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Sacrfice: Monday Night Riot 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hitter dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fed Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petar Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, hitter dee!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from dee.
Petar Tadic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tadic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tadic tries to clinch but dee moves out of range.
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dee closes the distance and pushes Tadic back into the ropes.
Tadic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dee slows down the pace here.
Tadic jumps guard but dee stands there with Tadic around his waist. Tadic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tadic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
dee is trying to maintain a safe position but Tadic gets an underhook and turns dee into the ropes.
Tadic managing to block the knees to the body from dee.
Tadic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tadic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dee walks away with a smile on his face. Tadic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petar Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dee scores with a spinning back kick!
Tadic has managed to clinch.
dee prevents the takedown attempt.
dee is trying to break free.
Tadic lands with a short shot to the head.
dee lands a body punch.
dee just leaning against Tadic, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tadic blocks a head kick by dee.
Tadic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Petar Tadic has been cut.
Tadic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tadic shoots in for a double leg but dee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tadic is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tadic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of dees head.
A short right from Tadic on the inside.
dee avoiding damage as Tadic throws knees to the body.
Tadic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dee smiles and moves away.
dee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tadic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick from dee lands but Tadic takes it in his stride.
dee takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tadic fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
dee closes the distance and clinches.
dee is pushing Tadic up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
dee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from dee.
dee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tadic throws a head punch that misses.
Tadic takes an elbow to the temple.
dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dee has managed to clinch.
dee tries to stall but Tadic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
dee breaks the clinch.
dee lands a left and a right that send Tadic crashing to the mat, dazed. dee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tadic is rocked!
Petar Tadic's cut is getting worse.
dee gets a clinch.
Oh Tadic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dee pushes Tadic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tadic seems to have got his legs back now.
dee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tadic's defenses.
Petar Tadic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
dee moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from dee.
A short body shot lands from dee as the two fighters clinch.
dee breaks from the clinch.
dee moves into the clinch.
dee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dee closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tadic as dee tries to tie him up.
dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dee has managed to clinch.
Tadic looking for a takedown.
dee has Tadic pushed against the ropes.
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee rushes Tadic and presses him up against the ropes.
dee gets underhooks to prevent Tadic's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by dee.
dee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
dee closes the distance and clinches.
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! dee slams his shin into Tadic's torso.
Tadic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dee has Tadic up against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
dee misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dee leaning his opponent against the ropes.
dee lands a body shot in the clinch.
dee manages to break the clinch.
Tadic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hitter dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petar Tadic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
dee misses with a few strikes there.
Tadic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dee throws a right and a left that Tadic avoids nicely.
Tadic darts in trying to clinch
and dee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dee misses with the combination.
dee delivers a nice body kick.
Tadic tries to close the distance and clinch but dee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tadic dives in and grabs dee's left leg, looking for a takedown. dee pushes down on Tadic's head and hops out.
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt
and dee counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dee lands a two punch combo.
Tadic wants to clinch
and dee counters with a series of strikes. Tadic will be more careful next time no doubt.
dee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jeez, Petar Tadic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
dee has closed the distance and engaged Tadic in a clinch.
dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tadic throws a head punch that misses.
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee scores with a spinning back kick!
dee instigates a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tadic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tadic drops down looking for an ankle pick but dee pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petar Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dee with a jab.
Tadic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dee breaks from the clinch.
hitter dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tadic circles away from the clinch attempt.
dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadic. That did some damage!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
dee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tadic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tadic closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
dee is struggling to control the position.
dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tadic goes for a takedown attempt but dee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tadic darts in trying to clinch
and dee counters with a good, hard body kick but Tadic shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - dee scores with a four punch combination!
dee has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from dee.
dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
dee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee rushes Tadic and presses him up against the ropes.
dee is stalling here.
dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tadic is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from dee on the inside.
dee breaks from the clinch.
Tadic fails with the takedown
and dee counters with a series of strikes. Tadic will be more careful next time no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Petar Tadic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). hitter dee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between big boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Tarkatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, big boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baraka Tarkatan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarkatan tries to clinch up.
boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
boy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tarkatan is trying to escape and boy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tarkatan is forced to tap! Nice work there by boy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). big boy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Blazevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Blazevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rui Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazevic tries for a takedown but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blazevic to the mat! Blazevic manages to get full guard.
Rodrigues tries to stand but Blazevic is controlling from the bottom.
Blazevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blazevic keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Rodrigues preventing the sweep.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blazevic misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blazevic missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rodrigues.
Blazevic gets full guard.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Blazevic keeps moving.
Rodrigues must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blazevic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodrigues is one step ahead there.
Blazevic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blazevic 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.
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.
Blazevic is looking for a triangle here but Rodrigues uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blazevic is breathing heavily.
