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XFA 19 <Howard the Duck> PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pepe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mario Pepe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Pepe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Pepe counters with a two punch combo.
Pepe staying out of range there.
Pepe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pepe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eriksen throws a lazy right hand but Pepe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pepe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eriksen misses with a right hand
and Pepe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepe swinging wildly here.
Pepe thumps Eriksen with a low kick.
Pepe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eriksen at a distance.
Pepe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eriksen looks gassed!
Eriksen misses with a right hand
and Pepe counters with a three punch combo that has Eriksen backing up. Eriksen nods at Pepe to acknowledge the strikes.
Pepe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eriksen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eriksen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pepe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eriksen sprawls well initially but Pepe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pepe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pepe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe thows a huge punch but Eriksen dodges it nicely.
Pepe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pepe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eriksen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eriksen won't allow Pepe to pass to mount.
Eriksen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pepe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pepe's back!
Eriksen is trying to stick to Pepe's back but Pepe is turning into Eriksen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eriksen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pepe.
Pepe wants to control from the top but Eriksen keeps moving.
Pepe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pepe 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.
Eriksen keeping moving, preventing Pepe from controlling successfully.
Pepe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe wants to control from the top but Eriksen keeps moving.
Pepe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eriksen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pepe throws a big right hand that misses.
Pepe controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mario Pepe.
Eriksen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pepe with that takedown attempt.
Eriksen tries to keep at a distance but Pepe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pepe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eriksen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pepe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eriksen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Pepe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksen lands a nice uppercut.
Eriksen lands a left hand.
Eriksen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pepe uses from the top position.
Pepe postures up in Eriksen's guard and throws a big left but Eriksen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pepe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eriksen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Eriksen is looking to stand up but Pepe isn't so interested in that idea.
Pepe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pepe wants to pass the guard but Eriksen is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pepe is looking to stand up but Eriksen won't let him.
Pepe trying to control but Eriksen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Pepe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pepe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eriksen throws a hook but Pepe avoids it easily.
Eriksen throws a hook to the side of Pepe's head but Pepe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pepe lands a jab-cross combination.
Eriksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pepe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepe. Eriksen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eriksen misses with a right hand
and Pepe counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Eriksen misses.
A jab from Eriksen misses.
Eriksen throws a hook to the side of Pepe's head but Pepe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eriksen throws the left hand but Pepe avoids the punch easily.
Eriksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Pepe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pepe slips under a jab from Eriksen.
Mario Pepe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pepe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eriksen as he jumps to the side.
Eriksen misses with an uppercut
and Pepe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eriksen thinking.
Eriksen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepe lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepe lands a jab to the head.
Pepe is looking to wear down Eriksen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe scores with a shot to the body.
Eriksen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pepe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pepe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eriksen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Pepe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepe slips a jab from Eriksen.
Morten Eriksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eriksen loads up on a big right hand but Pepe slips the punch.
Pepe shoots for a takedown but Eriksen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eriksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eriksen throws a right hand that misses
and Pepe counters with a single leg into guard. Eriksen didn't expect that.
Pepe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eriksen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksen wants to stand but Pepe is controlling the position.
Pepe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eriksen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eriksen keeping moving, preventing Pepe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eriksen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pepe.
Pepe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eriksen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pepe trying to control the position from guard on top but Eriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepe looking to pass the guard.
Pepe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe trying to control but Eriksen is working from the bottom.
Mario Pepe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pepe misses with a takedown attempt - Eriksen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Pepe.
Pepe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eriksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eriksen throws a hook but Pepe avoids it easily.
Pepe throws a body punch but Eriksen moves out of range.
Eriksen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pepe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksen throws out the jab.
Pepe shoots in but no luck this time.
Eriksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepe.
Eriksen looks to throw the jab but Pepe is out of range.
Eriksen scores with a decent looking hook.
Pepe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eriksen.
Eriksen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eriksen throws a big shot that misses.
Eriksen throws a looping overhand right but Pepe ducks down to avoid it.
Morten Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pepe.
Pepe misses with a wild combination.
Pepe slips a jab from Eriksen.
Eriksen misses with a hook. Pepe ducked under it nicely.
Pepe fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksen lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eriksen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eriksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pepe counters with an outside leg kick.
Eriksen's corner calls for a 1-2. Eriksen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eriksen throws a hook to the side of Pepe's head but Pepe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Pepe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pepe slips a straight right by Eriksen.
Mario Pepe is winning the standup battle so far.
Pepe punishes Eriksen's body with a nice straight punch.
Eriksen slips a jab and a cross from Pepe.
Eriksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepe.
Pepe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pepe fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksen missing with a left hand there. Pepe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pepe digs a good body shot into Eriksen's ribs.
A big right from Eriksen misses.
Eriksen misses with an uppercut.
Eriksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Pepe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eriksen thinking.
Pepe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksen throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pepe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eriksen.
Pepe throws a shot to the body.
Pepe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Eriksen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe with a couple of short strikes.
Eriksen wants to control but Pepe is having none of it.
