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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Bronczyk Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronczyk Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This is war. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Bronczyk Jr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronczyk Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bronczyk Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Bronczyk Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bronczyk Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronczyk Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bronczyk Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Bronczyk Jr is having none of it.
Bronczyk Jr won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Bronczyk Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bronczyk Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor working for a triangle but Bronczyk Jr defends it easily.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Bronczyk Jr tries to pass.
Bronczyk Jr passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bronczyk Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Bronczyk Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bronczyk Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Bronczyk Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronczyk Jr is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bronczyk Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronczyk Jr.
Bronczyk Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Bronczyk Jr throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Bronczyk Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Taylor's half guard.
Bronczyk Jr throws a strike but Taylor manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Bronczyk Jr tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesse Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Emelianenko had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko feints and as Hanson raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanson is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanson working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko controls Hanson momentarily but Hanson frees himself.
Hanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanson preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard but Hanson manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emelianenko wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Hanson takes a little break here. Emelianenko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Emelianenko is not content to let Hanson control the position.
Emelianenko prevents Hanson from improving position.
Emelianenko is trying to control Hanson's posture but Hanson avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanson as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Hanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanson's guard.
Hanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Hanson trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Hanson stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko is staying active underneath Hanson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Hanson's head to control him but Hanson postures up.
Hanson is controlling the pace.
Hanson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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 Aleksander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clobbers Hanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanson won't be happy with that.
Hanson struggling a bit here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricky Hanson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emelianenko trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko won't allow Hanson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hanson was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanson is on top in guard.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Hanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hanson trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
Hanson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Hanson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hanson is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
Hanson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricky Hanson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanson gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aleksander Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanson controlling the position.
Hanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Emelianenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson controlling the position easily from mount.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanson tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricky Hanson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanson trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Hanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Aleksander Emelianenko!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Aleksander Emelianenko!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Aleksander Emelianenko!
Aleksander Emelianenko wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Era. Bruce Davis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spencer Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Davis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Davis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fisher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis tries for a takedown but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Fisher drops Davis with a beautiful combination! Davis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fisher is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bruce Davis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher moves into the clinch.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Fisher tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the ropes.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Fisher working hard to break the clinch.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Fisher lands with a short shot to the head.
Fisher wants to break free but Davis has control.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fisher is trying to stall.
Davis has Fisher pressed against the ropes, preventing Fisher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fisher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Fisher tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the ropes.
Fisher is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
Fisher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davis backs up against the ropes.
Davis is rocked!
Fisher clinches with his opponent.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fisher has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Fisher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis blocking some punches.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher misses with the head strike.
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fisher is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Fisher circles away and we're back to standing.
Fisher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Fisher has managed to clinch.
Davis keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher wants to break free but Davis has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocking some punches.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Fisher tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Fisher.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes.
Davis prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Fisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Fisher.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Fisher tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the ropes.
Fisher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Fisher tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fisher.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fisher duly obliges.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Fisher sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spencer Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Davis.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis looks for a takedown but Fisher sprawls well.
Davis avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Davis scores with a jab. Fisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher tries to clinch up.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fisher tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fisher to the ground. Fisher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fisher duly obliges.
Spencer Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher throws and low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis avoids the head kick by Fisher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Fisher rushes Davis and presses him up against the ropes.
Fisher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fisher is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Davis.
Davis has Fisher pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fisher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fisher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis has Fisher pressed against the ropes, preventing Fisher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fisher is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Fisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Fisher lands with a short shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Fisher gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis pulls guard successfully.
Davis is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Fisher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Davis fails with the takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Fisher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fisher throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fisher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Fisher is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fisher wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Davis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davis throws a strike aimed at the side of Fisher's head but Fisher avoids it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis throws an elbow but Fisher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Fisher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fisher parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fisher to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fisher is avoiding damage well.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Fisher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fisher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Fisher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fisher misses with a low kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Davis avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Fisher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fisher wants it to stay on the feet.
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
Fisher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Fisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fisher.
Davis blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fisher scores with a three punch combo!
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fisher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fisher's waist but Fisher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Davis lands a jab.
Fisher scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bruce Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fisher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher regains half guard.
Fisher wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Davis's cut.
That's time! Fisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fisher slips under a jab from Davis.
Fisher throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Fisher both land. Nice combination.
Fisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fisher.
Fisher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spencer Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Fisher.
Fisher looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Spencer Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Fisher.
Fisher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fisher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fisher misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Fisher scores with a jab to the body.
Davis forces Fisher back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis moves out of range as Fisher throws a body kick.
Fisher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fisher trying to control but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Fisher is defending the position.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Fisher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Fisher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Fisher settles back down.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Fisher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Davis thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis prevents Fisher from improving his position.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Davis throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Davis throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fisher digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Fisher throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Fisher against the ropes but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spencer Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Davis.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Fisher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davis throws a strike aimed at the side of Fisher's head but Fisher avoids it well.
Davis in side control, throwing shots but Fisher defends.
Davis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fisher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis working the body and head with strikes.
Fisher taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Fisher is looking to regain half guard here but Davis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fisher scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fisher as he jumps to the side.
Fisher leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fisher looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Fisher tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
Fisher is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Davis throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher rushes Davis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fisher gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fisher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Fisher fails to land.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Fisher taking a breather.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Fisher trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fisher into the ropes.
Fisher prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fisher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fisher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis tightens his grip and picks Fisher up, before dumping him to the ground. Fisher manages to land in guard.
