that Borden semi-blocks.
Matthews leaves Borden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick by Matthews misses
and Borden counters with a takedown into side control.
Matthews is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Borden asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borden tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matthews's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Borden clinches up against the cage.
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Matthews.
Matthews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matthews smiles and moves away.
Borden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Glenn Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borden darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews connects with a knee to the head.
Borden wants to get back to striking at distance but Matthews won't allow it.
Matthews with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Borden dominated that 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.
A leg kick checked by Borden.
Matthews closes the distance but Borden moves to the side
and Borden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses
and Borden counters with a shoot takedown. Matthews fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Borden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Borden wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Borden trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matthews's guard.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Borden is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matthews wants to clinch
and Borden counters with a straight right hand.
Borden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matthews avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matthews looking to throw knees to the head but Borden is blocking nicely.
Matthews is trying to force a seperation but Borden has the dominant position.
Borden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
Matthews using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matthews misses with a knee strike.
Borden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Borden tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borden tries to pull guard but Matthews holds him up against the cage and eventually Borden drops back down to his feet.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Borden manages to end up in side control.
Matthews is pushing Borden's head away, looking to escape. Borden manages to hold on to the position though.
Matthews avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Borden.
Borden 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.
Matthews tries to escape but Borden is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borden working the head and body with strikes.
Matthews really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borden misses with a body kick.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Matthews feints and then cracks Borden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borden down.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Borden fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Borden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matthews stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matthews wants it to stay on the feet.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Matthews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borden circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Borden moves out of range easily.
Borden takes the fight into the clinch.
Borden wants a takedown but no success here.
Matthews working Borden over with knees to the body.
Borden tries to pull guard but Matthews holds him up against the cage and eventually Borden drops back down to his feet.
Borden tries to pull guard but Matthews holds him up against the cage and eventually Borden drops back down to his feet.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick by Matthews misses
and Borden counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Borden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matthews tries to clinch
and Borden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Borden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matthews is trying to stand up here but Borden is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borden lands a nice short elbow.
Matthews tries to kick Borden off but Borden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Borden slips a nice elbow through Matthews's hands, connecting with Matthews's forehead.
Borden stops Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Steve Borden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borden connects with a nice short shot to Matthews's temple.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matthews throws a head kick but Borden moves out of range.
Borden gets a clinch.
Borden turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borden is looking to take a break and control but Matthews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Borden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Borden wants to control but Matthews is keeping him busy.
Matthews is trying to get back to his feet.
Borden working the ground and pound.
Borden decides to stand back up. Borden steps back and let's Matthews get back to his feet.
Borden tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Borden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Borden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matthews tries to buck Borden off but Borden takes his back!
Matthews trying to get back to his feet but Borden is in full control for now.
Borden landing with strikes.
Matthews controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Borden is looking to control Matthews but Matthews is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Borden is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Matthews. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Borden is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Matthews holding both Borden 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borden lands shots from the back.
Borden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
Borden keeps control of the position easily here as Matthews tries to buck him off.
Borden'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.
That's four 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.
Matthews holding both Borden 's hands and preventing any damage.
Can Matthews hold on?! Borden is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Glenn Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Steve Borden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I would not like to be Matthews right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Borden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Borden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Urias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urias has chosen Lay Low as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Urias!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano tries to close the distance and clinch but Urias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Urias!
Urias thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Soprano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soprano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urias lands with a nice body kick.
Soprano moves in looking to clinch but Urias pushes him off.
Urias lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mario Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urias closes the distance and clinches.
Urias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urias lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mario Soprano has been cut.
Urias lands a nice elbow.
Urias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soprano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urias gets control of Soprano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Urias will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Soprano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Urias working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soprano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soprano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soprano is sitting in close to Urias's body. Urias has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Soprano is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Soprano is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Urias.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Urias!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Disisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims comes into a darkened arena with his song building. YMCA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Disisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Sims!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disisto 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.
Disisto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Disisto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Disisto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sims controlling Disisto's posture.
