HBP 57 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brucie Azz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannie Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Azz
vs
Mann

185 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
209 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brucie Azz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mannie Mann!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azz lands a big head kick that sends Mann tumbling to the mat! Azz takes a step backwards and waves Mann back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azz if he has to take too many more of those.
Azz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azz counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Mann! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brucie Azz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gudleifur Bjarnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daddy comes to the cage accompanied by Margareta Paslaru - Lasa-mi toamna pomii verzi . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Daddy
vs
Bjarnson

194 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
265 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudleifur Bjarnson !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjarnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Daddy.
Daddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daddy looks to throw a body kick
and Bjarnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bjarnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daddy is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Bjarnson misses.
Daddy throws a lazy head kick
and Bjarnson counters with a hugh head kick that removes Daddy from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gudleifur Bjarnson !

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justino Cordobes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everything Ends. Joey Sabu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cordobes
vs
Sabu

190 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Hell's Balls Fightwear

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sabu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
An inside leg kick lands from Cordobes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cordobes.
Cordobes scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Cordobes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Joey Sabu has been cut.
Cordobes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cordobes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sabu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cordobes.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cordobes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cordobes, right into the meat.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Justino Cordobes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That kick from Cordobes tenderised Sabu's leg. Sabu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Cordobes slams his shin into Sabu's torso.
Cordobes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cordobes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cordobes.
Sabu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sabu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.
Cordobes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Cordobes.
Cordobes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sabu takes a step back to recover.
Cordobes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cordobes thows a body kick. Sabu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cordobes.
Cordobes connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cordobes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cordobes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cordobes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cordobes.
Sabu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cordobes throws a head kick that Sabu semi-blocks.
Cordobes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sabu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cordobes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sabu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cordobes.
Cordobes cracks the inside of Sabu's front leg.
Sabu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sabu's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Cordobes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordobes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cordobes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justino Cordobes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Sabu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cordobes lands a high kick!
Cordobes lands a high kick!
Cordobes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cordobes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sabu's head.
Justino Cordobes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cordobes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cordobes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cordobes scores with a nice body kick.
Justino Cordobes is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordobes connects with an inside leg kick.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cordobes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cordobes feints and then cracks Sabu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sabu down.
Cordobes throws a front kick that sends Sabu stumbling back into the cage.
Cordobes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cordobes scores with a push kick.
Cordobes throws a leg kick which misses Sabu's front leg but catches the back leg as Sabu tries to avoid it.
Cordobes pushes Sabu away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes throws a head kick that Sabu semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cordobes.
Sabu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cordobes.
Sabu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cordobes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabu.
Cordobes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sabu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cordobes has got the better of the exchanges.
Cordobes lands a head kick!
Cordobes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sabu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cordobes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cordobes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cordobes.
Cordobes throws a nice head kick!
Cordobes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sabu's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Cordobes.
Cordobes keeps Sabu at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes throws a low kick but Sabu avoids it.
Cordobes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cordobes connects with a leg kick. Sabu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cordobes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sabu's head.
Cordobes lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cordobes.
Sabu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cordobes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sabu. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justino Cordobes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Sabu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sabu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Cordobes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cordobes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabu can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Cordobes.
Cordobes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cordobes throws a head kick that half lands.
Cordobes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabu.
Cordobes connects with a high kick.
Cordobes throws a leg kick that misses.
Cordobes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes lands a head kick. Sabu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sabu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sabu. That did some damage!
Sabu 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.
Cordobes scores with a head kick.
Justino Cordobes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordobes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sabu's sensitive parts.
Sabu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cordobes.
That kick from Cordobes tenderised Sabu's leg. Sabu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cordobes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sabu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes is looking to slow Sabu down with leg kicks.
Sabu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cordobes.
Sabu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cordobes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cordobes lands with a nice body kick.
Sabu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cordobes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cordobes cracks the inside of Sabu's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes wants to land a leg kick but Sabu is out of range.
Cordobes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabu blocks the leg kick.
Crunch! Cordobes slams his shin into Sabu's torso.
Cordobes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cordobes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cordobes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cordobes.
Cordobes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cordobes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cordobes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cordobes pushes Sabu away with a front kick.
Cordobes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sabu's calf.
Cordobes throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cordobes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joey Sabu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justino Cordobes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justino Cordobes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cordobes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justino Cordobes!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mallon
vs
Gleiser

194 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
231 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Gleiser!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Michael Gleiser has been cut.

