HBP 55 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Worawat Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Mekki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex comes into the arena with mut tow kow sauk หมัด-เท้า- blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fairtex
vs
Mekki

180 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Worawat Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raphael Mekki!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mekki shoots and misses
and Fairtex counters with a left to the body.
Mekki has his takedown stuffed
and Mekki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mekki has his takedown stuffed
and Fairtex counters with a two punch combo.
Worawat Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Mekki.
Fairtex feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mekki's calf.

Fairtex waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mekki. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mekki to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Mekki is rocked!
Mekki looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mekki's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Worawat Fairtex!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Snerve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitokage Hakaisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Damien Snerve has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Snerve
vs
Hakaisha

170 cm
22
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Snerve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hitokage Hakaisha!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snerve falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hakaisha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hakaisha distracts Snerve with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Snerve looking for a sweep. Not yet Snerve, not yet.
Hakaisha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hakaisha trying to control the position from guard on top but Snerve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snerve being controlled here, momentarily.

Hakaisha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hakaisha is pushing down on Snerve's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snerve is fighting to maintain full guard but Hakaisha has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha is nestled in close to Snerve, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hakaisha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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. Hakaisha connects with a nice short shot to Snerve's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakaisha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hakaisha is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hakaisha sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hakaisha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha is looking to pass Snerve's guard but actually Snerve recovers to full guard.
Hakaisha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hakaisha wants to control from the top but Snerve keeps moving.
Hakaisha passes into half guard.
Snerve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hakaisha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hakaisha's back!
Hakaisha is in bad spot here.
Snerve doesn't have the hooks in and Hakaisha manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snerve keeping moving, preventing Hakaisha from controlling successfully.
Hakaisha is in close to Snerve's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hakaisha passes Snerve's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hakaisha is trying to control. Snerve wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hakaisha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snerve on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Snerve is not content to let Hakaisha control the position.
Hakaisha passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Snerve!
Hakaisha with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hakaisha moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Snerve has worked his arm free - good work by Snerve!
Hakaisha trying to control the action but Snerve is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hakaisha passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Snerve!
Snerve tries to hold on but Hakaisha postures up.
Hakaisha landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitokage Hakaisha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snerve throws a series of punches but Hakaisha moves out of range.
Damien Snerve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snerve keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Snerve does no damage.

Snerve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hakaisha is trying to keep Snerve in close.
Hakaisha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hakaisha trying to pass the guard but Snerve defending well.
Hakaisha wants to take a breather but Snerve is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snerve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hakaisha.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snerve is trying to get back to full guard.
Hakaisha trying to mount his opponent but Snerve defends it.
Hakaisha works his way into full mount!
Hakaisha landing shots from mount.
Hakaisha cracks Snerve with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snerve is squirming around, avoiding Hakaisha's attempts to control the action.
Hakaisha landing strikes from the mount and Snerve is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hakaisha.

Snerve is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakaisha connects with a bit shot that sees Snerve covering up! More strikes from Hakaisha and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hakaisha is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitokage Hakaisha!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flix Tech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drop Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tech comes to the cage accompanied by Im awesome. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tech
vs
Hammer

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flix Tech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drop Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tech moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.

Tech breaks from the clinch.
Tech shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Tech or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Hammer scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Flix Tech has been cut.
Tech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer counters with a three punch combo that has Tech backing up. Tech nods at Hammer to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flix Tech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tech dodges the punch combination from Hammer.

Tech moves into the clinch.

Tech decides to pull guard.

Hammer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tech working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tech working a defensive guard here.

Hammer gets to his feet - Tech follows without any prompting.
A nice combination there by Hammer.
Tech fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tech takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Tech is rocked!

Flix Tech's cut is getting worse.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Jab from Hammer.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Tech circles away.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer throws a lazy body kick
and Tech counters with a good, hard body kick but Hammer shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer throws a series of punches but Tech avoids them all with ease.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tech moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tech has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tech closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammer circles away.
Hammer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tech counters with a low kick, right behind Hammer 's knee.
Tech shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
Tech connects with a leg kick. Hammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drop Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tech slips under a jab.
Tech doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tech takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer counters with a left and a right that stings Tech.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer looks gassed!
Tech fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer jabs Tech to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tech.
Hammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Flix Tech's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That kick from Tech tenderised Hammer's leg. Hammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tech shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tech with a poor takedown
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tech tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tech somewhat.
Tech takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tech moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Tech.
Tech misses with a takedown
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tech is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hammer tries to clinch but Tech moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drop Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flix Tech'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.