Disisto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Disisto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sims bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Disisto's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disisto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sims can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Disisto has control of Sims's left arm, preventing Sims from doing any damage.
Disisto controls Sims momentarily but Sims frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Disisto is on top in guard.
Disisto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Disisto is looking to stand up but Sims won't let him.
Disisto throwing strikes but missing.
Disisto throwing strikes but missing.
Sims trying to keep a closed guard but Disisto is proving a slippery customer.
Sims pulls Disisto in close to prevent any damage.
Disisto tries to stand but Sims is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Disisto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sims pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sims tries to clinch but Disisto is having none of it.
Sims keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sims takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Disisto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sims wants to control but Disisto is keeping busy.
Disisto is trying to control the action in half guard but Sims is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sims is looking to improve his position.
Disisto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Disisto is working away from the top position though.
Disisto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sims doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Disisto.
Disisto is breathing heavily.
Sims is trying to stand.
Sims tries to roll over but Disisto keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sims is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Disisto.
Sims fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Disisto, pushing him back against the cage.
Sims trying to land knees to the body.
Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sims shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sims was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sims really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Disisto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disisto tries to lock up and control but Sims gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sims tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Disisto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sims tries to stand but can't do so whilst Disisto controls his leg.
Disisto gets back to full guard.
Sims must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Disisto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sims!
Sims really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Disisto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Disisto shoots in looking for a takedown. Sims tries to sprawl out of it but Disisto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sims manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Disisto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sims counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Disisto!
Disisto is working to get back to half guard.
Disisto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Disisto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Disisto wants to control but Sims is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Disisto is looking to improve his position.
Disisto wants to control but Sims is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sims decides to return to a standing position.
Sims fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Disisto, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sims has Disisto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Disisto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims keeps control of Disisto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sims escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sims displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Disisto.
Disisto clinches up against the cage.
Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Disisto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disisto is looking to clinch.
Sims shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sims showed some decent athleticism there.
Disisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sims passes to full mount!
Sims looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims breaks from Disisto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Disisto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sims looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Disisto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sims controlling the position easily from mount.
Sims has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Disisto's face.
Sims controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disisto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Disisto wants to hold on but Sims pushes him away.
Sims looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sims can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Disisto is looking to escape.
Sims connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Disisto is rocked!
Sims controlling his opponent.
Oh Disisto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sims postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Disisto bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sims and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Sims!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ai Yume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yume comes to the cage accompanied by Candy shop. Chevalier has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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19
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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23
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ai Yume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastien Chevalier!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier lands a nice shot to the body.
Yume is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chevalier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chevalier catches Yume with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yume on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chevalier scores with a nice head shot.
Yume dives in and grabs Chevalier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chevalier pushes down on Yume's head and hops out.
Chevalier fails to land with a series of punches.
Chevalier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yume.
Yume fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ai Yume. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chevalier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chevalier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chevalier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chevalier lands with a nice body punch.
Chevalier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yume is rocked!
Yume is breathing heavily.
Chevalier cracks a nice hook into Yume's ribs.
Oh Yume is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yume bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Chevalier comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Yume falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Yume was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastien Chevalier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Mara!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mara shoots in for a double leg but Powers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Mara throws a head kick that misses.
Mara is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Mara as Powers shoots in.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mara doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Mara.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Mara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Mara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mara.
Mara wants to clinch
and Powers counters with a two punch combo.
Mara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Powers sprawls well. Powers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mara gets slowly back to his feet.
Mara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Powers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mara throws an elbow but it misses.
Powers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mara prevents it.
Mara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mara tries a knee to the head but Powers blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Powers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mara misses with an elbow strike.
Mara looking to throw knees to the head but Powers is blocking nicely.
Powers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mara looks gassed!
Mara lands an elbow inside that Powers shrugs off.
Mara misses with a knee strike.
Powers wants to get back to striking at distance but Mara won't allow it.
Mara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Powers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powers's efforts to push away.
Mara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Powers tries to break free but Mara pushes him back against the cage.
