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VFC:E 19: Finding Time PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd has chosen Out of touch as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely moves into the clinch.
Kiely lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiely with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiely misses with an elbow strike.
Kidd has Kiely pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiely manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiely throws a head kick but Kidd moves out of range.
Kiely misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
Kidd looks to clinch
and Kiely counters with a left and a right that stings Kidd.
Kidd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiely counters with a head kick.
Fedor Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Kidd.
Kidd looks to clinch
and Kiely counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiely lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kidd backs up against the cage.
Kiely misses with a double jab.
Kiely has Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kidd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kidd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiely drives through and clinches with Kidd against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Kiely lands a hook that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiely controls his hands.
Kiely misses with a knee strike.
Kidd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kiely pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kidd fails with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a left and a right that stings Kidd.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiely holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiely throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiely closes the distance and clinches.
Kiely lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Kidd wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiely won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiely just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kidd's brow.
Kiely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kidd blocks the elbow strike.
Kidd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kidd pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiely throws an elbow but misses.
Kiely breaks from the clinch.
Kiely looks to land a combination but Kidd avoids it well.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiely clinches.
Kiely lands a damaging elbow.
Kiely throws an elbow but it misses.
Kidd is trying to break free.
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.
Kiely working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiely walks away with a smile on his face. Kidd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kidd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiely clinches up with Kidd and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiely blocks the elbow strike.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Kiely misses with an elbow strike.
Kiely throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kiely darts in and clinches Kidd up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely manages to break the clinch.
Kiely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Kiely throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Kiely dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Kiely.
Kidd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kidd goes for a takedown attempt but Kiely pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kiely throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kidd misses with a takedown
and Kiely counters with a two punch combo.
Fedor Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kiely gets caught flat footed, as Kidd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kiely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kidd throwing strikes but missing.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Kidd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd stops Kiely from standing up.
Kidd postures up in Kiely's guard and throws a big left but Kiely blocks it.
Kidd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kidd is working Kiely over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kiely wants to get back to his feet but Kidd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kidd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kidd throws and elbow that misses. Kiely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kidd's guard. Nice move by Kiely!
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.
Kiely preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiely stands up from Kidd's guard - Kiely perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kiely tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiely holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fedor Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Kidd.
Kidd takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tyson Kidd has been cut.
Kiely is pressed up against the cage. Kidd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kiely down to the mat. Kiely avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kidd fails with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Kidd shoots and misses
and Kiely counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiely lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd jumps guard but Kiely stands there with Kidd around his waist. Kidd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiely comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiely displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiely closes the distance and clinches.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely lands an elbow just above Kidd 's eye.
Kiely lands an elbow that stopped Kidd in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiely lands a damaging elbow.
Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kidd's head.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Kidd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kidd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely tries to bum rush Kidd with a series of wild strikes but Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiely scores with a jab.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiely moves into the clinch.
Kiely breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kiely lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiely counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Kiely.
Kiely lands a right hand.
Kiely lands with a light punch inside.
Kiely lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiely creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kidd's defenses.
Kiely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiely closes the distance and clinches.
Kiely breaks from the clinch.
Kidd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kidd circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kidd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kidd throws a head kick that misses
and Kiely moves into the clinch.
Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Kiely misses
and Kidd counters with a shoot takedown. Kiely fights it but they end up in guard.
Kidd throws a strike but Kiely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kiely would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiely is one step ahead there.
Kidd seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kiely might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiely is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to strike from the bottom.
Kidd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely stands and steps away. Kidd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kiely doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidd circles away.
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.
Kidd slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
Kidd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiely's guard.
Kidd throws and elbow that misses. Kiely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kidd's guard. Nice move by Kiely!
Kidd trying to keep a closed guard but Kiely is proving a slippery customer.
Kiely stopping the sweep attempt from Kidd.
Tyson Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Kiely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiely passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiely has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Kiely!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Nidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kukushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukushkin has chosen Kukushka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Nidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Kukushkin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nidas slips under a jab.
Nidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kukushkin.
Kukushkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nidas.
Nidas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kukushkin!
