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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriksson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising . Alexander Eriksson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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183 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Madison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eriksson tries to avoid it but Madison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eriksson to the ground. Eriksson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eriksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like James Madison has been cut.
Eriksson misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Madison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eriksson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Eriksson is trying to buck Madison off.
Madison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eriksson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Madison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Eriksson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Eriksson is pushing Madison's head away, looking to escape. Madison manages to hold on to the position though.
Madison is trying to get an arm triangle but Eriksson is defending well.
Madison landing strikes.
Madison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eriksson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Madison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eriksson keeps working.
Madison throws an elbow but Eriksson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Madison scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison working the head with strikes.
Madison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Eriksson is avoiding damage well.
Madison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eriksson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Madison working the ground and pound from side control.
Madison prevents Eriksson from escaping the position.
Eriksson parries the strikes from Madison easily there. Madison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eriksson to escape.
Eriksson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Eriksson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eriksson parries the strikes from Madison easily there. Madison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eriksson to escape.
Eriksson is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison is putting a hurting on Eriksson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Eriksson is rocked!
Madison in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Eriksson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Madison turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Madison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Golota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Golota will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Michael Gleiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Golota!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Golota both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Michael Gleiser has been cut.
Golota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gleiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golota but Golota pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Golota lands a slapping body shot.
Golota throws a series of strikes that have Gleiser backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golota closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gleiser circles away.
Gleiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golota.
Gleiser fails with a takedown attempt.
Golota slaps away a takedown attempt from Gleiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gleiser with a poor takedown
and Golota counters with a one-two to the body.
Michael Gleiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gleiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golota but Golota pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gleiser has a takedown stuffed.
Golota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gleiser moves away.
Golota misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gleiser misses with a hook. Golota ducked under it nicely.
Golota feints a jab promting Gleiser to slip. Golota then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gleiser slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Michael Gleiser's cut is getting worse.
Gleiser fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Golota closes the distance and pushes Gleiser back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gleiser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
Golota is trying to break free.
Golota is trying to push Gleiser away but Gleiser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Gleiser.
Golota gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gleiser regains guard.
Golota wants to get up but he can't break Gleiser's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gleiser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Golota tries to free his leg and advance position but Gleiser is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Golota!
Gleiser is working for a guillotine from mount but Golota frees his head quite easily.
Golota defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gleiser.
Gleiser goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Golota turns into him and now he's in Gleiser's guard.
Gleiser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golota is looking to stand up but Gleiser won't let him.
Gleiser has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Golota should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gleiser has tightened it up now! Golota should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Gleiser!
Michael Gleiser took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetry Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zilla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Your arms feel like home.. God Zilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetry Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, God Zilla!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zilla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders is pulling down on Zilla's head to control his posture.
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Zilla is proving a slippery customer.
Zilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Zilla drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Zilla seems to have locked his on tight now - Anders screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Zilla, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). God Zilla!
God Zilla made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arndt Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hex has chosen Asa - Persepolis as his entrance music. 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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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arndt Metzger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hex tries to keep at a distance but Metzger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Metzger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hex.
Metzger looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
Metzger misses with a knee to the head.
Hex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
Metzger trying to land knees to the body.
Hex connects with a knee to the head.
Hex is stalling here.
Metzger misses with a knee strike.
Metzger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Metzger looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
Metzger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hex avoids the damage to the body.
Metzger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hex blocks it with crossed arms.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex landing knees to the head.
It looks like Arndt Metzger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Metzger avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metzger avoids it.
Metzger looking to stall.
Metzger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Metzger tries to stall but Hex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Metzger is breathing heavily.
Hex crunches a lovely knee into Metzger's ribcage.
Hex scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metzger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hex prevents it.
Hex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Metzger's defenses.
Hex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Metzger in his tracks for a moment.
Metzger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hex avoids the damage to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Metzger tries to land a knee to the head but Hex blocks with his arms.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Metzger blocks it.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Metzger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hex pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hex is looking to clinch but Metzger is avoiding it.