Gleiser scores with a takedown into Mallon's guard.
Gleiser passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mallon seems a little lost for a moment, as Gleiser dominates the positioning.
It looks like Gleiser might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michael Gleiser has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gleiser tries to clinch up.
Gleiser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danny Mallon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gleiser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mallon's waist but Mallon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gleiser off to one side.
Gleiser tries to clinch up.
Mallon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gleiser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mallon sprawls well. Mallon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gleiser gets slowly back to his feet.
Gleiser shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Danny Mallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Gleiser.
Mallon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Gleiser scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gleiser looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gleiser stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleiser fails with the takedown.
Mallon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gleiser shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown by Gleiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Mallon which made him look bad.

Gleiser looking to score a takedown here. Mallon is defending well but Gleiser drives through and ends up in Mallon's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleiser is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gleiser trying to control but Mallon is working from the bottom.
Gleiser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mallon is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser prevents Mallon from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mallon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Gleiser wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mallon scores with a sloppy right hand. Gleiser should have avoided that one.
Mallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gleiser fails with the takedown
and Mallon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mallon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gleiser doesn't seem bothered though.
Mallon cracks Gleiser with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mallon punishes Gleiser's body with a nice straight punch.
Mallon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Mallon finds it's way through Gleiser's defenses.

That has opened up Michael Gleiser's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gleiser walks into a stiff left hand from Mallon.
Good standup being displayed there by Mallon as he connects with a hook.
Mallon with a hook.
Mallon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mallon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gleiser doesn't seem bothered though.
Mallon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

The cut above Michael Gleiser's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mallon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mallon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gleiser throws a combination that misses
and Mallon counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Mallon.
Mallon connects with the punch.

Michael Gleiser's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mallon lands a nice shot that snaps Gleiser's head back.
Mallon lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Mallon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Gleiser's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gleiser walks into a left hand.

Gleiser has Mallon up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Gleiser.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
Mallon is trying to force a seperation but Gleiser has the dominant position.
Mallon has had enough of the clinch but Gleiser keeps him there for the moment.

Gleiser is trying to trip Mallon. He has hold of a leg but Mallon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gleiser persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gleiser controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mallon wants to stand but Gleiser is controlling the position.
Gleiser engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gleiser passes Mallon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gleiser is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser uses his free foot to push down on Mallon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mallon.
Gleiser lands a big shot there that rocks Mallon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mallon wants to hold on but Gleiser pushes him away.
Gleiser content just to control the position here.
Mallon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Gleiser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon wants to control but Gleiser is having none of it.
Mallon taking shots to the head.
Gleiser takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mallon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gleiser lands a big shot there that rocks Mallon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mallon taking shots to the head.
Mallon is desperately trying to improve his position but Gleiser has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Gleiser has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Gleiser.
Mallon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mallon wants it to stay on the feet.
Mallon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mallon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gleiser eats them both and turns towards Mallon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Danny Mallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mallon slaps away a takedown attempt from Gleiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mallon 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 right-left combo lands from Mallon.
Mallon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gleiser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gleiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Gleiser's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mallon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gleiser.
Mallon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gleiser.
Mallon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gleiser.
Mallon looks to land a combination. Gleiser sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Mallon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes to the cage accompanied by Carmina Burana - O Fortuna. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Thorne
vs
Silva

194 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Hellbent, Inc.™

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, Damien Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Thorne counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thorne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Thorne lands the left hand.
Thorne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Thorne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thorne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva shoots and misses
and Thorne counters with a straight right hand.
Damien Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorne lands a jab to the nose.
Thorne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damien Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Silva! He's out on his feet! Thorne rushes in and drops Silva with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damien Thorne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Ruud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Bertnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximo Bertnar has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ruud
vs
Bertnar