Kukushkin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nidas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kukushkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nidas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kukushkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nidas lands with some strikes.
It looks like Alex Kukushkin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nidas trying to control but Kukushkin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukushkin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nidas working for a submission but Kukushkin is keeping him at bay.
Nidas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kukushkin hang on?
Nidas connects with a bit shot that sees Kukushkin covering up! More strikes from Nidas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nidas is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Nidas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Oxenfrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Oliver Oxenfrei has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Oxenfrei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxenfrei lands a left and a right that send Yvel crashing to the mat, dazed. Oxenfrei thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yvel is rocked!
It looks like Gilbert Yvel has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Oxenfrei throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Yvel is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Oxenfrei!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan whittiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan whittiker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Tyler's chin.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan whittiker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler shoots in looking for a takedown. whittiker tries to sprawl out of it but Tyler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. whittiker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
whittiker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyler throws a shot from downtown. whittiker moves away and avoids it.
whittiker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyler on the side of the head.
It looks like Ryan Tyler has been cut.
Tyler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
whittiker pushes Tyler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tyler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tyler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tyler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
whittiker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
whittiker 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.
whittiker is breathing heavily.
Tyler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, whittiker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tyler but great work by whittiker.
Tyler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
whittiker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
whittiker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tyler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyler misses with a hook.
whittiker takes the fight into the clinch.
whittiker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
whittiker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. whittiker obliges.
whittiker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from whittiker.
Come on whittiker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
whittiker can't find room to land a body shot as Tyler controls the action.
whittiker lands a nice shot to the body.
whittiker lands a damaging elbow.
Tyler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. whittiker just stands there and leans against the cage.
whittiker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for whittiker.
whittiker lands a right hand.
whittiker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
whittiker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyler or not.
whittiker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tylers head.
whittiker lands a body punch.
whittiker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
whittiker gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to control whittiker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyler avoid being mounted?
whittiker is nestled in close to Tyler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
whittiker decides to return to a standing position.
whittiker closes the distance and clinches.
whittiker presses Tyler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Tyler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
whittiker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
whittiker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. whittiker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tyler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, whittiker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tyler but great work by whittiker.
Tyler struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whittiker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tyler is trying to control whittiker's posture but whittiker avoids it.
Tyler is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler prevents whittiker from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan whittiker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Tyler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyler lands with a hook. whittiker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyler shoots for a takedown but whittiker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
whittiker swinging wildly here.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches up with whittiker, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes whittiker against the cage but whittiker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
whittiker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from whittiker.
whittiker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler looking for a takedown.
Jordan whittiker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Tyler.
whittiker is working Tyler over against the cage.
whittiker pushes Tyler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
whittiker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from whittiker.
whittiker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyler won't want to take too many of those.
Tyler tries to pull guard but whittiker won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whittiker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyler takes a knee to the side of the body.
whittiker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
whittiker slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whittiker lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from whittiker.
whittiker lands a body punch in the clinch.
whittiker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
whittiker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tyler wants to get back to full guard.
Tyler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyler has a closed guard, preventing whittiker from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
whittiker trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyler is on top in guard.
Tyler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tyler in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... whittiker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Tyler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go to Sleep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Croix!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Croix.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Croix won't allow it.
Roberts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Croix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberts lands a takedown into guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Croix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Croix keeps moving.
Roberts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Croix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Croix keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Croix wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts passes into half guard.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Croix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Croix is trying to stand back up but Roberts is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Croix is refusing to be controlled, as Roberts sits in half guard.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Croix looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Croix does no damage.
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.
Croix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Croix swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Croix.
Croix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Croix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Croix slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roberts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Croix prevents Roberts from moving into mount.
Croix throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Croix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Croix's waist but Croix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Croix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Croix thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Croix scores with a punch to the head.
Croix lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Croix both land. Nice combination.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Croix is working the combinations to good effect here.
Croix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Croix connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croix looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Croix.
Croix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Croix scores with a jab. Roberts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Croix throws a solid leg kick but Roberts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Croix.
Croix connects with the punch.
