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Thrown to the Wolves 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirin Ichiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichiban's entrance music is Tokyo Street Rapper - Gangsta Rap. A fine choice. Kirin Ichiban is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirin Ichiban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dana Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiban doesn't manage to clinch there - Hodges circles away.
Hodges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ichiban is trying to stand back up but Hodges is controlling him
Hodges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ichiban keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ichiban makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Ichiban gets a clinch.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Hodges taking a breather.
Hodges is trying to drag Ichiban to the mat but Ichiban just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Hodges tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hodges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ichiban walks away with a smile on his face. Hodges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kirin Ichiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Hodges.
Ichiban tries to clinch
and Hodges counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hodges looks to land a strike but Ichiban avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges trying to control but Ichiban is working from the bottom.
Hodges postures up in Ichiban's guard and throws a big left but Ichiban blocks it.
Hodges thows a big elbow that misses.
Hodges stops Ichiban from standing up.
Hodges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ichiban is keeping the position for now.
Ichiban keeping moving, preventing Hodges from controlling successfully.
Ichiban looking for a sweep. Not yet Ichiban, not yet.
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.
Hodges wants to control from the top but Ichiban keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dana Hodges was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hodges tries to keep at a distance but Ichiban has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dana Hodges has been cut.
Hodges has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ichiban is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
Ichiban avoiding damage as Hodges throws knees to the body.
Ichiban gets underhooks to prevent Hodges's takedown attempt.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hodges tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hodges fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ichiban gets underhooks to prevent Hodges's takedown attempt.
Hodges looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban managing to block the knees to the body from Hodges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hodges's brow.
Hodges has Ichiban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ichiban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hodges blocks the elbow strike.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hodges tries to stall but Ichiban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hodges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ichiban keeps control of Hodges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban stops a takedown attempt from Hodges.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Hodges misses with a body punch.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
Hodges avoids the elbow strike from Ichiban, against the cage.
Hodges tries to score a body lock takedown but Ichiban shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hodges is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ichiban pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ichiban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Ichiban prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirin Ichiban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dana Hodges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ichiban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ichiban sprawls well. Ichiban wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hodges gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirin Ichiban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hodges circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hodges counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ichiban pushes Hodges off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ichiban tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Hodges counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ichiban has his feet on Hodges's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Ichiban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ichiban tries to avoid it but Hodges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ichiban to the ground. Ichiban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ichiban clinches up with Hodges and pushes him back against the cage.
Ichiban gets underhooks to prevent Hodges's takedown attempt.
Kirin Ichiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Hodges.
Hodges tries to score a body lock takedown but Ichiban shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Hodges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
Hodges tries to circle away but Ichiban has him pinned against the cage.
Hodges has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ichiban avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Hodges has Ichiban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ichiban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hodges tries for a takedown but Ichiban manages to get underhooks.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban is pressed up against the cage. Hodges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ichiban down to the mat. Ichiban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ichiban is looking to clinch.
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Hodges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ichiban is out of range.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ichiban tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ichiban drives through and clinches with Hodges against the cage.
Hodges wants a takedown but no success here.
Hodges looking for a takedown.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Hodges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hodges can't get the takedown.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Hodges goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ichiban prevents it.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Hodges blocks the elbow strike.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Hodges drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hodges avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hodges.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban lands an elbow just above Hodges 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ichiban throws an elbow but misses.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hodges avoids the elbow strike from Ichiban, against the cage.
Ichiban lands an elbow just above Hodges 's eye.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirin Ichiban dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dana Hodges's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ichiban moves into the clinch.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
Ichiban managing to block the knees to the body from Hodges.
Hodges fails to pull guard.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ichiban prevents the takedown attempt.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban misses with an elbow over the top.
Hodges blocks the elbow strike.
Hodges wants a takedown.
Kirin Ichiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Hodges.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirin Ichiban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ichiban throws an elbow but misses.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban stops a takedown attempt from Hodges.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiban misses with an elbow over the top.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hodges blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Hodges goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ichiban prevents it.
Ichiban is pressed up against the cage. Hodges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ichiban down to the mat. Ichiban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ichiban clinches with his opponent.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Hodges blocks the elbow strike.
Ichiban prevents the takedown attempt.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
Ichiban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Hodges has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ichiban avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hodges blocks the elbow strike.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ichiban gets underhooks to prevent Hodges's takedown attempt.
Hodges wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban misses with an elbow over the top.
Hodges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ichiban pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ichiban tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
Hodges dives in and grabs Ichiban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ichiban pushes down on Hodges's head and hops out.
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Ichiban darts in and clinches Hodges up against the cage.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hodges dodges an elbow strike from Ichiban.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hodges's brow.
Hodges avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ichiban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ichiban prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hodges dodges an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Ichiban prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hodges tries to circle away but Ichiban has him pinned against the cage.
