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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Espinosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espinosa comes to the cage accompanied by It was Jesus by Johnny Cash. Jesus Espinosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Espinosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Norris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Espinosa pulls his head out easily.
Espinosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Espinosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Norris manages to get to full guard.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Espinosa stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
Espinosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Espinosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Norris looking for subs off his back but Espinosa has passed one foot through into half guard.
Norris manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Espinosa is in close to Norris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Norris working for a triangle but Espinosa defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Espinosa wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Espinosa lands a couple of elbows.
Norris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Espinosa defends well.
Norris keeping full guard, as Espinosa tries to pass.
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Espinosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Espinosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Espinosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Espinosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa with a nice head shot there.
Norris has momentary wrist control but Espinosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Espinosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Espinosa trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Espinosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Espinosa has managed to get both his arms back between Norris's legs - danger averted.
Espinosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Espinosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Espinosa.
Norris working for a triangle but Espinosa defends it easily.
Norris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Espinosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Norris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Espinosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Espinosa looking to pass the guard.
Espinosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Espinosa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Espinosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Espinosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Espinosa from controlling successfully.
Espinosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Espinosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Espinosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
Espinosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Espinosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Espinosa throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Espinosa!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Norris fails to take his opponent's back.
Norris has hold of Espinosa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Espinosa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Espinosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Norris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Espinosa is surviving well by controlling Norris's body position as best he can.
Norris working for a submission but Espinosa is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espinosa is looking to get to half guard.
Norris has control of Espinosa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Espinosa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Espinosa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Espinosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Espinosa has Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Espinosa after a bit of a struggle.
Norris tries to land knees in the clinch but Espinosa avoids the damage to the body.
Espinosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Norris uses from the top position.
Norris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Espinosa is trying to keep Norris in close.
Norris drops back looking for a leg! Espinosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Espinosa manages to kick Norris off! Norris jumps back into Espinosa's guard.
Norris lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Espinosa looking to control.
Espinosa looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Norris stops Espinosa from standing up.
Norris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Espinosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norris wants to pass the guard but Espinosa is keeping the position.
Norris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Espinosa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Espinosa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Espinosa!
Espinosa blocks the strikes from Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa lands some shots froms side control.
Jesus Espinosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Espinosa working the ground and pound.
Espinosa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Norris is looking to regain half guard here but Espinosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Espinosa scoring with punches and elbows.
Espinosa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Norris tries to bench press Espinosa off him but Espinosa keeps the position.
Norris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Espinosa connects with a decent elbow.
Espinosa trying to control the action but Norris is working from the bottom.
Espinosa cracks Norris with a big right hand but Norris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa decides to stand back up. Espinosa steps back and let's Norris get back to his feet.
Espinosa lunges at Norris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norris's hand.
Espinosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Espinosa as he jumps to the side.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norris trying to land knees to the body.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espinosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Espinosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Norris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Espinosa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Espinosa stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris trying to strike off his back.
Norris has momentary wrist control but Espinosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Norris is looking for a triangle but Espinosa pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Espinosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Espinosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Espinosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Espinosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris trying to strike off his back.
Espinosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Espinosa lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espinosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Espinosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Espinosa throwing strikes but missing.
Espinosa stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Espinosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Espinosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Espinosa lands the left hand.
Jesus Espinosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norris fakes the leg kick and cracks Espinosa in the body.
Norris throws a push kick but Espinosa slaps the foot to one side.
Norris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Espinosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Norris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Espinosa wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Espinosa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Norris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Espinosa there.
Norris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Espinosa.
Espinosa prevents Norris from improving his position.
Espinosa winds up and cracks Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is not content to let Espinosa control the position.
Norris is looking for a sweep. Espinosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Espinosa.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Espinosa has control of the leg.
Espinosa slips a nice elbow through Norris's hands, connecting with Norris's forehead.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Espinosa there.
Norris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris moves into full guard.
Espinosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Espinosa defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espinosa lands a couple of elbows.
Espinosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Norris's head.
Espinosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Espinosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Norris is rocked!
Espinosa trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Espinosa finish him?
Espinosa is really struggling to control Norris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Espinosa is posturing up here but Norris has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Espinosa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Espinosa has to tap! Slick submission there by Norris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Norris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dok Halidai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
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288 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Polski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dok Halidai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polski looks to score with a jab to the body but Halidai is just out of range.
Halidai misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halidai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Polski misses with a series of wild punches.
Halidai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halidai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Polski misses.