Mara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Powers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mara tries to break free but Powers pushes him back against the cage.
Mara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mara has Powers pressed against the cage, preventing Powers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mara throws an elbow but misses.
Mara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mara throws an elbow that misses.
Mara looking to throw knees to the head but Powers is blocking nicely.
Powers is trying to force a seperation but Mara has the dominant position.
Powers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mara misses with a knee strike.
Powers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mara keeps control of Powers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mara throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Powers tries to break free but Mara pushes him back against the cage.
Mara misses with a knee strike.
Powers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mara up against the cage.
Powers wants to break free but Mara has control.
Mara has Powers pressed against the cage, preventing Powers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers is trying to break the clinch but Mara is controlling him.
Mara misses with a knee strike.
Mara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mara keeps control of Powers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powers is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mara misses with a knee strike.
Powers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Powers is trying to break the clinch but Mara is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Powers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mara. Mara obviously looking to wear him down.
Mara darts in trying to clinch
enabling Powers to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jack Mara has been cut.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Mara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mara.
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!
Mara clinches but Powers breaks the clinch
and Powers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mara gets a clinch.
Mara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Powers blocks it with crossed arms.
Mara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara tries to land a knee to the head but Powers blocks with his arms.
Powers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mara looking to throw knees to the head but Powers is blocking nicely.
Powers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Powers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powers's brow.
Powers is pushing Mara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Powers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mara shoots in and drives through. Powers sprawls well.
Powers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mara.
Mara tries to clinch
and Powers moves into the clinch.
Powers stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mara manages to break the clinch.
Mara looks to clinch
and Powers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mara breaks the clinch.
Powers looks to land a combination but Mara avoids it well.
Mara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Josh Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mara looks to clinch
and Powers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Powers.
Mara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powers's face.
Mara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Josh Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powers.
Mara closes the distance but Powers moves to the side
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Mara avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powers counters with a two punch combo.
Mara feints and then cracks Powers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powers down.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Mara wants to clinch but Powers slips to the side
and Powers counters with a straight right hand.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mara tries to clinch but Powers moves away
and Powers counters by moving into the clinch.
Mara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Powers working hard to break the clinch.
Mara with a knee to the head.
Mara lands a knee to the head.
Powers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mara breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Mara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mara.
Mara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers looks to land a combination but Mara avoids it well.
Powers darts in trying to clinch
and Mara counters with a low kick, right behind Powers 's knee.
Mara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers wants to slow Mara down by chopping away at his legs.
Mara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Mara will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Powers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Mara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Powers shoots for a takedown but Mara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Powers's knee momentarily.
Mara closes the distance and clinches.
Mara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mara wants to clinch
and Powers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mara's guard now.
Powers wants to stand and escape but instead Mara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Powers wants to stand up but Mara is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mara controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Powers wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to get back to his feet but Mara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Josh Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Powers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Powers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Tisdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Prong - Whose Fist Is This Anyway?. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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292 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Nan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Tisdale!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee thuds a left hand into Tisdale's body.
Tisdale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
It looks like Andre Tisdale has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tisdale moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Tisdale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Tisdale looks gassed!
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to de liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tisdale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tisdale on the side of the head.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee lands with a big right hook that stumbles Tisdale - he's out on his feet here! Lee follows up with another monster hook that separates Tisdale from consciousness! Tisdale falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Lee stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Qing Nan Lee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Begeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Begeman has chosen Watcher as his entrance music. James Begeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Starks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Begeman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Begeman was covering up waiting for the punch and Starks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Starks 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.
Begeman keeping moving, preventing Starks from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Begeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Starks, into his guard.
Starks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Begeman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Starks is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Starks has escaped and now he's on top!
Begeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Starks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Starks postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks wants to control from the top but Begeman keeps moving.
Starks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Begeman is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Begeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starks.
Starks is in close to Begeman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Starks 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.
Begeman trying to control the position.
Begeman wants to stand but Starks is controlling the position.
Starks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Begeman looking for a sweep. Not yet Begeman, not yet.
Begeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Begeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Begeman keeping moving, preventing Starks from controlling successfully.
Starks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Starks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Starks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Starks postures up.
Starks stops Begeman from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Starks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Begeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Starks, into his guard.
Begeman looking to sit in guard and control but Starks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Starks drops back looking for a leg! Begeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Begeman manages to kick Starks off! Starks jumps back into Begeman's guard.
Starks lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks throws a big right hand that misses.
Starks trying to control the position from guard on top but Begeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Starks is looking to work some ground and pound but Begeman has wrist control.
Starks prevents Begeman from getting back to his feet.
Starks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Begeman's guard.
Begeman pushes Starks off looking to stand but Starks dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Starks dominated that round.
That's time! Starks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starks ducks under a wild hook from Begeman.
James Begeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Begeman throws a hook but Starks avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Begeman.
Starks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Begeman but Begeman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Begeman throws a body punch but Starks moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begeman misses with an uppercut.
Starks gets the takedown into side control.
Starks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Starks working the ground and pound but Begeman is defending the strikes.
Starks is looking to take a break and control but Begeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Begeman struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begeman regains half guard there - taking advantage of Starks's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Starks is keen to just control but Begeman is a slippery customer.
Begeman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Starks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Begeman trying to control here.
Begeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Starks.
Starks is looking for a kimura but Begeman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Starks to get the leverage.
Starks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Begeman trying to hold on to Starks's head to control him but Starks postures up.
Begeman is refusing to be controlled, as Starks sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begeman is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Starks fails with a takedown attempt.
Starks scores a takedown into full mount!
Starks avoids the attempt from Begeman to control.
Starks throwing strikes here but Begeman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks looking for a guillotine from mount but Begeman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Begeman looks a forlorn figure.
Begeman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Starks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Begeman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Starks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Begeman is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Starks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Starks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Starks jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Begeman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Begeman and Starks has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Begeman is looking to reverse the position.
Begeman wants to control but Starks postures up.
Begeman is looking to reverse the position.
Starks scoring with punches from side control.
Starks grinds an elbow into Begeman's temple.
Starks cracks Begeman with a big right hand but Begeman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Begeman is trying to buck Starks off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks working the head and body with strikes.
Begeman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Starks is controlling him well.
Begeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Begeman struggling a bit here.
Begeman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Starks tries for a kimura but Begeman is defending well.
Starks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Starks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tony Starks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begeman is looking for a sweep.
Starks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Starks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Begeman keeps working.
Starks 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.
Begeman is looking for a sweep.
Starks is trying to get an arm triangle but Begeman is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begeman tries to improve position but can't.
Starks in the domination position with Begeman hanging on.
Begeman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Starks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Begeman is just riding it out for now. Starks eventually gives up the hold.
Starks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Starks thows a huge punch but Begeman dodges it 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.
Begeman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Starks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Starks's back!
Begeman doesn't have the hooks in and Starks manages to turn into his guard.
Begeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Begeman wants to stand up but Starks is controlling him.
Starks connects with a couple of short punches.
Begeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starks throwing strikes but missing.
Starks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Starks is working Begeman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
James Begeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Starks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begeman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Starks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Starks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Starks!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Melbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melbrooks comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling like a killer. Fritz has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Tom Fritz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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24
164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Melbrooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melbrooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melbrooks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fritz moves out of range as Melbrooks throws a body kick.
Melbrooks misses with a looping right.
Melbrooks stuffs the takedown.
Melbrooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Melbrooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melbrooks throws a head kick but Fritz moves out of range.
Melbrooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fritz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Melbrooks wants to control but Fritz is keeping busy.
Melbrooks is refusing to be controlled, as Fritz sits in half guard.
Melbrooks desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fritz trying to control the action but Melbrooks is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melbrooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fritz is working away from the top position though.
Fritz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fritz wants to work for an arm triangle but Melbrooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fritz lands a nice short elbow.
Melbrooks wants to get back to full guard.