Hodges tries to pull guard but Ichiban holds him up against the cage and eventually Hodges drops back down to his feet.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Kirin Ichiban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Hodges tries a knee to the head but Ichiban blocks it.
Ichiban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hodges changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ichiban fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ichiban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ichiban.
Hodges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Hodges avoids the elbow strike from Ichiban, against the cage.
Hodges takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hodges tries for a takedown but Ichiban manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hodges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ichiban's brow.
Hodges blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow just above Hodges 's eye.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Ichiban prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Hodges shrugs off.
Dana Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirin Ichiban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichiban, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirin Ichiban!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcu Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcu Webb!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb gets tackled into the cage by Benton. Benton maintains the clinch.
Benton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Benton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Webb has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Benton trying to pass the guard but Webb defending well.
Webb has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benton wants to take a breather but Webb is having none of it.
Webb is looking to improve his position.
Benton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Benton passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Benton.
Webb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Webb manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Webb is trying to improve his position.
Benton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Webb knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Webb has escaped the position, nice work there.
Webb is wriggling around trying to escape but Benton has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Webb taps out and Benton picks up the big win! Great work there by Benton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Benton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Dex looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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176 lbs
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Dex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolando Mann!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dex doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dex looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dex defending well though.
Mann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dex keeps working.
Mann tries to pass to full mount but Dex defends it.
Dex on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dex tries to get out of the position.
Mann passes to full mount!
Dex is squirming around, avoiding Mann's attempts to control the action.
Mann might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dex kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann controlling from mount.
Mann throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dex is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mann swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rolando Mann!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamsha Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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130 lbs
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136 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Brunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamsha Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Brunner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Gonzales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brunner doesn't seem phased though.
Brunner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brunner closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Brunner pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Brunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunner shoots in but Gonzales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Brunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brunner shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brunner.
Brunner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brunner off to one side.
Gonzales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Brunner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzales backs up against the cage.
Gonzales scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunner counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzales backing up. Gonzales nods at Brunner to acknowledge the strikes.
Brunner wants to clinch.
Brunner avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Brunner throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Brunner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunner.
Gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales misses with a few strikes there.
Brunner tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Brunner tries to land a front kick but Gonzales steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brunner misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brunner is breathing heavily.
Brunner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brunner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brunner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzales tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brunner is in Gonzales's guard.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brunner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunner trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzales has managed to sweep!
Brunner working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.
Gonzales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brunner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzales has managed to get both his arms back between Brunner's legs - danger averted.
Gonzales drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brunner dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Brunner from controlling successfully.
Brunner tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzales is retaining full guard.
Brunner stands up from Gonzales's guard - Brunner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gonzales swings for the body but Brunner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales takes a swing at Brunner's ribcage but misses.
Brunner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brunner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brunner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Brunner closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales can't get the takedown.
Brunner slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brunner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Brunner scores with a body shot.
Brunner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzales is fending him off so far but Brunner persists. Nope, Gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
Brunner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
Brunner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzales swivels and escapes.
Gonzales lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunner manages to avoid it.
Brunner throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Brunner avoids them all with ease.
Brunner lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Brunner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brunner lands a jab.
Brunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Brunner.
Brunner throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brunner. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brunner off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Brunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzales as he avoids it easily.
Gonzales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brunner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gonzales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brunner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzales is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzales has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brunner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brunner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzales being controlled here momentarily.
Brunner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzales!
Brunner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is in a horrible position here. Brunner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brunner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brunner lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzales taking shots to the head.
Brunner trying to control but Gonzales is having none of it.
Brunner landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gonzales in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brunner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brunner dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brunner.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzales as Brunner shoots in.
Brunner misses with a looping left.
Brunner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzales is trying to defend but Brunner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brunner is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gonzales as he works his way to full guard.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brunner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Brunner from controlling successfully.
Brunner throwing strikes but missing.
Brunner 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.
Brunner drops back looking for a leg! Gonzales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzales manages to kick Brunner off! Brunner jumps back into Gonzales's guard.
That's two 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.
Brunner drops back looking for a leg! Gonzales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzales manages to kick Brunner off! Brunner jumps back into Gonzales's guard.
Brunner drops back looking for a leg! Gonzales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzales manages to kick Brunner off! Brunner jumps back into Gonzales's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunner passes Gonzales's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brunner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gonzales defends it well.
Brunner looks to land a strike but Gonzales avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Brunner wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Brunner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brunner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brunner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jamsha Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunner controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Brunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brunner 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Brunner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Issac Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Issac Oliver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Issac Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Oliver! Escobar dives in looking to finish! Oliver is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balack Rassum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balack Rassum!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang blocks a head kick by Rassum.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Wang throws a series of punches but Rassum moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wang blocks a head kick by Rassum.
Rassum is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Wang just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! And now a right hook, right on the button! Rassum has gone limp, and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Wang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Pegg (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!