Hex tries to close the distance and clinch but Metzger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Metzger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hex.
Metzger keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to clinch but Metzger moves away
and Metzger counters with a right hand to the body.
Hex moves into the clinch.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Hex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex lands a nice knee to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Metzger in his tracks for a moment.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Metzger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Come on Hex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Metzger takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex lands an elbow inside.
Metzger being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Hex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arndt Metzger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hex rushes Metzger and presses him up against the cage.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex scores a nice knee to the body.
Hex will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Metzger up against the cage.
Hex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metzger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Metzger won't want to take too many of those.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metzger throws an elbow but it misses.
Jonah Hex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex lands an elbow inside that Metzger shrugs off.
Hex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Metzger is blocking nicely.
Hex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Hex leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Hex's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hex crunches a lovely knee into Metzger's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex landing knees to the head.
Hex working Metzger over with knees to the body.
Hex working Metzger over with knees to the body.
Metzger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hex avoiding damage.
Hex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hex avoiding damage as Metzger throws knees to the body.
Hex is looking to control Metzger's arms but Metzger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hex has his back to the cage.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Metzger takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hex.
Hex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Metzger up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hex taking a breather.
Metzger looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex lands an elbow inside that Metzger shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex working Metzger over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hex lands an elbow just above Metzger 's eye.
Metzger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hex to keep the fight standing.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
Hex slows down the pace here.
Metzger tries to break the clinch but Hex is controlling the position.
Metzger is looking to control Hex's arms but Hex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Metzger has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metzger.
Hex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metzger trying to control the position but instead, Hex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Metzger into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex with a knee to the head.
Metzger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Hex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arndt Metzger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hex gets a clinch.
Hex is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Metzger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hex up against the cage.
Hex managing to block the knees to the body from Metzger.
Metzger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Hex lands a nice elbow.
Metzger avoiding damage as Hex throws knees to the body.
Hex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Metzger's defenses.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Hex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Metzger blocks it.
Metzger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hex is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metzger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metzger misses with a knee strike.
Hex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metzger blocks it with crossed arms.
Hex lands a nice elbow.
Metzger misses with a knee strike.
Metzger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Metzger tries a knee to the head but Hex blocks it.
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Metzger won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex slows down the pace here.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Metzger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hex blocks it with crossed arms.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
Hex crunches a lovely knee into Metzger's ribcage.
Metzger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Metzger in his tracks for a moment.
Metzger jumps guard but Hex stands there with Metzger around his waist. Metzger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hex lands a nice knee to the body.
Hex lands a nice knee to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Metzger is blocking nicely.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Metzger tries to land a knee to the head but Hex blocks with his arms.
Jonah Hex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metzger trying to land knees to the body.
Metzger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Metzger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex scores a nice knee to the body.
Arndt Metzger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Metzger won't want to take too many of those.
Hex landing knees to the head.
Hex landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hex.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Hex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Hex!
Jonah Hex really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege has chosen Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Arteta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arteta.
Liege lands with a nice body punch.
Arteta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liege moves in looking to clinch but Arteta pushes him off.
Liege moves into the clinch.
Arteta struggles to land a body shot inside as Liege controls his hands.
Arteta lands a shoulder strike.
Liege wants a takedown but no success here.
Arteta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arteta is trying to force a seperation but Liege has the dominant position.
Liege is trying to trip Arteta. He has hold of a leg but Arteta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Liege persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arteta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liege throws a strike but Arteta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liege is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arteta is just riding it out for now. Liege eventually gives up the hold.
Liege has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liege sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arteta defending well though.
Liege looks to land a strike but Arteta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Liege wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Arteta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liege.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege postures up in Arteta's guard and throws a big left but Arteta blocks it.
Liege wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Liege connects with a couple of short punches.
Liege throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arteta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liege with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liege postures up in Arteta's guard and throws a big left but Arteta blocks it.