Croix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Croix is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roberts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A right-left combo lands from Croix.
Tony Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Croix.
Croix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Croix does no damage.
Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Croix dips to his left and cracks Roberts with an uppercut!
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Croix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Roberts walks into a jab.
Croix lands a jab to the nose.
Croix tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Croix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Croix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Croix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roberts is rocked!
Roberts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Croix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Croix lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Croix lands a lovely overhand right.
Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Croix misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Croix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Croix.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Some wild striking there from Croix.
Roberts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Croix, as that shot connected.
Croix misses with the combination.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Croix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Croix wants it to stay on the feet.
Roberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Croix.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Croix.
Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix punishes Roberts's body with a nice straight punch.
Tony Croix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Croix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Croix lands a glancing blow to the side of Roberts's head.
Croix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Croix throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Croix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Croix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Croix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tony Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croix lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Croix lands a left and a right that send Roberts crashing to the mat, dazed. Croix thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Croix throws a leg kick but Roberts checks it.
Croix drops Roberts with a beautiful combination! Roberts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Croix is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts walks straight into a right hand from Croix - that's dropped him! Croix jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Roberts from any more punishment! Roberts complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Croix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Schaeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillip Britton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dutch Schaeffer's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Schaeffer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaeffer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schaeffer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Britton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Schaeffer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Britton tries to bench press Schaeffer off him but Schaeffer keeps the position.
Britton can't do much from the bottom here.
Britton is looking for a sweep.
Schaeffer has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Britton is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Schaeffer yanks on the arm and Britton is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Schaeffer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dutch Schaeffer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Gagnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choco Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Gagnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Choco Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gagnum wants it to stay on the feet.
Gagnum misses with a wild combination.
Gagnum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lobo shoots in for a takedown but Gagnum shows good takedown defense.
Gagnum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lobo.
Gagnum moves out of range as Lobo strikes.
Gagnum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lobo.
Gagnum ducks right into an uppercut from Lobo.
It looks like Christian Gagnum has been cut.
Lobo shoots for a takedown but Gagnum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christian Gagnum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choco Lobo.
Lobo loads up on a big right hand but Gagnum slips the punch.
Lobo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lobo throws a body punch but Gagnum moves out of range.
Gagnum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo blocks a jab.
Gagnum scores with a jab. Lobo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gagnum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lobo counters with a good low kick that Gagnum was not able to check.
Gagnum feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lobo sprawling to the canvas! Lobo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gagnum finish him?!
Lobo is rocked!
Lobo throws a jab when Gagnum was well out of range.
Gagnum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lobo, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gagnum is trying to break the clinch but Lobo has him pressed against the cage.
Lobo keeps control of Gagnum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnum.
Lobo tries for a takedown but Gagnum manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnum manages to break the clinch.
Gagnum throws a series of punches but Lobo avoids them all with ease.
Gagnum connects with a looping right hand.
Gagnum misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Gagnum misses
and Lobo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lobo.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lobo looks gassed!
Gagnum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo wants to control from the top but Gagnum keeps moving.
Lobo stopping the sweep attempt from Gagnum.
Gagnum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gagnum looking for a sweep. Not yet Gagnum, not yet.
Gagnum keeping full guard, as Lobo tries to pass.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lobo rushes Gagnum and presses him up against the cage.
Gagnum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lobo has him pressed against the cage.
Lobo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gagnum's efforts to push away.
Gagnum tries to break free but Lobo pushes him back against the cage.
Lobo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gagnum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lobo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lobo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnum.
Lobo has Gagnum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gagnum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lobo prevents Gagnum from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Gagnum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Gagnum's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lobo shoots for a double leg takedown but Gagnum sprawls well. He's pushed Lobo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gagnum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lobo is able to avoid easily.
Gagnum just misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo scores with a hook to the body. Gagnum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lobo thuds his right hand into Gagnum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lobo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gagnum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagnum scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Gagnum - just one landing.
Gagnum tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
Lobo throws a lazy right hand but Gagnum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gagnum scores with a leg kick.
Lobo is breathing heavily.