180 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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, Lars Ruud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximo Bertnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bertnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruud's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bertnar thows a big elbow that misses.
Bertnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bertnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruud's head.
Ruud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ruud kicks Bertnar off and gets to his feet.
Ruud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruud with a poor takedown

and Bertnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ruud is not content to let Bertnar control the position.
Bertnar wants to free his trapped foot but Ruud is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bertnar trying to control the action but Ruud is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar trying to mount his opponent but Ruud defends it.
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. Bertnar connects with a nice short shot to Ruud's temple.
Ruud is controlling Bertnar's trapped leg to prevent Bertnar from advancing to side control.
Bertnar with the ground and pound but Ruud uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bertnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bertnar postures up in Ruud's guard and throws a big left but Ruud blocks it.
Ruud trying to keep a closed guard but Bertnar is proving a slippery customer.
Bertnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bertnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Bertnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ruud is proving hard to escape from.
Ruud pulls Bertnar in to control the position.
Ruud keeping moving, preventing Bertnar from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maximo Bertnar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ruud tries for a takedown but Bertnar circles away easily

and Bertnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bertnar gets to his feet. Ruud looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Bertnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bertnar throws and elbow that misses. Ruud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertnar's guard. Nice move by Ruud!
Bertnar keeping moving, preventing Ruud from controlling successfully.
Ruud forces his way into half guard.
Ruud drops an elbow to the side of Bertnar's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar tries to kick Ruud off but Ruud keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bertnar is pressing down on Ruud's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bertnar looks gassed!
Ruud wants to control from the top but Bertnar keeps moving.
Bertnar wants to get back to his feet but Ruud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruud throwing strikes from guard but Bertnar blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruud content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bertnar, pushing him back against the cage.

Ruud lands a takedown into guard.
Ruud slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruud working the strikes but Bertnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bertnar trying to control but Ruud postures up.
Ruud wants to control but Bertnar is keeping him busy.
Bertnar is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar trying to control from the bottom.
Ruud sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bertnar defending well though.
Bertnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bertnar wants to control the action here but instead Ruud manages to pass to full mount!
Bertnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruud with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruud thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bertnar can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ruud landing punches.
BOOM! Ruud connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruud looking to ground and pound but Bertnar is blocking nicely.
Ruud trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Ruud working for a submission but Bertnar is keeping him at bay.
Ruud with shots to the head and body - Bertnar looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bertnar's face.

Ruud working for a submission but Bertnar is keeping him at bay.
Ruud thowing shots but they're missing.
Ruud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four 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.
Ruud tries to control but Bertnar wriggling away.
Ruud avoids the attempt from Bertnar to control.
Ruud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bertnar wants to control but Ruud is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Ruud dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruud tries to clinch but Bertnar moves away

and Bertnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruud is looking to control Bertnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruud avoid being mounted?
Bertnar tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ruud is pressing down on Bertnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruud is on top in guard.
Ruud trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bertnar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ruud puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ruud jumps into side control!
Bertnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Bertnar tries to escape but Ruud is in control.
Bertnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The ground and pound from Ruud seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Bertnar wants to get back to his feet but Ruud drags him back down.
Bertnar tries to buck Ruud off but Ruud is having none of it.

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.
Ruud working away.
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.
Ruud trying to control the position but Bertnar is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The strikes coming from Ruud are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bertnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bertnar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bertnar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruud connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Ruud decides to stand back up. Ruud steps back and let's Bertnar get back to his feet.
Bertnar shoots in for a double leg but Ruud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruud wants to clinch.
Lars Ruud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ruud darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruud moves into full mount! Bertnar won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ruud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruud scoring with strikes but Bertnar is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Ruud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Ruud!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beogradski Sindikat-Na bojnom polju kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

St George
vs
Pele

179 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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, Pierre St George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Pele!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

St George closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pele quickly recovers to half guard.
St George not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pele trying to keep a closed guard but St George is proving a slippery customer.
St George prevents Pele from getting back to his feet.
St George has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St George in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pele pulls St George in to control the position.
Pele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St George manages to get himself to full guard.
Pele works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pele trying to pass the guard but St George defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pele throwing shots but St George is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pele passes to full mount!
Pele trying to control but St George is having none of it.
St George is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pele trying to control but St George is having none of it.
St George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pele on the ground.
St George holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pele tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pele throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George has given up his back. Will we see Pele going for some submissions?

Pele is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Pele throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St George is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pele wants to control but St George is keeping busy.
Pele misses with an elbow to the head.
St George avoids the strikes from Pele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

St George looking to score a takedown here. Pele is defending well but St George drives through and ends up in Pele's guard.
St George trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pele wriggles free and stands up.

Pele gets a clinch.