Pepe lands a big elbow.
Pepe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pepe breaks from Eriksen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mario Pepe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pepe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eriksen's face.
Eriksen tries to hold on but Pepe postures up.
Eriksen can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe landing strikes from the mount.
Pepe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pepe with good strikes from the mount here!
Pepe punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pepe with the ground and pound from mount.
Pepe with shots to the head and body - Eriksen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pepe trying to control but Eriksen is having none of it.
Pepe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe lands a big shot there that rocks Eriksen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Eriksen taking shots to the head.
Pepe lands with some strikes.
Pepe looking to secure an arm triangle but Eriksen defends it well.
Eriksen working to try and regain half guard.
Pepe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eriksen?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepe breaks from Eriksen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eriksen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pepe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pepe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksen is squirming around, avoiding Pepe's attempts to control the action.
Pepe working the ground and pound effectively.
Mario Pepe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksen taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Pepe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pepe, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Pepe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Behnke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie has chosen Flower Of Scotland as his entrance music. Rob McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmund Behnke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Behnke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKenzie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Behnke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McKenzie darts in and clinches Behnke up against the cage.
McKenzie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Behnke wants to stall.
McKenzie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Behnke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Behnke.
Behnke trying to control the position but instead, McKenzie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Behnke into the cage.
Behnke ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Behnke no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McKenzie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenzie controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Behnke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKenzie working some strikes from top position.
McKenzie looking to pass the guard.
Behnke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McKenzie controls the pace.
Behnke keeping full guard, as McKenzie tries to pass.
McKenzie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Behnke being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie landing with the ground and pound.
McKenzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Behnke is retaining full guard.
McKenzie is looking to work some ground and pound but Behnke has wrist control.
McKenzie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McKenzie postures up in Behnke's guard and throws a big left but Behnke blocks it.
Behnke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McKenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behnke is keeping the position for now.
McKenzie thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie wants to control from the top but Behnke keeps moving.
McKenzie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McKenzie is looking to work some ground and pound but Behnke has wrist control.
McKenzie passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Behnke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKenzie.
McKenzie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Behnke is breathing heavily.
McKenzie trying to control the pace.
McKenzie winds up and cracks Behnke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Behnke blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKenzie.
Behnke has hold of McKenzie's hands but McKenzie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, McKenzie seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie throwing shots but Behnke is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behnke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob McKenzie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Behnke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McKenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Behnke tries to clinch there but McKenzie circles away.
Behnke wants to clinch.
Behnke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Behnke tries to close the distance and clinch but McKenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Behnke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Behnke tries to clinch but McKenzie moves out of range.
Behnke tries to clinch but McKenzie is having none of it.
Behnke fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Behnke swivels and escapes.
Edmund Behnke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Behnke tries to clinch but McKenzie is having none of it.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Behnke sprawls well. Behnke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Behnke as McKenzie shoots in.
Edmund Behnke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob McKenzie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKenzie.
McKenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Behnke.
Behnke wants to clinch up but McKenzie keeps it at a distance.
McKenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Behnke tries to clinch up
and McKenzie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Behnke looking to control but McKenzie passes into half guard.
Behnke taking some punishment here, with McKenzie in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKenzie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Behnke taking some punishment here, with McKenzie in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Behnke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKenzie content to control rather than advance.
McKenzie trying to mount his opponent but Behnke defends it.
Behnke blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKenzie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Behnke defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McKenzie.
McKenzie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Behnke's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie trying to control but Behnke is having none of it.
Behnke avoids a series of strikes thrown by McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob McKenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Behnke is just out of range.
Behnke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Behnke wants it to stay on the feet.
Behnke tries to clinch but McKenzie moves out of range.
Behnke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Behnke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McKenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McKenzie shoots in but no luck this time.
Behnke tries to clinch but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKenzie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Behnke tries to avoid it but McKenzie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Behnke to the ground. Behnke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edmund Behnke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob McKenzie.
Behnke fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnke is looking to clinch but McKenzie is avoiding it.
Behnke tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKenzie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Behnke swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Behnke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Behnke ducked under it nicely.
Behnke is looking to clinch but McKenzie is avoiding it.
Behnke tries to close the distance and clinch but McKenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Behnke moves in looking to clinch but McKenzie pushes him off.
Edmund Behnke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Behnke tries to clinch there but McKenzie circles away.
McKenzie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Behnke sprawls well initially but McKenzie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McKenzie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McKenzie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McKenzie working over Behnke with some ground and pound. Behnke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie thows a huge punch but Behnke dodges it nicely.
McKenzie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKenzie trying to control the action but Behnke is working from the bottom.
McKenzie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behnke is looking for a sweep. McKenzie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McKenzie lands with a punch from half guard.
McKenzie tries to pass to full mount but Behnke defends it.
McKenzie works his way into side control.
McKenzie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Behnke keeps working.