Tech pushes Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tech obliges.
Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tech has him pressed against the cage.
Tech blocks an elbow strike.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.

Tech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Tech tenderised Hammer's leg. Hammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drop Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tech fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tech shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tech tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tech has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flix Tech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tech changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Tech manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Tech moves out of range.
Tech tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tech tries for a takedown but Hammer circles away easily
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tech looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammer!
Hammer lands with a shot to the body.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right-left combo lands from Hammer.
Tech fails to land the takedown.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hammer pushes Tech up against the cage in a clinch.
Tech can't break the clinch.
Tech wants a takedown.

Tech jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer postures up in Tech's guard and throws a big left but Tech blocks it.
Hammer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hammer stands and steps away. Tech gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tech shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Jeez, Flix Tech's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Tech bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tech misses with a hook to the body
and Hammer counters with a left and a right that stings Tech.
Drop Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tech is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tech is looking to clinch.
Tech is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer.
Hammer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hammer throws a leg kick

and Tech counters by clinching up.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Tech is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tech.
Tech tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tech obliges.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tech is trying to drag Hammer to the mat but Hammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tech keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer is trying to force a seperation but Tech has the dominant position.
Tech blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer tries to break the clinch but Tech is controlling the position.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tech's head.
Tech fails with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Flix Tech's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drop Hammer!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Evraerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mooney Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evraerts comes to the cage accompanied by 2Black- waves of luv. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Evraerts
vs
Rutten

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Nutrition Oracle
Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Evraerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mooney Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mooney Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evraerts with a nice cross.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Evraerts keeps it at a distance.
Rutten slips a jab from Evraerts.
Rutten moves out of range as Evraerts strikes.
A jab from Evraerts misses.
Evraerts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
A swing and a miss from Evraerts.
Rutten throws a sloppy body shot
and Evraerts counters with a one-two to the body.
Evraerts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evraerts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutten's hands.

Rutten drives through and clinches with Evraerts against the cage.
Rutten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Evraerts is pressed up against the cage. Rutten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Evraerts down to the mat. Evraerts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Evraerts throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evraerts. That's going to slow Rutten down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten slips a jab from Evraerts.
Evraerts punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.

Rutten clinches up against the cage.
Rutten tries to score a body lock takedown but Evraerts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karl Evraerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mooney Rutten.
Rutten can't get the takedown.
Evraerts is trying to break free.
Evraerts wants to break free but Rutten has control.
A frustrated look appears on Evraerts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten cracks Evraerts with a nice body shot.
Evraerts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evraerts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rutten tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutten wants the takedown. Evraerts is fighting it off but Rutten persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Evraerts's guard against the cage.
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.
Evraerts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rutten controls the pace.
Rutten with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rutten drops back looking for a leg! Evraerts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evraerts manages to kick Rutten off! Rutten jumps back into Evraerts's guard.
Evraerts wants to get back to his feet but Rutten is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rutten wants to pass the guard but Evraerts is keeping the position.
Rutten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evraerts wants to stand and escape but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Evraerts wants to get back to his feet but Rutten is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rutten stands up and waves to Evraerts to follow him.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evraerts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evraerts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evraerts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick
and Evraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick
letting Evraerts counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Evraerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten looks gassed!
Rutten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten misses with a hook
and Evraerts counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Evraerts counters with a left and a right that stings Rutten.
Evraerts lands a head shot.
Evraerts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evraerts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evraerts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evraerts.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evraerts lands a nice shot that snaps Rutten's head back.
Evraerts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Evraerts keeps it at a distance.
Karl Evraerts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten tries to clinch but Evraerts moves out of range.
Evraerts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Evraerts throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evraerts counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Evraerts.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Evraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Evraerts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Evraerts.
Evraerts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evraerts cracks Rutten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Rutten gets a clinch.