Gagnum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lobo looks to land a left hand but Gagnum moved out of range nicely.
Gagnum sizes up Lobo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lobo darts in trying to clinch
and Gagnum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnum misses with a combination
and Lobo counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lobo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gagnum's efforts to push away.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lobo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gagnum working a defensive guard here.
Lobo wants to pass the guard but Gagnum is keeping the position.
Gagnum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gagnum.
Gagnum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gagnum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lobo on the ground.
Gagnum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lobo's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lobo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gagnum.
Lobo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lobo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lobo trying to control the position.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lobo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gagnum's waist but Gagnum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lobo off to one side.
Lobo needs to keep his hands up - Gagnum had a free shot at his head there.
Lobo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagnum looks to land a combination but Lobo avoids it well.
Christian Gagnum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnum lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Gagnum finds it's way through Lobo's defenses.
Lobo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gagnum finish him?
Good exchange - Gagnum coming out on top.
Christian Gagnum is winning the standup battle so far.
Lobo fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Gagnum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Gagnum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lobo misses with a takedown attempt
and Gagnum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gagnum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lobo. That did some damage!
Lobo seems to have recovered his senses.
Gagnum lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Lobo can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gagnum and Lobo drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gagnum.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Gagnum!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bram Van Rompaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romero Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bram Van Rompaye!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rompaye looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie moves out of range as Van Rompaye strikes.
No joy there for Van Rompaye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Rompaye misses with the combination.
Van Rompaye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Rompaye lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Rompaye throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Van Rompaye.
Van Rompaye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Rompaye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Rompaye is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Van Rompaye circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Rompaye throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rompaye works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rompaye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rompaye throws out the jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Van Rompaye strikes.
Van Rompaye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Van Rompaye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Rompaye tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bram Van Rompaye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie cracks Van Rompaye with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Bram Van Rompaye has been cut.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van Rompaye hang on?
That has opened up Bram Van Rompaye's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rompaye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
The cut above Bram Van Rompaye's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee warns Van Rompaye that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie working Van Rompaye over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Bram Van Rompaye's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bram Van Rompaye's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Romero Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon The Professional (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Professional comes to the cage accompanied by Chop 'em Down. Musashi has chosen Ween - The F*cked Jam as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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161 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon The Professional!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Professional manages to avoid it.
Musashi takes a swing at The Professional's ribcage but misses.
Musashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Professional can pounce on him.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Professional rushes Musashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Professional working aggressively here.
The Professional landing knees to the body.
The Professional misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Nice body punch from The Professional - that landed with a thud.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Professional with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Professional lands a knee to the body.
The Professional breaks from the clinch.
The Professional lands a nice looking body kick.
Musashi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Professional gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Professional on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Professional. That's going to slow Musashi down.
Musashi blocks a head kick by The Professional.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a hook. The Professional ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Musashi misses.
The Professional throws a predictable looking body shot
and Musashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from The Professional.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on The Professional's shoulder, as The Professional tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi misses with a hook to the body
and The Professional counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Professional prevents the takedown attempt.
Musashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Professional with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Professional manages to break the clinch.
The Professional takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Musashi misses with an uppercut. The Professional saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by The Professional.
Musashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Professional.
Musashi throws a body punch but The Professional moves out of range.
Musashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Professional.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Professional.
The Professional takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Professional connects with a high kick.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
A punch combination from The Professional misses.
Musashi cracks The Professional with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Professional uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Professional.
Musashi throws a sloppy body shot
and The Professional counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Musashi takes a swing at The Professional's ribcage but misses.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
The Professional defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
The Professional works over Musashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
The Professional misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Professional connects with a solid leg kick.
Musashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Professional moves away.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leon The Professional is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Professional counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from The Professional.
Musashi is looking to break free of the clinch but The Professional has double underhooks.
The Professional throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Musashi blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by The Professional.
The Professional tries to land a knee to the head but Musashi blocks with his arms.
The Professional throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Professional landing knees to the head.
The Professional looking to throw knees to the head but Musashi is blocking nicely.
The Professional lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Professional tries to land a knee to the head but Musashi blocks with his arms.