Polski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Polski throws out a loose jab but Halidai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polski connects with a body shot that sends Halidai's belly button to the back.
Halidai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Polski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polski throws an overhand right that lands on Halidai's shoulder, as Halidai tries to avoid the shot.
Polski misses with a hook.
Polski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halidai.
Polski lands with a nice body punch.
Polski scores with a decent looking hook.
Halidai avoids the body shot from Polski.
A solid body kick from Halidai.
Polski avoids the head kick by Halidai.
Polski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidai misses with a head kick.
Halidai lands a high kick!
It looks like Ivan Polski has been cut.
Polski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halidai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Polski misses with a low kick as Halidai jumps back.
Polski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halidai throws out a loose jab but Polski uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Polski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polski throws a big shot that misses.
Halidai throws a front kick that sends Polski stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halidai lands a head kick!
Halidai tests Polski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Polski. Those never looked like landing.
Polski throws the left hand but Halidai avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Halidai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polski misses the jab.
Polski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halidai was well out of range. Poor timing from Polski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polski. Halidai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polski scores with the left hand. Halidai knows he should have avoided that one.
Polski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halidai slips under a jab.
Halidai scores with a nice body kick.
Halidai stalks Polski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Polski's face. Polski staggers backwards, shaken.
Polski misses the shot to the body.
Halidai lands a nice shot to the body.
Halidai scores with a push kick.
Polski is breathing heavily.
Polski throws a lazy right hand but Halidai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halidai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Polski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halidai lands with a kick to the temple. Polski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Polski throws a shot from downtown. Halidai moves away and avoids it.
Polski throws an overhand right that lands on Halidai's shoulder, as Halidai tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski misses with a straight right.
Halidai thows a body kick. Polski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Polski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Halidai lands a right hand from hell, dropping Polski. Halidai pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dok Halidai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutu Kalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwami Zuzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutu Kalio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kwami Zuzu's chin.
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutu Kalio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwami Zuzu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalio shoots in and bounces Zuzu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kalio postures up in Zuzu's guard and throws a big left but Zuzu blocks it.
Zuzu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalio defends well.
Zuzu wants to sweep here but Kalio controlling him for the moment.
Kalio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalio lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuzu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuzu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalio is controlling him.
Kalio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalio stands up over Zuzu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zuzu 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.
Kalio content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalio is looking to work some ground and pound but Zuzu has wrist control.
Kalio landing with the ground and pound.
Kalio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zuzu is looking to stand up but Kalio isn't so interested in that idea.
Zuzu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kalio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kalio moves out of range as Zuzu throws a body kick.
Zuzu connects with a body shot that sends Kalio's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Zuzu.
It looks like Brutu Kalio has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuzu moves away.
Kalio slips a jab and a cross from Zuzu.
Kalio takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalio. Zuzu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brutu Kalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalio. Zuzu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalio shoots in and bounces Zuzu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kalio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuzu is trying to control the position but Kalio postures up.
Zuzu wants to stand but Kalio is controlling the position.
Kalio trying to control but Zuzu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu 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.
Kalio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kalio raining down shots from the mount!
Zuzu wants to hold on but Kalio pushes him away.
Kalio with the ground and pound from mount.
Zuzu is rocked!
It looks like Kwami Zuzu has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalio postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Zuzu out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kalio goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brutu Kalio!
Brutu Kalio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Toybox - Sailor Song . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zing has Hawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawkins lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Gabriel Zing has been cut.
Zing dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Zing avoids the elbow strike from Hawkins, against the cage.
Zing has hold of one of Hawkins's legs. Hawkins is fighting the takedown attempt but Zing gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zing is in close to Hawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawkins is trying to control the position but Zing postures up.
Zing postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
Zing postures up.
Zing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zing slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing lands a couple of digs.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zing.
Zing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zing throws a big right hand that misses.
Zing throws an elbow that misses. Hawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zing's guard. Nice move by Hawkins!
Zing scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zing wants to take the fight to the mat but Hawkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing is trying to drag Hawkins to the mat but Hawkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Charon Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing.
Hawkins gets underhooks to prevent Zing's takedown attempt.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Zing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zing blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins is pressed up against the cage. Zing has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawkins down to the mat. Hawkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zing rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zing wants the takedown. Hawkins is fighting it off but Zing persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hawkins's guard against the cage.
