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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virtutto Savanibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virtutto Savanibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Cold as Savanibi shoots in.
Cold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cold breaks the clinch.
Cold throws a head kick but Savanibi moves out of range.
Savanibi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cold is just out of range.
Savanibi shoots for a takedown but Cold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Savanibi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cold is fending him off so far but Savanibi persists. Nope, Cold circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virtutto Savanibi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold throws a head kick but Savanibi moves out of range.
Savanibi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cold scores with a push kick.
Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savanibi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cold.
Savanibi misses with a wild body shot.
Savanibi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cold avoids it really well and circles away.
Cold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanibi looking to score a takedown here. Cold is defending well but Savanibi drives through and ends up in Cold's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Savanibi prevents Cold from getting back to his feet.
Savanibi tries to free his leg and advance position but Cold is retaining full guard.
Savanibi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savanibi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold keeping moving, preventing Savanibi from controlling successfully.
Savanibi 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. Savanibi seems to have locked his on tight now - Cold screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Savanibi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Virtutto Savanibi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ty yy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ty yy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
yy wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barney Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yy throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
yy throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but yy slips the punch.
yy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
Ross misses with a hook. yy ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
yy has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross working hard to break the clinch.
yy pulls guard effortlessly.
yy trying to control the position.
Ross wants to stand but yy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ross is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but yy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ross is looking to defend but yy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ross! yy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ross taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). ty yy!
A victorious ty yy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Lamzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Kroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Lamzak!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroon has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lamzak to counter with a crisp jab.
Kroon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Kroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamzak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamzak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kroon with a poor takedown
and Lamzak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kroon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamzak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kroons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kroon darts in and clinches Lamzak up against the cage.
Lamzak is trying to break the clinch but Kroon has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lamzak prevents it.
Lamzak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lamzak prevents the takedown attempt.
Lamzak can't break the clinch.
Kroon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lamzak is pressed up against the cage. Kroon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lamzak down to the mat. Lamzak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kroon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lamzak counters with a left and a right that stings Kroon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamzak throws a series of punches but Kroon avoids them all with ease.
Kroon shoots and misses
and Lamzak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kroon shoots in for a double leg but Lamzak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lamzak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamzak misses with a two punch combination.
Kroon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lamzak's waist but Lamzak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kroon off to one side.
Kroon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lamzak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lamzak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kroon is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lamzak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kroon is looking to take a break and control but Lamzak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamzak is trying to get back to his feet.
Lamzak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kroon tries for a kimura but Lamzak is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamzak wants to get back to his feet.
Lamzak looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroon misses with the ground and pound.
Kroon working the body and head with strikes.
Lamzak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kroon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lamzak wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kroon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kroon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kroon wants to control but Lamzak is keeping him busy.
Lamzak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kroon is controlling him well.
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 Mike Kroon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kroon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lamzak misses with a series of wild punches.
Kroon shoots in for a takedown but Lamzak shows good takedown defense.
Kroon shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamzak tries to sprawl out of it but Kroon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamzak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kroon looks for a takedown but Lamzak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kroon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamzak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kroon prevents Lamzak from breaking the clinch.
Kroon goes for a takedown attempt but Lamzak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lamzak misses with a two punch combination.
Kroon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lamzak avoids it really well and circles away.
Lamzak misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamzak stuffs the takedown attempt from Kroon. Kroon gets slowly back to his feet.
Kroon misses with a takedown attempt - Lamzak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kroon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamzak but Lamzak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kroon shoots in looking for a takedown but Lamzak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kroon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kroon dives in and grabs Lamzak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lamzak pushes down on Kroon's head and hops out.
Kroon has his takedown stuffed
and Lamzak counters with a series of strikes. Kroon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamzak tries to bum rush Kroon with a series of wild strikes but Kroon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kroon has a takedown stuffed.
Kroon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lamzak counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lamzak counters with a left and a right that stings Kroon.
A punch combination from Lamzak misses.
Lamzak throws a series of punches but Kroon avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell Lamzak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kroon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamzak but Lamzak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lamzak throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lamzak. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Lamzak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lamzak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kroon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lamzak defends it nicely.