Pele has picked St George up - he's going for a ride! Pele dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pele is looking to advance position but St George won't allow it.
St George is staying active underneath Pele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pele has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Pele has hold of St George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pele trying to control but St George is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pele forces the positional change into back control.
St George prevents Pele from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St George is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will Pele go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

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.

Pele is looking for the choke from the back position but St George is controlling his hands well.
Pele really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for St George.

Pele has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Pele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St George stuffs the takedown.
St George shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pele counters by clinching up.
Pele stalling in the clinch.
St George has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St George gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pele prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St George. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George has Pele pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pele manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St George has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pele is working for takedown but St George is calmly controlling the position for now.
St George has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pele can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St George has Pele pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pele manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pele goes for a takedown in the clinch but St George prevents it.
St George drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pele pulls his leg out and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pele.
St George gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pele.
St George tries for a takedown but Pele manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George gets underhooks to prevent Pele's takedown attempt.
Pele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St George gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St George prevents the takedown attempt.
Pele goes for a takedown in the clinch but St George prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pele gets underhooks to prevent St George's takedown attempt.
Pele tries for a takedown but St George manages to get underhooks.
St George drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St George is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Pele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pele 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Pele!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nergal Darski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Artukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darski comes into the arena with Behemoth - Conquer All blaring out of the sound system. Andy Artukovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Darski
vs
Artukovic

188 cm
22
223 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nergal Darski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Artukovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darski takes the fight into the clinch.

Artukovic pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Artukovic working for a triangle but Darski defends it easily.
Darski trying to control the position from guard on top but Artukovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Artukovic working for a triangle but Darski defends it easily.
Darski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Artukovic's guard.

Artukovic actively working from the bottom here.
Darski is trying to control the action in half guard but Artukovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Artukovic looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darski working Artukovic over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Artukovic actively working from the bottom here.

Artukovic looking for submissions off his back.
Darski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Artukovic!
Artukovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darski landing shots from mount.
Darski trying to control but Artukovic is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Artukovic is working to get back to half guard.
Darski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Artukovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Artukovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Artukovic tries to lock up and control but Darski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Artukovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artukovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Artukovic looks gassed!
Darski content just to control the position here.
Artukovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darski with the ground and pound from mount.
Artukovic can't escape the position.
Darski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Artukovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Darski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Artukovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Darski working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darski tries to control but Artukovic wriggling away.
Darski landing strikes from the mount and Artukovic is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darski breaks from Artukovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Artukovic is rocked!
Artukovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Artukovic is still in real trouble! Can Darski finish him?
Darski cracks Artukovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Darski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Artukovic is looking to improve his position but Darski isn't that keen on the idea.
Artukovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Darski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Darski landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artukovic is trying to escape the mount.
Artukovic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Artukovic throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nergal Darski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darski takes the fight into the clinch.

Artukovic gets control of Darski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Artukovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

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

Darski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Artukovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darski has managed to get both his arms back between Artukovic's legs - danger averted.
Darski tries to free his leg and advance position but Artukovic is retaining full guard.
Artukovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darski.

Artukovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Artukovic is breathing heavily.

Artukovic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Darski has passed into half guard!
Darski works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darski controlling from mount.
Darski prevents Artukovic from getting the reversal.
Darski lands with some strikes.
Darski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Artukovic hang on?
Darski lands a big shot to the head and Artukovic winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nergal Darski!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dorian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Gunner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

King
vs
Gunner

165 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dorian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Decent striking displayed by Gunner there.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gunner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Gunner works over King's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Dorian King has been cut.

King gets a clinch.

King has picked Gunner up - he's going for a ride! King dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

King is looking for a kimura here.

Gunner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Gunner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gunner tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Gunner is not content to let King control the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from King there.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunner defending well though.
King is looking to take a break and control but Gunner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gunner defends it well.
Gunner wants to get back to full guard.
King tries to pass to full mount but Gunner defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
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. King connects with a nice short shot to Gunner's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King works his foot free and advances to mount.
King controlling from mount.
Gunner working to try and regain half guard.
King working Gunner over with strikes here.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunner is in all sorts of trouble here.
King wants to control the pace but Gunner is squirming around nicely.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King prevents Gunner from getting the reversal.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gunner is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
King lands a heavy elbow.

Gunner is rocked!
King lands a heavy elbow.
Gunner is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for King! Gunner is hurt baaadly! King is firing away with more strikes - Gunner is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dorian King!

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