Zing looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Zing tries to pass.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
Zing is looking to advance position but Hawkins has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Zing is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hawkins swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zing is now in Hawkins's guard. A big mistake from Hawkins there, giving up the dominant position!
Zing throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zing is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zing postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
Zing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Zing slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zing is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zing shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Zing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Zing is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hawkins can't fight it off and eventually Zing manages to take the fight to the floor. Hawkins looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zing cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
Zing is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zing.
Zing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zing is stalling in the full guard.
Zing wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkins is on top in guard.
Zing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawkins is controlling him.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Zing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing is controlling Hawkins's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkins is fending him off so far but Zing persists. Nope, Hawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Zing keeps it at a distance.
Zing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charon Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Zing pushes him off.
Zing misses with a takedown attempt - Hawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zing closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkins, looking for a takedown. Zing pushes Hawkins against the cage but Hawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zing is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins fails to land the takedown.
Zing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zing avoids the elbow strike from Hawkins, against the cage.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkins gets underhooks to prevent Zing's takedown attempt.
Zing blocks the elbow strike.
Zing avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Zing looking for a takedown.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Zing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hawkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hawkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zing works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zing throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zing wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Zing throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Zing tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zing showed some decent athleticism there.
Zing throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Zing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Gabriel Zing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Zing is controlling well.
Zing thows a huge punch but Hawkins dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to maintain the position but Zing is very close to passing his half guard.
Zing drops an elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.
Zing throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Zing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins is not content to let Zing control the position.
Zing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Charon Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing works his way into side control.
Zing taking a break here but Hawkins is having none of it and regains half guard.
Zing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zing trying to pass the guard but Hawkins defending well.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Zing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing trying to advance position but Hawkins counters by regaining guard.
Hawkins is trying to hold Zing in close to prevent damage but Zing has managed to pass into half guard.
Zing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Zing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Zing is pressing down on Hawkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawkins is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zing.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zing.
Zing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zing working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hawkins's thigh. Hawkins counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Zing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zing forces his way into half guard.
Gabriel Zing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zing trying to control from half guard but Hawkins is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zing 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Palowowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Palowowski has chosen Thunderstruck by AC/DC as his entrance music. Rick Palowowski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Palowowski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Palowowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Palowowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palowowski throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palowowski throwing strikes but missing.
Palowowski throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palowowski's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson distracts Palowowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palowowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palowowski being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palowowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Palowowski defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Palowowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Palowowski's legs.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Palowowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson cracks Palowowski with a big elbow.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Palowowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Palowowski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Palowowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Palowowski is defending the strikes.
Palowowski defending against the ground and pound.
Palowowski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Palowowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson 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.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palowowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Palowowski to get to his feet.
Rick Palowowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowowski tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a head kick that drops Palowowski - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Palowowski is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Palowowski is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jackson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Palowowski from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jackson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Jackson!
Shawn Jackson gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funku Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd comes to the cage accompanied by Static X = Push it. Funku Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funku Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Dredd's body. Dredd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dredd moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Nice combo by Gracie! Oh, that's hurt him - Dredd falls to the canvas and Gracie follows him into side control.
Dredd is rocked!
It looks like Jake Dredd has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Gracie wants to control but Dredd is keeping him busy.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Dredd is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control for a moment but Dredd uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dredd is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd is trying to get back to full guard.
Dredd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Dredd is defending well.
Dredd gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie passes Dredd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Dredd is keeping him busy.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Dredd recovers full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Dredd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dredd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dredd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie is looking to control Dredd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dredd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dredd pulls his head out easily.
Dredd content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control but Dredd postures up.
Dredd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dredd is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dredd to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funku Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Dredd'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.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Gracie cracks Dredd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Dredd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dredd stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dredd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dredd's guard.
Dredd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Dredd wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dredd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking to control.
Dredd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Funku Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie is trying to keep Dredd in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Dredd.
Gracie lands a left and a right that sends Dredd crashing to the canvas! Gracie dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
Oh Dredd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dredd seems to have got his legs back now.
Dredd is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Dredd is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie breaks from Dredd's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Dredd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dredd is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie prevents Dredd from getting the reversal.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dredd gets back to half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Dredd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dredd's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funku Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Dredd's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Jake Dredd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dredd shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dredd is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dredd?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dredd is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is trying to control here but Dredd has managed to regain half guard.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Dredd's head.
Dredd is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Dredd is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Dredd's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dredd is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Dredd defending well.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Dredd is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dredd's head.