Blazevic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodrigues off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues breaks Blazevic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Blazevic striking off his back but it's not causing Rodrigues any problems.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blazevic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodrigues is one step ahead there.
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Blazevic is keeping the position.
Blazevic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Blazevic 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.
Rodrigues not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blazevic has a closed guard, preventing Rodrigues from standing up.
Blazevic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blazevic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Blazevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues wants to take a breather but Blazevic is having none of it.
Rodrigues should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blazevic missing with punches from the bottom.
Blazevic looking for submissions off his back.
Blazevic is looking to get back to full guard here but Rodrigues has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blazevic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blazevic is trying to escape the mount.
Rodrigues scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blazevic is looking to escape.
Rodrigues with shots to the head and body - Blazevic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodrigues tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blazevic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blazevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blazevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Rodrigues dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Blazevic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues trying to control but Blazevic postures up.
Blazevic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodrigues with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blazevic 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.
Blazevic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues is defending against the submission attempts here by Blazevic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
Blazevic working Rodrigues over with strikes.
Blazevic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rodrigues looking for submissions off his back.
Rodrigues wants to control but Blazevic is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blazevic shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with a solid body kick.
Blazevic fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blazevic misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a leg kick.
Blazevic fails with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a single leg into guard. Blazevic didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Blazevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blazevic trying to strike off his back.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues stands up and waves to Blazevic to follow him.
Rodrigues lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazevic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blazevic lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodrigues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blazevic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodrigues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rui Rodrigues has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodrigues working for a triangle but Blazevic defends it easily.
Rodrigues has momentary wrist control but Blazevic slips an elbow through the middle.
Blazevic wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blazevic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blazevic controls the pace.
Rodrigues seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blazevic controlling from the top position.
Blazevic is working Rodrigues over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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 Ante Blazevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blazevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Rodrigues as Blazevic shoots in.
Rodrigues closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blazevic to the mat! Blazevic manages to get full guard.
Blazevic lands some strikes from the bottom.
Blazevic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rodrigues lands a couple of elbows.
Rodrigues tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazevic is retaining full guard.
Blazevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Blazevic striking off his back.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blazevic shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigues shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blazevic's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazevic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodrigues gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodrigues decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blazevic, up you get!
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blazevic defends it nicely.
Blazevic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blazevic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blazevic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rodrigues hang on?
Rodrigues can't escape the position.
Blazevic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rodrigues tries to reverse the position but Blazevic maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazevic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blazevic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodrigues is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Blazevic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodrigues bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blazevic keeping full guard, as Rodrigues tries to pass.
Blazevic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodrigues passes into half guard.
Rodrigues not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to pass to mount but Blazevic is defending the position.
Rodrigues is trying to control the action in half guard but Blazevic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blazevic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blazevic.
Rodrigues got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blazevic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodrigues has managed to get both his arms back between Blazevic's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigues forces his way into half guard.
Blazevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodrigues trying to control the action but Blazevic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blazevic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodrigues gets to his feet. Blazevic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blazevic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blazevic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigues passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodrigues advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues is going olschool here, as he tries to force Blazevic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Blazevic shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rui Rodrigues comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodrigues 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rui Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Hawthorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn scores with a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Hawthorn prevents Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Hawthorn postures up in Filipovic's guard and throws a big left but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but Hawthorn is having none of it.
Hawthorn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hawthorn manages to pass to side control.
Filipovic tries to kick Hawthorn off but Hawthorn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawthorn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawthorn stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Hawthorn is working for a submission of some sort.
Filipovic pushes Hawthorn off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Hawthorn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawthorn scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn wants to control but Filipovic is keeping him busy.
Hawthorn 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.
Filipovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawthorn connects with a decent elbow.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn drags him back down.
Hawthorn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn drags him back down.
Hawthorn looks up at the clock and then as Filipovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawthorn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Filipovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawthorn cracks Filipovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Filipovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hawthorn cracks Filipovic with a big elbow.
Hawthorn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Filipovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Filipovic some visible discomfort.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn drags him back down.
Filipovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawthorn connects with a decent elbow.
Filipovic pushes Hawthorn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawthorn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorn fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Hawthorn or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Hawthorn dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hawthorn moves out of range easily.
Hawthorn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Filipovic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hawthorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorn lands a couple of elbows.
Hawthorn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawthorn won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Filipovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hawthorn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hawthorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hawthorn moves out of range easily.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to stand but Hawthorn is controlling the position.
Hawthorn throwing strikes from guard but Filipovic blocks nicely.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but Hawthorn slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawthorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filipovic wants to stand but Hawthorn is controlling the position.
Hawthorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Filipovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawthorn shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Hawthorn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawthorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawthorn off to one side.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Hawthorn moves out of range.