Fritz thows a huge punch but Melbrooks dodges it nicely.
Melbrooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fritz is working away from the top position though.
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.
Melbrooks wants to get back to full guard.
Fritz wants to control but Melbrooks is keeping him busy.
Fritz 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.
Fritz trying to control from Melbrooks's half guard. Melbrooks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Melbrooks wants to get back to his feet but Fritz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Melbrooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fritz on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fritz's head.
Melbrooks missing with a left hand there. Fritz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fritz fails with the takedown.
Melbrooks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fritz.
John Melbrooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Fritz.
Fritz shoots in but no luck this time.
Melbrooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fritz shoots in looking for a takedown. Melbrooks tries to sprawl out of it but Fritz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Melbrooks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fritz looks gassed!
Melbrooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melbrooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fritz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Melbrooks sprawls well initially but Fritz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fritz wants to pass the guard but Melbrooks is defending well.
Melbrooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Melbrooks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fritz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fritz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Melbrooks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Melbrooks wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Melbrooks defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Melbrooks trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz struggling to land strikes to the head as Melbrooks covers up.
Melbrooks is in a bad position with Fritz working for a choke. Melbrooks manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Fritz is breathing heavily.
Melbrooks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Melbrooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fritz has his foot on Melbrooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Melbrooks works his way back into a safe position though.
Melbrooks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Melbrooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Fritz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fritz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Melbrooks manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz won't allow Melbrooks to get back to his feet.
Melbrooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melbrooks controlling Fritz's posture.
Melbrooks working a defensive guard here.
Fritz wants to pass the guard but Melbrooks is keeping the position.
Fritz pushing down on Melbrooks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks is doing well to control the position and prevent Fritz from advancing to side control.
Melbrooks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melbrooks is in trouble now - Fritz has advanced to mount!
Melbrooks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Melbrooks blocking the ground and pound.
Melbrooks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fritz prevents Melbrooks from getting the reversal.
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.
Fritz is going olschool here, as he tries to force Melbrooks to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Melbrooks shrugs it off.
Melbrooks tries to hold on but Fritz pushes him away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Melbrooks just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Melbrooks connects with a crisp jab.
Melbrooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melbrooks throws a leg kick which misses Fritz's front leg but catches the back leg as Fritz tries to avoid it.
Melbrooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fritz.
Fritz avoids the head kick by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks wants to clinch up but Fritz keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melbrooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melbrooks throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
Fritz fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Fritz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fritz shoots in but Melbrooks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Melbrooks as Fritz shoots in.
Melbrooks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Melbrooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Fritz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John Melbrooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Fritz.
A head kick misses from Melbrooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melbrooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Melbrooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Fritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melbrooks connects with a solid leg kick.
John Melbrooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fritz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melbrooks clinches up with Fritz and pushes him back against the cage.
Melbrooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fritz blocks it with crossed arms.
Melbrooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fritz's face.
Melbrooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Melbrooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melbrooks.
Melbrooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fritz.
Melbrooks throws a head kick that misses.
Melbrooks swings for the body but Fritz moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fritz.
Melbrooks tries to clinch there but Fritz circles away.
Melbrooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Melbrooks.
Fritz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Melbrooks to the mat! Melbrooks manages to get full guard.
Fritz won't allow Melbrooks to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fritz wants to control from the top but Melbrooks keeps moving.
Fritz postures up.
Melbrooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Melbrooks is adopting a defensive guard.
Fritz lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks is adopting a defensive guard.
Melbrooks wants to stand but Fritz is controlling the position.
Melbrooks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fritz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fritz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Melbrooks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four 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.
Melbrooks wants to stand and escape but Fritz is having none of it.
Fritz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melbrooks trying to keep a closed guard but Fritz is proving a slippery customer.
Fritz is looking to work some ground and pound but Melbrooks has wrist control.
Fritz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Melbrooks.
Tom Fritz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melbrooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Melbrooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Melbrooks tries to score with a low kick but Fritz moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Melbrooks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Melbrooks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Melbrooks!
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