Kroon shoots in for a double leg but Lamzak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kroon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamzak but Lamzak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kroon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lamzak sprawls well. Lamzak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kroon gets slowly back to his feet.
Kroon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamzak wants to get back to his feet.
Kroon cracks Lamzak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lamzak is trying to get back to his feet.
Kroon is working Lamzak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lamzak is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kroon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kroon is putting a hurting on Lamzak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kroon takes a little break here. Lamzak wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kroon trying to control the action but Lamzak is working from the bottom.
Mike Kroon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroon is trying to get an arm triangle but Lamzak is defending well.
Lamzak wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kroon controlling the position.
Kroon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroon working the body and head with strikes.
Kroon landing a few strikes.
Lamzak is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kroon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroon working the head and body with strikes.
Kroon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kroon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lamzak wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kroon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lamzak!
Lamzak is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kroon landing strikes from the mount and Lamzak is in trouble!
Lamzak is bucking up trying to escape but Kroon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kroon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lamzak looks a forlorn figure.
Kroon is landing with some decent strikes but Lamzak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kroon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lamzak has worked his arm free - good work by Lamzak!
Kroon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kroon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lamzak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kroon is controlling him well.
Kroon working the head with strikes.
Kroon lands a nice forearm strike.
Kroon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kroon cracks Lamzak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kroon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamzak keeps working.
Lamzak tries to escape but Kroon is in control.
Kroon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamzak keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Kroon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kroon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kroon!
A determined Mike Kroon didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Chojacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Chojacki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shane Chojacki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez shoots in and drives through. Chojacki sprawls well.
Chojacki tries to sprawl but Melendez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Melendez trying to control the action but Chojacki is working from the bottom.
Melendez is working for a kimura but Chojacki is defending it quite comfortably.
Chojacki tries to get to full guard but Melendez has control of the leg.
Melendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chojacki wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chojacki's head.
Chojacki wants to get back to full guard.
Chojacki is doing well to control the position and prevent Melendez from advancing to side control.
Melendez seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Chojacki has recovered full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez postures up.
Melendez stopping the sweep attempt from Chojacki.
Melendez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chojacki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Melendez, into his guard.
Chojacki won't allow Melendez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Melendez 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.
Chojacki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Melendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Melendez is staying active underneath Chojacki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to get to full guard but Chojacki has control of the leg.
Melendez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Melendez tries to get out of the position.
Melendez is pressing down on Chojacki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Melendez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chojacki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chojacki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melendez is trying to keep Chojacki in close.
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chojacki is one step ahead there.
Chojacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melendez trying to control the position.
Melendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chojacki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Melendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chojacki 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.
Melendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chojacki pushes down on Melendez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Melendez looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Melendez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chojacki throws a sloppy body shot
and Melendez counters with a shoot takedown. Chojacki fights it but they end up in guard.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Chojacki keeps moving.
Melendez won't allow Chojacki to sweep him here.
Melendez trying to control but Chojacki is working from the bottom.
Chojacki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Melendez.
Melendez trying to control but Chojacki is working from the bottom.
Chojacki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chojacki wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane Chojacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chojacki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chojacki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Melendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chojacki tries to control but Melendez wriggling away.
Melendez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Melendez trying to hold on to Chojacki's head to control him but Chojacki postures up.
Melendez looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Melendez tries to roll over but Chojacki keeps him under control.
Chojacki trying to control the action but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Chojacki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Melendez is not content to let Chojacki control the position.
Gilbert Melendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chojacki moves into full mount! Melendez won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is looking to get to half guard.
Chojacki controlling the pace for now.
Melendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Chojacki controlling the pace for now.
Chojacki prevents Melendez from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki tries to control but Melendez wriggling away.
Chojacki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gilbert Melendez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Melendez lands a jab to Chojacki's midsection.
Chojacki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Melendez working for submissions but it's allowed Chojacki to get to half guard.
Melendez actively working from the bottom here.
Melendez tries to get to full guard but Chojacki has control of the leg.
Melendez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chojacki pulls his head out easily.
Chojacki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melendez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chojacki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Melendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chojacki is trying to control. Melendez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melendez manages to get to full guard.
Chojacki stopping the sweep attempt from Melendez.