Dredd tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Dredd gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie postures up in Dredd's guard and throws a big left but Dredd blocks it.
Jake Dredd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dredd has his feet on Gracie's thighs here. He's pushed Gracie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gracie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Dredd!
In his post fight interview, Jake Dredd started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen van Beil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeroen van Beil!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort fails with the takedown
and van Beil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belfort gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and van Beil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by van Beil.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
van Beil throws a big elbow that misses.
Belfort wants to stand but van Beil is controlling the position.
van Beil works over Belfort with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van Beil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
van Beil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but van Beil is having none of it.
van Beil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belfort's head.
Belfort manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt
and van Beil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and van Beil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Belfort's guard.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
van Beil wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
van Beil is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
van Beil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort pushes van Beil off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
van Beil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Belfort's guard.
van Beil stops Belfort from standing up.
van Beil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Beil wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but van Beil is having none of it.
van Beil scoring with punches to the head and body.
van Beil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
van Beil won't allow Belfort to get back to his feet.
van Beil scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belfort is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
van Beil trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
van Beil landing with the ground and pound.
van Beil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
van Beil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and van Beil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells van Beil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Beil is in close to Belfort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
van Beil working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but van Beil is having none of it.
Belfort 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.
van Beil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belfort's head.
van Beil scoring with punches to the head and body.
van Beil is working Belfort over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
van Beil lands a couple of elbows.
Belfort keeping full guard, as van Beil tries to pass.
van Beil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van Beil slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
van Beil lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Belfort bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Belfort with a poor takedown
and van Beil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belfort shoots and misses
and van Beil counters with a leg kick.
Belfort is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
van Beil moves into range and clinches up with Belfort.
van Beil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for van Beil.
van Beil has clasped his hands together around Belfort's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
van Beil creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
van Beil cracks Belfort with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van Beil lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here as van Beil stalls from top position.
van Beil scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Belfort to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen van Beil dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belfort shoots and misses
and van Beil counters with a left and a right that stings Belfort.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belfort is rocked!
Belfort takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Belfort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belfort takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
van Beil jabs Belfort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belfort seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van Beil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belfort moves forwards but van Beil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
van Beil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
van Beil clinches with his opponent.
Belfort drops to a knee looking for a takedown but van Beil gets the underhooks and prevents it.
van Beil lands a good knee to the midsection. Belfort won't want to take too many of those.
van Beil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from van Beil.
van Beil landing knees to the body.
van Beil slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from van Beil.
van Beil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
van Beil scores with a knee to the head.
van Beil scores a nice knee to the body.
van Beil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
van Beil scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vitor Belfort 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!
van Beil lands a nice knee to the body.
van Beil has hold of one of Belfort's legs. Belfort is fighting the takedown attempt but van Beil gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing van Beil from controlling successfully.
van Beil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belfort's head.
van Beil lands a couple of digs.
Belfort can't keep his opponent in guard - van Beil advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belfort wants to get back to his feet.
van Beil is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Beil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
van Beil prevents Belfort from standing back up.
van Beil working over Belfort with some ground and pound. Belfort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
van Beil is nestled in close to Belfort, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
van Beil is trying to control. Belfort wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
van Beil has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Belfort defend it? van Beil steps over the head and cranks it - Belfort is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for van Beil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeroen van Beil!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeroen van Beil waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jens Wankerzich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Gamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wankerzich comes to the cage accompanied by Medical song. Edward Gamer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Wankerzich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Gamer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wankerzich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wankerzich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Edward Gamer has been cut.
Gamer breaks the clinch.
Gamer avoids the head kick by Wankerzich.
Wankerzich throws a sloppy head kick and Gamer moves out of range easily.
Wankerzich is looking to chop away at Gamer's legs.
Jens Wankerzich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wankerzich tries to clinch but Gamer moves away
and Gamer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wankerzich breaks from the clinch.
Gamer's corner calls for a 1-2. Gamer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wankerzich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wankerzich throws a push kick but Gamer slaps the foot to one side.
Gamer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wankerzich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wankerzich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gamer scores with a decent looking hook.
Wankerzich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gamer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wankerzich scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wankerzich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wankerzich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wankerzich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wankerzich looks for the body kick but Gamer saw that one coming.
Wankerzich tries to clinch up but Gamer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wankerzich tries to clinch but Gamer is having none of it.
Gamer moves out of range of the body kick from Wankerzich.
Gamer cracks the inside of Wankerzich's front leg.