McKenzie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie is working Behnke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rob McKenzie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McKenzie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Edmund Behnke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Behnke!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob McKenzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McKenzie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob McKenzie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernan Cataneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Mitchell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hernan Cataneo's chin.
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hernan Cataneo!
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 Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cataneo tries to clinch
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hernan Cataneo has been cut.
Cataneo wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Cataneo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Cataneo is out of range.
Mitchell lands a big uppercut and Cataneo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cataneo looks OK. Mitchell waves Cataneo back to his feet!
Cataneo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cataneo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cataneo loses concentration momentarily and Mitchell pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cataneo crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Mitchell finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by New York. 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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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alonzo Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Dooalot!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a right hand that Dooalot ducks under and follows up with a left that Dooalot also avoids with ease.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Dooalot with an uppercut!
Dooalot stuns Griffin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Dooalot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Dooalot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dooalot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Dooalot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dooalot lands a big head kick that sends Griffin tumbling to the mat! Dooalot takes a step backwards and waves Griffin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Griffin is rocked!
It looks like Alonzo Griffin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dooalot lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Griffin crumples to the floor! Dooalot milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Dooalot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between MarkFour Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devil Driver-"Clouds over Califorina". On his way into the cage it seems that MarkFour Arona has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily MarkFour Arona seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MarkFour Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Koch!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Arona has knocked Koch down with a huge combo! Arona steps away and waves a wobbly Koch back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Erik Koch has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Koch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koch is rocked!
Koch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koch is still on wobbly legs! Can Arona finish him?
Koch looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Arona has cracked Koch with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Arona lands another huge swinging hook and Koch tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Koch, before Arona can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). MarkFour Arona!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coban Lookchao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, its a fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Determined |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coban Lookchao!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lookchao!
John misses with a takedown attempt - Lookchao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coban Lookchao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John dodges the punch combination from Lookchao.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lookchao!
Lookchao looks to land a combination. John sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lookchao tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
Lookchao closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lookchao tries to kick John off but John keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lookchao is defending against the submission attempts here by John.
Lookchao pushes John off, looking to escape but John dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Lookchao is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Little John!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Baron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denard Black!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baron wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Baron.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baron misses with a straight left.
Baron tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
Black looks to land a combination but Baron avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Denard Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black avoids the body shot from Baron.
Baron misses with a wild body shot.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baron counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Baron ducks down to avoid it.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black misses with a double jab.
Baron lands a nice shot to the body.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Baron is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black gets tackled into the cage by Baron. Baron maintains the clinch.
Baron manages to break the clinch.
Baron has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baron misses with a body punch.
Baron tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Baron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black tries to break free but Baron pushes him back against the cage.
Baron breaks the clinch.
Baron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Baron lands a slapping body shot.
Black looks gassed!
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baron counters with a right hand to the body.
Baron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baron counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baron works Black's body with a nice hook.
Baron scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baron moves out of range as Black strikes.
Baron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black checks a low kick from Baron.
Baron lands with a good body shot.
Baron misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Baron.
Black tries to bum rush Baron with a series of wild strikes but Baron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black swinging wildly here.
Baron tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Denard Black's cut even more.
Baron tries to clinch up.
Black blocks a low kick nicely.
Black misses with a double jab
and Baron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baron has managed to clinch.
Baron lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Baron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denard Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baron tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baron was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Baron.
Baron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Baron.
Baron lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black throws a series of punches but Baron moves out of range.
Baron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Black is rocked!
Baron ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Black's jaw. Black's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Baron does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Baron!
Marko Baron is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Junakovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baker wants it to stay on the feet.
Junakovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Junakovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junakovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Junakovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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 referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baker is looking to control Junakovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baker avoid being mounted?
Junakovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Junakovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Junakovic's back!
Junakovic controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Junakovic is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Baker manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Junakovic is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan Baker!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eirik Teigen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Karenst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Karenst will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
186 lbs
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eirik Teigen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Karenst!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teigen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice takedown defense from Karenst. No joy for Teigen on that attempt.
Karenst with a nice cross.
Teigen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karenst connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teigen scrambles back to his feet.
Teigen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teigen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karenst swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eirik Teigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karenst stuns Teigen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karenst scores with a nice right hand.
Teigen fails with the takedown.
Teigen shoots in for a takedown but Karenst shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Teigen closes the distance and clinches up with Karenst, looking for a takedown. Teigen pushes Karenst against the cage but Karenst circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Teigen is breathing heavily.
Karenst lands an overhand right.
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!
Teigen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karenst scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karenst fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teigen on the side of the head.
Karenst scores with a punch to the head.
Karenst drops Teigen with a nice combination! Karenst dives into Teigen's guard, looking to finish!
Teigen is rocked!
It looks like Eirik Teigen has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karenst controlling from the top position.
Oh Teigen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karenst gets to his feet. Teigen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Karenst digs a good hook to Teigen's body.
Karenst digs a good hook to Teigen's body.
Teigen is holding his hands too far apart here. Karenst throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Teigen is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Karenst!
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