Arteta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arteta keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta wants to get back to his feet but Liege is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liege looking to sit in guard and control but Arteta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liege has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Arteta should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Liege has tightened it up now! Arteta should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caeas Liege!
Caeas Liege is the new middleweight champion!
Caeas Liege was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hassel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hassel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassel throws a hook but Infamous avoids it easily.
Hassel throws a jab but it's blocked by Infamous.
Infamous drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Infamous working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Infamous trying to control the action but Hassel is working from the bottom.
Hassel manages to get back to half guard.
Hassel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hassel.
Hassel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Infamous with a nice head shot there.
Hassel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Infamous manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hassel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Infamous is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Infamous lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hassel!
Hassel is trying desperately to improve position.
Hassel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hassel tries to get out of the position.
Hassel taking shots to the head.
Hassel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Infamous connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Chris Hassel has been cut.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Infamous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hassel wants to hold on but Infamous pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Infamous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hassel's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous is landing with some decent strikes but Hassel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chris Hassel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Infamous punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jeez, Chris Hassel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Hassel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Infamous!
Jack Infamous thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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11 - 5 - 0 |
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriy Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franklin checks the leg kick.
Franklin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franklin scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin gets a clinch.
Rasputin misses with a knee strike.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin landing knees to the head.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasputin looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasputin throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin decides to pull guard.
Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rasputin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rasputin defends well.
Rasputin wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Franklin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rasputin defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Rasputin looking to pass the guard.
Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rasputin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rasputin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasputin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasputin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rasputin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Franklin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rasputin passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Franklin scores with a shot to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin working the ground and pound but Franklin is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rasputin trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Franklin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rasputin blocks the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin is looking to regain half guard here but Rasputin keeps moving and retains side control.
Rasputin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Franklin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rasputin cracks Franklin with a big right hand but Franklin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin scores with punches from side control.
Franklin gets back to half guard.
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 Chuck Franklin will probably get the nod.
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.
Franklin works Rasputin's body with a nice hook.
Franklin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasputin lands a nice looking body shot.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin shows good takedown defense.
Franklin shoots for a takedown but Rasputin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Franklin moves away from the strike by Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin slips under a jab from Franklin.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rasputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the body
and Franklin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Franklin.
Rasputin has his feet on Franklin's thighs here. He's pushed Franklin 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! Franklin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigoriy Rasputin!
Grigoriy Rasputin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Jobber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Super Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultimate Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Super Jobber throws a body punch but Ultimate Jobber moves out of range.
Super Jobber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ultimate Jobber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Super Jobber misses the body punch
and Ultimate Jobber counters by clinching up.
Ultimate Jobber just leaning against Super Jobber, taking a breather.
Super Jobber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ultimate Jobber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Super Jobber tries to pull guard but Ultimate Jobber won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ultimate Jobber scores with a shot to the side of Super Jobber's head.
Super Jobber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ultimate Jobber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ultimate Jobber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultimate Jobber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ultimate Jobber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultimate Jobber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ultimate Jobber is struggling to control the position.
Super Jobber can't get the takedown.
Super Jobber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ultimate Jobber gets underhooks to prevent Super Jobber's takedown attempt.
Super Jobber wants a takedown.
Super Jobber is breathing heavily.
Super Jobber takes a shot to the head.
Super Jobber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultimate Jobber gets through Super Jobber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Super Jobber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ultimate Jobber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ultimate Jobber lands a body punch.
Come on Ultimate Jobber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ultimate Jobber lands a body punch.
Ultimate Jobber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Super Jobber.
Ultimate Jobber lands a nice uppercut.
Ultimate Jobber pushes Super Jobber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ultimate Jobber lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ultimate Jobber lands with a short shot to the head.
Super Jobber is rocked!
Ultimate Jobber lands a big right hand that drops Super Jobber! The killer instinct kicks in and Ultimate Jobber finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ultimate Jobber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Jobber!
During a confident post fight interview, Ultimate Jobber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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