Wankerzich pushes Gamer up against the cage in a clinch.
Wankerzich throws a punch but it's blocked by Gamer.
Gamer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gamer misses with a two punch combination.
Gamer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wankerzich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gamer throws a front kick that sends Wankerzich stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wankerzich.
Wankerzich is breathing heavily.
Wankerzich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gamer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gamer lands a nice hook to Wankerzich's body. Wankerzich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wankerzich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gamer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gamer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gamer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gamer grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wankerzich takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gamer cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edward Gamer!
An out of breath Edward Gamer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camilo Cienfuegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocko Dentalplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cienfuegos comes to the cage accompanied by Dreamlands. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Camilo Cienfuegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocko Dentalplan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentalplan closes the distance and clinches.
Cienfuegos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cienfuegos is trying to pull guard but Dentalplan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dentalplan has Cienfuegos pressed against the cage.
Dentalplan breaks from the clinch.
Cienfuegos shoots in looking for a takedown but Dentalplan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cienfuegos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cienfuegos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dentalplan on his heels. He'll look to pass Dentalplan's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dentalplan wants to stand but Cienfuegos is controlling the position.
Dentalplan keeping full guard, as Cienfuegos tries to pass.
Cienfuegos is looking to advance position but Dentalplan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dentalplan prevents Cienfuegos from getting the reversal.
Cienfuegos wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cienfuegos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentalplan doesn't have the hooks in and Cienfuegos manages to turn into his guard.
Dentalplan keeping moving, preventing Cienfuegos from controlling successfully.
Cienfuegos tries to free his leg and advance position but Dentalplan is retaining full guard.
Cienfuegos stops Dentalplan from standing up.
Cienfuegos looking to pass the guard.
Cienfuegos wants to control from the top but Dentalplan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Camilo Cienfuegos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid body kick from Dentalplan.
Rocko Dentalplan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan moves into range and clinches up with Cienfuegos.
Dentalplan manages to break the clinch.
Cienfuegos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Camilo Cienfuegos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dentalplan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cienfuegos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dentalplan closes the distance and clinches.
Dentalplan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dentalplan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cienfuegos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dentalplan throws a nice head kick!
Dentalplan scores with a hook.
It looks like Camilo Cienfuegos has been cut.
Dentalplan throws a right hand that Cienfuegos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cienfuegos also avoids with ease.
Cienfuegos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dentalplan circles away.
Cienfuegos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan lands with a nice combination. Cienfuegos backs away looking to recover.
Dentalplan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cienfuegos backs up against the cage.
Dentalplan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dentalplan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Dentalplan both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cienfuegos shoots in and drives through. Dentalplan sprawls well.
Dentalplan scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Dentalplan.
Dentalplan is looking to slow Cienfuegos down with leg kicks.
Dentalplan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dentalplan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cienfuegos has time to react.
Dentalplan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dentalplan throws a one two combo.
Dentalplan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dentalplan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dentalplan throws a head kick that Cienfuegos semi-blocks.
Cienfuegos is rocked!
Camilo Cienfuegos's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dentalplan.
Oh Cienfuegos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dentalplan lands a jab.
Dentalplan moves into the clinch successfully.
Dentalplan lands an elbow inside that Cienfuegos shrugs off.
Dentalplan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dentalplan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dentalplan lands a damaging elbow.
Dentalplan breaks from the clinch.
Dentalplan throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Cienfuegos crashing down! Cienfuegos tries to stagger back to his feet but Dentalplan just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Cienfuegos asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocko Dentalplan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid comes to the cage accompanied by Highlight Reel. Penn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mack the Knife. Kareem al Rashid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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167 lbs
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166 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Jay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and al Rashid counters with a big head kick but Penn shrugs it off.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. al Rashid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid's corner calls for a 1-2. al Rashid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn tries to clinch but al Rashid moves away
and al Rashid counters with a solid body kick.
al Rashid closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn tries a body shot but al Rashid blocks it.
Penn lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from al Rashid.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as al Rashid controls the action.
Penn tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but al Rashid avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
al Rashid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
al Rashid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is rocked!
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can al Rashid finish him?
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn blocking some punches.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
A nice left hand lands by al Rashid.
A short right from al Rashid.
al Rashid throws a big uppercut that drops Penn! More strikes from al Rashid and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Penn lies dazed against the cage as al Rashid celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kareem al Rashid!
During a confident post fight interview, Kareem al Rashid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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