Rutten jumps guard and drags Evraerts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Evraerts is looking to stand up but Rutten won't let him.
Rutten wants to stand and escape but Evraerts is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evraerts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rutten's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Evraerts.
Rutten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rutten misses with a right hand
and Evraerts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutten tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evraerts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rutten somewhat.
Rutten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutten defending well as Evraerts loads up on a big left hand.
Evraerts loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evraerts's waist but Evraerts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutten off to one side.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karl Evraerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mooney Rutten.
Evraerts scores with the left hand. Rutten knows he should have avoided that one.
Rutten misses with a body shot
and Evraerts counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Evraerts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Evraerts lands a front kick.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Evraerts counters with a head kick. That will keep Rutten thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Evraerts scores with a shot to the body.
Evraerts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Evraerts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutten momentarily.
Evraerts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evraerts lands a leg kick that knocks Rutten off balance momentarily.
Evraerts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutten's head.
Evraerts jabs Rutten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evraerts misses with a double jab.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Evraerts.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evraerts. Evraerts obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Evraerts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karl Evraerts is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Rutten with that takedown attempt.
Rutten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evraerts rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evraerts.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
letting Evraerts counter with a right hand.
Evraerts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutten's hands.
Evraerts cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.
Evraerts scores with a head kick.
Evraerts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evraerts lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Rutten with that takedown attempt.
Evraerts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evraerts to score with a decent uppercut.
Mooney Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evraerts lands a nice shot to the body.
Evraerts thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches up with Evraerts, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes Evraerts against the cage but Evraerts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Evraerts tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Evraerts catches Rutten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Evraerts.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Evraerts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evraerts cracks Rutten with a good jab.
Rutten tries to move into range but Evraerts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Evraerts connects with a body shot that sends Rutten's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evraerts keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evraerts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Evraerts does it's job there.
Evraerts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Evraerts dominated that second round.
That's time! Evraerts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rutten moves away from the strike by Evraerts.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evraerts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Evraerts pushes him off.
Rutten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rutten misses with a left hand
and Evraerts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evraerts.
Rutten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evraerts counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evraerts cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Evraerts scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evraerts slaps away a takedown attempt from Rutten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Evraerts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutten under the eye.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Evraerts keeps it at a distance.
Evraerts lunges at Rutten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutten's hand.
Evraerts sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Evraerts.
Evraerts lands a head shot.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evraerts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evraerts scores with a head kick.
Evraerts scores with a head kick. Rutten tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Evraerts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evraerts connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rutten or perhaps it was just good defense by Evraerts which made him look bad.
Evraerts scores with a shot to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch but Evraerts moves out of range.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Evraerts.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Evraerts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evraerts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Evraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evraerts scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Evraerts digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evraerts lands with a good body shot.
Evraerts cracks Rutten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rutten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evraerts circles away.
Karl Evraerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mooney Rutten.
Evraerts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Evraerts scores with a shot to the body.
Evraerts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rutten.
A jab lands there for Evraerts.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evraerts lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutten off the cage and back into rage.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Evraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evraerts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutten has time to react.
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Evraerts counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Evraerts there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts lands a head shot.
Evraerts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Karl Evraerts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evraerts counters with a nice body shot.
Evraerts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evraerts stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evraerts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutten walks into a left hand.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Evraerts circles away.
Evraerts throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Evraerts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mooney Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evraerts lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Evraerts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evraerts, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Evraerts!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amalric Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jager Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzgerald comes to the cage accompanied by Sinergy - Spit on your grave. Hoffman has chosen Sharpshooter by Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fitzgerald
vs
Hoffman

163 cm
23
148 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amalric Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jager Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman tries to clinch
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoffman misses with a wild combination.
Hoffman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Fitzgerald to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoffman tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoffman moves to clinch but Fitzgerald breaks away

and Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.

Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffman.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald catches Hoffman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzgerald thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgerald throws out a powerful jab.
Hoffman closes the distance but Fitzgerald moves to the side

and Fitzgerald counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald tries to stall but Hoffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fitzgerald controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzgerald as Hoffman tries to tie him up.
Hoffman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitzgerald is working Hoffman over against the cage.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Hoffman.
Fitzgerald has Hoffman pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman landing knees to the head.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Hoffman keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoffman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoffman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoffman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoffman tries to stall but Fitzgerald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoffman connects with a knee to the head.
Hoffman looks gassed!
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzgerald up against the cage.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman blocking some punches.

Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fitzgerald counters with a takedown into side control.