Hawthorn shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Filipovic swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hawthorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filipovic sprawls well. Filipovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawthorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawthorn.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawthorn fails with the takedown.
Hawthorn blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawthorn.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawthorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawthorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Filipovic sprawls well. He's pushed Hawthorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawthorn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filipovic is fending him off so far but Hawthorn persists. Nope, Filipovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawthorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawthorn shoots in for a double leg but Filipovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawthorn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filipovic to the mat! Filipovic manages to get full guard.
Hawthorn prevents Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Hawthorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawthorn lands a couple of elbows.
Filipovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Hawthorn with that takedown attempt.
Hawthorn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Filipovic is refusing to be controlled, as Hawthorn sits in half guard.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Hawthorn wants to take a breather but Filipovic is having none of it.
Hawthorn stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Jackson Hawthorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawthorn landing punches.
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.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hawthorn has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filipovic's face.
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
Filipovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hawthorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawthorn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Filipovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawthorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
Filipovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Filipovic is bucking up trying to escape but Hawthorn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Hawthorn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawthorn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Filipovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Filipovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hawthorn landing strikes from the mount and Filipovic is in trouble!
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hawthorn unloading with bombs!
Filipovic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Hawthorn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawthorn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hawthorn stops Filipovic from standing up.
Hawthorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filipovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawthorn won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hawthorn manages to pass to side control.
Filipovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawthorn seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Filipovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jackson Hawthorn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiduel puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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201 lbs
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22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fiduel puno!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten feints and then cracks puno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow puno down.
Rutten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rutten pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. puno is defending well for now.
Rutten pulls puno into guard.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
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.
Rutten wants to sweep but no luck.
puno wanted to stand there but Rutten had control of the position.
Rutten wants to sweep here but puno controlling him for the moment.
puno wanted to stand there but Rutten had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rutten is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
puno wants to stand and escape but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rutten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rutten with a flurry of punches that miss.
puno is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea.
Rutten lands a couple of elbows.
Rutten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
puno is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea.
Rutten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed puno's guard.
puno pushes Rutten off looking to stand but Rutten dives back in and keeps control.
Rutten wants to free his trapped foot but puno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rutten scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
puno is trying to stand up here but Rutten is controlling him well.
Rutten trying to mount his opponent but puno defends it.
Rutten is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
puno squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rutten with shots to the head and body - puno looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rutten landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
puno is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rutten working puno over with strikes here.
puno looks gassed!
Rutten unloading with bombs!
puno tries to buck Rutten off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rutten cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rutten landing punches.
Rutten fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
puno trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rutten lands with some strikes.
Rutten connects with a bit shot that sees puno covering up! More strikes from Rutten and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rutten is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Rutten!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukkas Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukkas Levesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levesque tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Levesque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Van Staaden does no damage.
Van Staaden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levesque manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Levesque both land. Nice combination.
Levesque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levesque throws and low kick but Van Staaden moves out of range easily.
Levesque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden throws a nice looking combination but Levesque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Staaden tries to bum rush Levesque with a series of wild strikes but Levesque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.
Van Staaden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Levesque slips a jab and a cross from Van Staaden.
Levesque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levesque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Staaden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab
and Levesque counters with a two punch combo.
Levesque is breathing heavily.
Levesque throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab.
Van Staaden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Levesque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Staaden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Staaden slaps away a takedown attempt from Levesque, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Levesque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Levesque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Staaden swings for the body but Levesque moves out of range.
Levesque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Staaden was well out of range. Poor timing from Levesque.
Van Staaden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levesque moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukkas Levesque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Staaden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.
Van Staaden drops Levesque with a beautiful combination! Levesque stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Van Staaden is looking for the KO!
Levesque is rocked!
Van Staaden throws a series of punches but Levesque moves out of range.
Oh Levesque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lukkas Levesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Staaden throws a right hand that Levesque ducks under and follows up with a left that Levesque also avoids with ease.
Van Staaden throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab.
Van Staaden is breathing heavily.
Levesque slips a straight right by Van Staaden.
Levesque dodges the punch combination from Van Staaden.
Van Staaden throws a jab but it's blocked by Levesque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Staaden misses with a wild combination.
Levesque seems to have got his legs back now.
Levesque doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Staaden circles away.
Levesque misses with a head kick.
Lukkas Levesque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levesque throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Staaden.
Van Staaden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levesque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Staaden.
Lukkas Levesque is winning the standup battle so far.
Levesque staying out of range there.
Levesque misses with a body punch
and Van Staaden counters with a nice body shot.
Van Staaden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Staaden lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Levesque falls backwards - clearly groggy! Van Staaden dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claud Van Staaden!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Super Freak. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who Dat by Young Jeezy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Curtis Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Jones out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Johnson!
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