Chojacki stays in close to Melendez's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chojacki is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chojacki content to stall in guard here.
Chojacki stopping the sweep attempt from Melendez.
Melendez trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez keeping moving, preventing Chojacki from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shane Chojacki.
Chojacki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Melendez is trying to defend but Chojacki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Melendez looking for subs from the bottom but Chojacki mounts him!
Chojacki controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
Gilbert Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melendez is trying to escape the mount.
Shane Chojacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chojacki looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Chojacki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gilbert Melendez!
After the fight, Gilbert Melendez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Golota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grim Reality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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274 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Golota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grim Reality!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reality misses with a body punch
and Golota counters with a one-two to the body.
Reality fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golota manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Golota. Those never looked like landing.
Golota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reality on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Golota throws a combination that misses
and Reality counters with a crisp one two that drops Golota! Reality thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Golota to his feet! Golota is in big trouble!
Reality bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golota swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reality.
Golota throws a one two combo.
It looks like Grim Reality has been cut.
Reality throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Reality.
Golota feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reality's calf.
Reality takes a swing at Golota's ribcage but misses.
Golota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golota looks to score with a jab to the body but Reality is just out of range.
Reality misses with a shot to the body
and Golota counters with a good low kick that Reality was not able to check.
Golota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Golota lands.
Golota fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Golota takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Golota is breathing heavily.
Golota misses with a double jab.
Golota throws a right hand that misses
and Reality counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrew Golota has been cut.
Andrew Golota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reality with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reality swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reality drops Golota with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Golota looks back up at him and smiles so Reality waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Golota is rocked!
Golota circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Reality. Golota falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Reality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grim Reality!
In his post fight interview, Grim Reality 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 Maniek Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czarnecki comes to the cage accompanied by Walka!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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197 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maniek Czarnecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Czarnecki misses.
Czarnecki throws a head kick but Schulz moves out of range.
Czarnecki throws a low kick but Schulz avoids it.
A jab from Schulz finds it's way through Czarnecki's defenses.
Czarnecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Czarnecki avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Czarnecki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schulz.
Some wild striking there from Schulz.
Schulz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Czarnecki.
Schulz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Czarnecki.
Czarnecki walks into a left hand.
It looks like Maniek Czarnecki has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Schulz.
Czarnecki is rocked!
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!
Schulz pounces like a tiger and cracks Czarnecki with a vicious hook! Czarnecki is down but not out! Schulz follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Schulz!
Mark Schulz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Valhalla Q160 Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaumpe comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaumpe misses with a body kick.
Gaumpe moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaumpe scores with a push kick.
Sutherland tries for a takedown but Gaumpe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sutherland doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaumpe circles away.
Sutherland misses with a body kick.
Gaumpe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sutherland manages to avoid it.
Sutherland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutherland avoids the head kick by Gaumpe.
Gaumpe dodges the punch combination from Sutherland.
Both fighters circling a little - Gaumpe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Gaumpe.
Sutherland looks gassed!
Gaumpe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Paul Sutherland has been cut.
No luck for Sutherland with that takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaumpe, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaumpe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaumpe tries to bum rush Sutherland with a series of wild strikes but Sutherland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutherland moves in looking to clinch but Gaumpe pushes him off.
Gaumpe scores with a kick to the body.
Gaumpe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sutherland doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaumpe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sutherland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Gaumpe as he connects with a hook.
Gaumpe thuds a left hand into Sutherland's body.
Gaumpe cracks Sutherland on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sutherland falls backwards against the cage. Gaumpe follows up with more strikes that drop Sutherland to his knees. Gaumpe keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sutherland! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rantis Gaumpe!
Rantis Gaumpe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ganja's Warehouse logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hex comes into the arena with Genesis - Justice blaring out of the sound system. 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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255 lbs
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Coton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coton throws a body kick that misses.
Coton shoots in for a takedown but Hex shows good takedown defense.
Hex fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coton's face.
It looks like Jamie Coton has been cut.
Coton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coton fails with the takedown.
Jonah Hex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Coton.
Hex tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Coton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hex misses with an uppercut
and Coton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hex if he has to take too many more of those.
Coton throws the kick towards the body but Hex avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hex.