The Professional is breathing heavily.
The Professional crunches a lovely knee into Musashi's ribcage.
The Professional fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Professional has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
The Professional slowing the pace effectively.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from The Professional.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Professional.
The Professional with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Musashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Professional walks away with a smile on his face. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Musashi sizes up The Professional with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Musashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Professional counters with a thumping low kick.
Musashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Musashi - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Professional counters with a stiff right hand.
The Professional uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
Musashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Professional counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Musashi throws a jab when The Professional was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A cross from Musashi lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. The Professional does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Musashi.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Professional trying to keep a closed guard but Musashi is proving a slippery customer.
Musashi being controlled here momentarily.
Musashi is looking to work some ground and pound but The Professional has wrist control.
Musashi tries to free his leg and advance position but The Professional is retaining full guard.
Musashi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Musashi wants to control from the top but The Professional keeps moving.
Musashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Professional throws a jab but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of The Professional's head but The Professional sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Professional lands with a thumping leg kick.
Musashi lands a nice shot that snaps The Professional's head back.
The Professional is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Musashi misses
and The Professional counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Musashi thinking.
The Professional scores with a push kick.
Musashi is breathing heavily.
The Professional digs a good body shot into Musashi's ribs.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and The Professional finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Musashi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Professional closes the distance and clinches.
The Professional breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leon The Professional is winning the standup battle so far.
The Professional lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Professional.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Professional.
The Professional moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Professional throws a series of punches but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Professional tries to bum rush Musashi with a series of wild strikes but Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Professional pushes Musashi away with a front kick.
Musashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Professional goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Professional throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Professional darts in and clinches Musashi up against the cage.
The Professional misses with a knee to the head.
The Professional pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi looks to land a combination but The Professional avoids it well.
The Professional connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Musashi!
The Professional keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi misses the body punch
and The Professional counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Musashi.
The Professional lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Professional scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Musashi misses with a few strikes there.
The Professional throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Professional moves away from the strike by Musashi.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Professional as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Musashi is predictable there
and The Professional counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from The Professional.
The Professional slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Professional lands a head kick!
The Professional lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Professional darts in and clinches Musashi up against the cage.
The Professional pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Professional fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Musashi on the side of the head.
That has opened up Miyamoto Musashi's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by The Professional there.
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi throws out a loose jab but The Professional uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can The Professional finish him?
The Professional thows a body shot but no joy.
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Professional counters with a good low kick that Musashi was not able to check.
Musashi seems to have recovered his senses.
The Professional moves away from the strike by Musashi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Professional pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but The Professional uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Musashi throws a jab when The Professional was well out of range.
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Professional counters with a thumping low kick.
The Professional uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and The Professional makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Professional lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from The Professional.
The Professional pushes Musashi up against the cage in a clinch.
The Professional's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Professional connects with a knee to the head.
The Professional tries to land a knee to the head but Musashi blocks with his arms.
Musashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Professional lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Professional landing knees to the head.
Musashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Professional throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Musashi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musashi's efforts to push away.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from The Professional as the two fighters clinch.
The Professional will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Musashi up against the cage.
A knee to the head by The Professional.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Professional misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Professional missing with knees to the body.
The Professional tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
The Professional tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing The Professional back against the cage.
The Professional utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Professional controlling the action here for a moment.
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.
The Professional using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Musashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Musashi is trying to break free.
The Professional misses with a knee to the head.
The Professional misses with a knee to the head.
The Professional breaks the clinch.
Musashi lands with a hook. The Professional tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Professional goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Professional closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Musashi coming out on top.
Musashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musashi throws a jab when The Professional was well out of range.
The Professional uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Musashi jabs The Professional right on the nose. The Professional blinks but takes it well.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but The Professional sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Professional takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Musashi digs a good body shot into The Professional's ribs.
The Professional misses with a double jab.
Musashi lands a lovely overhand right.
The Professional throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Professional moves into range and connects with a jab.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Musashi misses with a hook. The Professional ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Musashi misses
and The Professional moves into the clinch.