Fisher pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
Bruce Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Fisher which made him look bad.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Fisher tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Bruce Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Davis.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Spencer Fisher!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Spencer Fisher!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Spencer Fisher!
Spencer Fisher wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joachim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mathew Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joachim Hansen !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Hansen throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses.
Hansen throws a leg kick but Washington checks it.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Hansen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hansen .
Hansen lands a high kick!
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Joachim Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws a head kick that Washington semi-blocks.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Hansen .
Hansen lands a head kick!
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansen tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hansen throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Hansen throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington shoots in and bounces Hansen off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Washington pushes down on Hansen 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hansen makes his way to full guard, as Washington worked for a kimura.
Washington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington passes Hansen 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hansen trying to control from the bottom.
Washington is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
Washington pushes down on Hansen 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Washington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hansen is just riding it out for now. Washington eventually gives up the hold.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Hansen makes his way to full guard, as Washington worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.
Washington drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hansen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hansen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hansen !
Hansen trying to control the action but Washington is working from the bottom.
Hansen tries for a kimura but Washington is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Washington defending against the ground and pound.
Hansen is trying to get an arm triangle but Washington is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hansen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hansen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hansen tries to score with some ground and pound. Washington controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hansen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hansen 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Washington tries to get to full guard but Hansen has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joachim Hansen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Washington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hansen wants to clinch.
Hansen lands a high kick!
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Hansen tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Hansen .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Hansen fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington avoids the head kick by Hansen .
Hansen throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Washington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansen trying to control here.
Washington is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hansen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Washington.
Hansen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is posturing up here but Hansen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Washington tries to roll out but it's too tight and Washington has to tap! Slick submission there by Hansen !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joachim Hansen !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor McDade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor McDade!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - McDade circles away.
Silva misses with a low kick.
McDade instigates a clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
McDade wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but McDade persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the ropes.
McDade is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Silva has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. McDade is looking to defend but Silva has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for McDade! Silva pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, McDade taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Hardy lands a big uppercut and Anderson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anderson looks OK. Hardy waves Anderson back to his feet!
Anderson is rocked!
It looks like Chuck Anderson has been cut.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Anderson is holding his hands too far apart here. Hardy throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Anderson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Hardy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Takanori Gomi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Cote!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi stuffs the takedown attempt from Cote. Cote gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi moves in looking to clinch but Cote pushes him off.
Gomi jabs Cote right on the nose. Cote blinks but takes it well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cote has eaten all the pies!
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Cote closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cote lands in his opponent's guard.
Gomi working for a triangle but Cote defends it easily.
Cote passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote is taking a breather. Gomi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cote wants to take a breather but Gomi is having none of it.
Cote is taking a breather. Gomi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cote is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cote wants to free his trapped foot but Gomi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cote is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cote pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cote pushes past his half guard into mount!
Cote controlling his opponent.
Cote is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gomi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cote is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is squirming around, avoiding Cote's attempts to control the action.
Gomi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cote can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomi is looking to escape.
Cote throws some wild stikes that Gomi manages to avoid easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cote controlling from mount.
Cote tries to control but Gomi wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Patrick Cote just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to clinch but Cote moves out of range.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Gomi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Patrick Cote has been cut.
Cote looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomi is fending him off so far but Cote persists. Nope, Gomi circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Gomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cote is defended easily by Gomi.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cote.
Cote looks gassed!
Cote shoots in for a takedown but Gomi shows good takedown defense.
Cote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi lands with a right that hurts Cote. Cote looks to clinch but Gomi throws a short knee that drops Cote. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronin James!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kris Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Savage.
Savage stuffs the takedown.
Savage throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Savage fails with the takedown.
James shoots and misses
and Savage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
Kris Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin James.
Savage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
James has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Savage doesn't defend quickly enough and James has managed to lock this one up! Can Savage escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to James on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronin James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Krivanec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miroslav Krivanec!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krivanec gets the takedown into side control.
Shamrock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Krivanec passes the guard and advances to mount!
Krivanec lands a nice shot to the head.
Krivanec is landing with some decent strikes but Shamrock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Krivanec goes for an armbar but Shamrock turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Shamrock.
Krivanec working for submissions but it's allowed Shamrock to get to half guard.
Shamrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shamrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Krivanec is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shamrock wants to free his trapped foot but Krivanec is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shamrock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krivanec's head.
Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shamrock throwing shots but Krivanec is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krivanec wants to improve his position but Shamrock is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krivanec won't allow Shamrock to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krivanec napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krivanec tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krivanec can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamrock has an Americana. Krivanec didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Shamrock is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Shamrock hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frank Shamrock!
Frank Shamrock is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Kanye West- Amazing as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Condit , looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Condit against the ropes but Condit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Condit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Condit slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Condit avoids nicely.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Condit but Condit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Condit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Condit shows good takedown defense.
Condit throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Condit tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Condit connects with a nice looking jab.
Condit looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Condit moves into the clinch successfully.
Condit manages to pull guard.
Condit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
Condit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Condit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Condit is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diaz has passed into half guard!
Diaz passes to full mount!
Diaz has control of Condit 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Condit regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Condit defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Condit is looking to escape.
Condit can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has isolated one of Condit 's arms. Condit looking to fight him off but Diaz twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz is the new welterweight champion!
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