Coton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hex looks to clinch
and Coton counters with an inside leg kick.
Hex misses with a right hand
and Coton counters with a nice leg kick.
Coton darts in and clinches Hex up against the cage.
Coton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hex controls his hands.
Hex content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coton scores with a hook to the body.
Coton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coton lands with a hook. Hex tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hex slips a straight right by Coton.
Coton shoots in and gets a takedown into Hex's guard.
Coton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hex tries to clinch there but Coton circles away.
Coton shoots for a double leg takedown but Hex sprawls well. He's pushed Coton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coton ducks under a wild hook from Hex.
Hex gets caught napping as Coton dives in and scores a takedown. Hex manages to retain guard.
Hex keeping moving, preventing Coton from controlling successfully.
Coton scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton wants to pass the guard but Hex is keeping the position.
Coton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coton stands and steps away. Hex gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hex slips a jab from Coton.
Hex forces Coton back against the cage and clinches.
Coton misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coton's brow.
Hex throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton lands with a right to the head.
Hex misses with a knee strike.
Hex taking a breather.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Coton is blocking nicely.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Coton blocks it.
Coton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hex controls his hands.
Coton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hex just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hex smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Coton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Coton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Coton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coton shoots in looking for a takedown but Hex manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hex darts in trying to clinch
and Coton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonah Hex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hex is looking to clinch.
Coton tries to land a leg kick but Hex saw it coming and moves away.
Jamie Coton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hex slips a straight right by Coton.
Coton scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coton.
Coton shoots in and drives through. Hex sprawls well.
Coton misses with a double jab
and Hex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex stalling in the clinch but Coton improves position.
Coton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hex should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Coton has tightened it up now! Hex 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 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jamie Coton!
A relieved looking Jamie Coton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Ondrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Weimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ondrus's entrance music is HARDCORE. A fine choice. Weimar has chosen Watch The Throne by Jay-Z & Kanye West as his entrance music. Petr Ondrus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franz Weimar's chin.
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202 lbs
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203 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Ondrus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franz Weimar!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondrus slaps away a takedown attempt from Weimar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Weimar misses.
Ondrus stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Weimar.
Ondrus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Weimar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ondrus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petr Ondrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Weimar.
Weimar shoots in but Ondrus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ondrus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weimar.
Weimar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ondrus but Ondrus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Weimar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ondrus defends it nicely.
Weimar shoots in for a takedown but Ondrus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ondrus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weimar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weimar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ondrus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondrus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ondrus misses with a hook. Weimar ducked under it nicely.
Weimar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ondrus is fending him off so far but Weimar persists. Nope, Ondrus circles away and we're back to standing.
Ondrus tries to land a front kick but Weimar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Weimar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ondrus is fending him off so far but Weimar persists. Nope, Ondrus circles away and we're back to standing.
Weimar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ondrus as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Ondrus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ondrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ondrus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ondrus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Weimar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ondrus defends well.
Weimar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ondrus manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ondrus is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondrus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weimar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ondrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Weimar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weimar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ondrus is aware though and is defending well.
Ondrus distracts Weimar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ondrus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ondrus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ondrus throws a big elbow that misses.
Ondrus stops Weimar from standing up.
Ondrus trying to control but Weimar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weimar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Weimar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weimar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ondrus tries to avoid it but Weimar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ondrus to the ground. Ondrus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ondrus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weimar misses with the combination.
Weimar tries to keep at a distance but Ondrus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weimar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weimar blocks an elbow strike from Ondrus.
Ondrus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ondrus is looking to take a break and control but Weimar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ondrus seems to be working for a kimura but Weimar defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Weimar is trying to stand back up but Ondrus is controlling him
Ondrus trying to control the action but Weimar is working from the bottom.
Weimar wants to get back to his feet.
Ondrus trying to control the action but Weimar is working from the bottom.
Weimar wants to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Weimar looking for subs from the bottom but Ondrus mounts him!
Ondrus with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weimar is trying to stand up.
Ondrus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weimar's face.
Weimar is rocked!
Ondrus postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Weimar bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ondrus and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Ondrus!
Petr Ondrus retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Petr Ondrus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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