Fitzgerald goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hoffman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fitzgerald but great work by Hoffman.
Fitzgerald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fitzgerald holds on to Hoffman's head and controls the position momentarily.
Fitzgerald is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Fitzgerald 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.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Fitzgerald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fitzgerald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fitzgerald is looking to advance position but Hoffman won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amalric Fitzgerald dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hoffman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoffman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
No joy there for Hoffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzgerald. That did some damage!
Jager Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzgerald at a distance.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffman closes the distance but Fitzgerald moves to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Fitzgerald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fitzgerald controlling from the top position.
Fitzgerald won't allow Hoffman to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fitzgerald drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hoffman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hoffman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hoffman!
Fitzgerald manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fitzgerald is trying to control but can't.
Hoffman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fitzgerald controls his leg.
Fitzgerald tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
Hoffman wants to take a breather but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoffman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jager Hoffman.
Hoffman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Fitzgerald to counter with a crisp jab.
Jager Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hoffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Hoffman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Hoffman manages to break the clinch.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side

and Fitzgerald counters with a shoot takedown. Hoffman fights it but they end up in guard.
Fitzgerald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fitzgerald stands up over Hoffman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitzgerald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitzgerald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.

Fitzgerald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fitzgerald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fitzgerald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Fitzgerald prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Fitzgerald sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.

Fitzgerald postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hoffman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fitzgerald, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoffman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
It looks like Hoffman is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amalric Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hoffman is looking to clinch.
Hoffman slips a straight right by Fitzgerald.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves away
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoffman thinking.
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzgerald lands with a good body shot.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves away
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice strike.

Fitzgerald gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.

Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hoffman tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzgerald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hoffman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoffman wants to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoffman is able to avoid easily.
Fitzgerald moves out of range as Hoffman throws a body kick.
Hoffman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman darts in trying to clinch
and Fitzgerald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoffman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoffman looks to clinch
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
Hoffman slips a jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoffman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.

Hoffman clinches up with Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoffman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to stall but Hoffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Hoffman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoffman misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgerald prevents Hoffman from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Amalric Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzgerald pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoffman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzgerald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoffman misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffman.
Hoffman is trying to break free.
Hoffman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fitzgerald.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoffman.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt

so Fitzgerald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fitzgerald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jager Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Amalric Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzgerald, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amalric Fitzgerald!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillaume Leblanc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morrison
vs
Leblanc

165 cm
28
142 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillaume Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morrison forces Leblanc back against the cage and clinches.
Leblanc misses with some punches.
Leblanc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Morrison pulls guard successfully.

Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Leblanc defends easily.
Leblanc won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Leblanc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Morrison pushes Leblanc off and gets back to his feet.

Morrison clinches.
Leblanc is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leblanc down to the mat. Leblanc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Morrison looking to score a takedown here. Leblanc is defending well but Morrison drives through and ends up in Leblanc's guard.
Leblanc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Morrison stands up and waves to Leblanc to follow him.

Morrison forces Leblanc back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leblanc has had enough of the clinch but Morrison keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison blocking some punches.

Morrison works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Morrison stands and steps away. Leblanc gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!

Morrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leblanc looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leblanc takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Leblanc looks gassed!
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morrison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Morrison crashes against the mat.
Morrison 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.

Morrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leblanc has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leblanc wants to get back to his feet.
Morrison happy to just control the position for now.

Morrison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leblanc has escaped the position, nice work there.

Morrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leblanc has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morrison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Morrison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leblanc closes the distance looking to clinch

and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
Morrison trying to control but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison stands up over Leblanc, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrison trying to control but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblanc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Leblanc is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leblanc is breathing heavily.

Morrison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leblanc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leblanc has escaped and now he's on top!
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leblanc is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Morrison has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Leblanc is looking to defend but Morrison has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Leblanc! Morrison pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Leblanc taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jim Morrison!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zaharov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zaharov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Snow
vs
Zaharov

185 cm
20
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

[CBK] Smashwear Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Zaharov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaharov throws a head kick that misses.
Snow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snow lands with a right hand.
Zaharov misses with a double jab
and Snow counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Zaharov! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Snow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Snow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Testament- Return To Serenity. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hopkins
vs
R

188 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Math R!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but R moves away.
R misses with a left hand

and Hopkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. R won't be happy with that.
Hopkins landing a few strikes.
R parries the strikes from Hopkins easily there. Hopkins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable R to escape.
Hopkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
R regains half guard, as Hopkins was trying to land strikes.
R is trying to stand.

Hopkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. R doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hopkins.
Hopkins thows a huge punch but R dodges it nicely.
Hopkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopkins.
R pushes Hopkins off looking to stand but Hopkins dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if R can do anything to dispel that myth.
R on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

R is defending against the submission attempts here by Hopkins.

Hopkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hopkins working over R with some ground and pound. R looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hopkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins prevents R from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
R blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hopkins stops R from getting back to his feet.
R avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopkins.

Hopkins has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can R defend it? Hopkins steps over the head and cranks it - R is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hopkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Hopkins!