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280 lbs
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271 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Pegg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bannon misses with a lunging right hand
and Pegg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bannon is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pegg keeps control of Bannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bannon blocks the elbow strike.
Pegg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bannon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pegg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pegg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pegg misses with a punch on the inside.
Bannon wants to break free but Pegg has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bannon.
Pegg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pegg is trying to push Bannon away but Bannon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pegg has double underhooks.
Bannon tries to circle away but Pegg has him pinned against the cage.
Bannon tries to break the clinch but Pegg is controlling the position.
Pegg jumps guard and drags Bannon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pegg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bannon is one step ahead there.
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.
Bannon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pegg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bannon stands up from Pegg's guard - Bannon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bannon misses with a few strikes there.
Bannon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pegg sprawling to the canvas! Pegg rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bannon finish him?!
It looks like Simon Pegg has been cut.
Pegg tries for a takedown but Bannon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pegg looks gassed!
Bannon misses with a two punch combination.
Bannon connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Pegg! He's out on his feet! Bannon rushes in and drops Pegg with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shannon Bannon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mork Hemsko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krk Mrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mork Hemsko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krk Mrd!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemsko feints and as Mrd raises his hands in defense, Hemsko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hemsko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hemsko with a nice head shot there.
Mrd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hemsko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mrd is tightening it up a little... Hemsko has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hemsko reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hemsko taps out! nice BJJ there by Mrd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Krk Mrd!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Agid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Joe Crazy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Agid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy throws a jab but it's blocked by Agid.
Crazy catches Agid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Agid fails with the takedown
and Crazy counters with a nice uppercut.
Agid is rocked!
Agid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crazy.
Crazy rushes Agid with punches - Agid moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Agid goes down! Crazy follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Crazy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bono Estente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwick has chosen Elephant Man - Pon Di River as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bono Estente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Hardwick!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Estente but Estente pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardwick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardwick is defended easily by Estente.
Bono Estente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hardwick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Estente, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estente shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardwick tries to sprawl out of it but Estente keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardwick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Estente moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Estente counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardwick's knee momentarily.
Hardwick 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.
Estente misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardwick fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Estente.
Hardwick looks gassed!
Estente throws a head kick but Hardwick moves out of range.
Estente cracks the inside of Hardwick's front leg.
Bono Estente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwick wants to clinch but Estente slips to the side
and Estente counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardwick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Estente as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Hardwick with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardwick wants it to stay on the feet.
Estente scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Estente, right into the meat.
Hardwick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Estente to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardwick staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardwick.
Hardwick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Estente but Estente pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Estente slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardwick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Estente slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bono Estente dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Estente thumps Hardwick with a low kick.
Estente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardwick fails to land the takedown.
Hardwick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Estente scores with a body shot.
Hardwick is breathing heavily.
Estente lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente scores with a leg kick.
Jason Hardwick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Estente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estente lands a body shot.
Hardwick tries to move into range but Estente moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Estente stuns Hardwick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Estente scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Estente connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardwick's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardwick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Estente slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardwick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardwick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Estente scores with a leg kick.
Hardwick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Estente lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardwick's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Estente - that will leave a mark!
Hardwick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Estente keeps Hardwick at a distance using the push kick.
Hardwick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Estente delivers a nice body kick.
Estente is looking to slow Hardwick down with leg kicks.
Estente throws the kick towards the body but Hardwick avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardwick might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Estente has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick dives in and grabs Estente's left leg, looking for a takedown. Estente pushes down on Hardwick's head and hops out.
Bono Estente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hardwick.
Estente lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardwick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwick walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estente listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Estente misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bono Estente dominated that second round.
That's time! Estente's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardwick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardwick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Estente tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwick shoots in for a takedown but Estente shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Estente bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardwick's head.
Hardwick shoots and misses
and Estente counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardwick thinking.
Hardwick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Estente tries to land a front kick but Hardwick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardwick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Estente finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardwick's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente shoots in for a takedown but Hardwick shows good takedown defense.
Estente tests Hardwick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Estente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Estente lands a leg kick that knocks Hardwick off balance momentarily.
Estente connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estente turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardwick is looking to clinch but Estente is avoiding it.
Estente scores with the left hand. Hardwick knows he should have avoided that one.
Estente misses with a body shot.
Hardwick walks into a jab.
Hardwick shoots in and drives through. Estente sprawls well.
Bono Estente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hardwick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick slaps away a takedown attempt from Estente, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Estente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Estente dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardwick. That did some damage!
Hardwick fails to land the takedown.
Jason Hardwick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bono Estente is winning the standup battle so far.
Estente throws a lazy right hand but Hardwick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Estente.
Estente scores with a head kick.
Bono Estente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Estente lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardwick's head.
Hardwick shoots in and drives through. Estente sprawls well.
Estente misses the jab.
Estente lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bono Estente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Estente 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bono Estente!
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