The Professional misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from The Professional.
The Professional throws a knee to the head but misses.
Musashi is trying to break free.
The Professional tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Professional breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi misses with a body shot
and The Professional counters with a low kick, right behind Musashi 's knee.
The Professional gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi keeps the fight on the outside.
The Professional uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
The Professional misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Musashi lands a really nice looking cross but The Professional seems unphased.
Musashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Musashi lands a jab.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Professional lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Professional tries to clinch there but Musashi circles away.
The Professional on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Musashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Musashi lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and The Professional counters with a nice body kick.
The Professional wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Professional.
Musashi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Professional.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Professional counters with a good, hard body kick but Musashi shrugs it off.
Musashi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Professional moves into range and clinches up with Musashi.
The Professional breaks from the clinch.
Musashi misses with a leg kick
and The Professional counters by clinching up.
Musashi is looking to break free of the clinch but The Professional has double underhooks.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Professional lands a body shot.
Musashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Professional has him pressed against the cage.
The Professional displaying some good clinch control by pressing Musashi up against the cage.
The Professional throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
The Professional with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from The Professional.
The Professional stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional is working Musashi over against the cage.
The Professional scores with a knee to the head.
The Professional is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
The Professional crunches a lovely knee into Musashi's ribcage.
The Professional tries to land a knee to the head but Musashi blocks with his arms.
Musashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Professional has him pressed against the cage.
The Professional escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from The Professional as Musashi shoots in.
Musashi lands a nice shot that snaps The Professional's head back.
Musashi misses the body punch
and The Professional counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Musashi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Musashi looks to throw the jab but The Professional is out of range.
The Professional clinches up with Musashi and pushes him back against the cage.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Professional misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Professional swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi blocks a body shot from The Professional.
The Professional lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Professional connects with a knee to the head.
Musashi avoiding damage as The Professional throws knees to the body.
Musashi is looking to break free of the clinch but The Professional has double underhooks.
Leon The Professional has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Musashi is trying to break free.
The Professional has Musashi pressed against the cage, preventing Musashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Musashi avoiding damage as The Professional throws knees to the body.
Musashi can't break the clinch.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but The Professional has him pressed against the cage.
The Professional misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Musashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Professional landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Professional looking to throw knees to the head but Musashi is blocking nicely.
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.
Musashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Professional lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Professional has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
The Professional wants to break the clinch but can't.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but The Professional is controlling him.
The Professional unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Musashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Professional landing knees to the body.
The Professional scores with a knee to the head.
The Professional prevents Musashi from breaking the clinch.
The Professional connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi's face.
Musashi keeps control of The Professional as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Musashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Musashi prevents a body shot from The Professional.
Musashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Professional connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional had his way with Miyamoto Musashi in that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Professional takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Musashi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Professional's guard.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but The Professional is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Professional controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
The Professional tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Musashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Professional swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Professional keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Musashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Musashi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Musashi wants to control from the top but The Professional keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Professional blocks a jab.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Professional sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Professional clinches up with Musashi and pushes him back against the cage.
The Professional lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Professional breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Professional throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from The Professional misses.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Professional was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
The Professional misses with the combination.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Musashi falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Professional counters with a body kick.
The Professional defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi throws a jab when The Professional was well out of range.
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
The Professional misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi dips to his left and cracks The Professional with an uppercut!
The Professional lands a head kick!
Musashi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Musashi wants to control but The Professional is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The Professional is looking for a sweep.
Musashi wants to control but The Professional is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on The Professional's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Professional gets back to half guard.
The Professional wants to control but Musashi is keeping busy.
Musashi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
Musashi goes for an armbar but The Professional turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from The Professional.
Miyamoto Musashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Professional decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Musashi, up you get!
Leon The Professional is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Professional scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Musashi misses with a jab to the body
and The Professional counters with an inside leg kick.
Musashi throws a jab when The Professional was well out of range.
Leon The Professional is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Professional cracks the inside of Musashi's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leon The Professional.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Professional, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon The Professional!
Leon The Professional retains his lightweight title!
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