A.O.R.G 46 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van De Bronks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Bronks
vs
Smith

164 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van De Bronks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Smith!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith rushes De Bronks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as De Bronks tries to tie him up.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith pushes De Bronks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Bronks is trying to stall.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Bronks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
De Bronks tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of De Bronks backwards.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.

De Bronks is rocked!
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks De Bronks with a mighty uppercut! De Bronks falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! De Bronks is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Frazier
vs
Tank

180 cm
20
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Tank!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tank rushes Frazier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tank tries to clinch there but Frazier circles away.
Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tank moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
Frazier connects with the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frazier, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Frazier coming out on top.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frazier swings for the body but Tank moves out of range.
Tank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frazier lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier swats away the attempt to clinch by Tank.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tank tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tank misses.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tank in his tracks.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Tank closes the distance and clinches.
Tank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Tank slips the punch.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frazier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tank tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tank eats them both and turns towards Frazier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tank wants to clinch up but Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frazier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Giant Tank has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazier works Tank's body with a nice hook.
Tank doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tank moves out of range of the strikes.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tank scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Tank off the cage and back into range.
Frazier dips to his left and cracks Tank with an uppercut!
Tank scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tank looks to land a combination but Frazier avoids it well.
Tank tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Frazier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tank eats them both and turns towards Frazier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Frazier does it's job there.
No joy there for Frazier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier moves forwards but Tank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank walks into a jab.
Tank tests Frazier's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Tank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frazier stalks Tank and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tank's face. Tank staggers backwards, shaken.
Tank throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Tank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Tank ducks down to avoid it.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Tank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tank has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frazier swats away the attempt to clinch by Tank.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Tank saw that one coming.
Frazier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tank to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tank is looking to clinch.
Frazier throws a nice looking combination but Tank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier is working the combinations to good effect here.
Frazier cracks Tank with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frazier lands with a shot to the body.
Frazier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tank. Tank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frazier cracks a nice hook into Tank's ribs.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Frazier scores with a shot to the body.
Tank tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.

Tank clinches.
Tank working hard to break the clinch.

Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Tank off the cage and back into range.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.
Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tank closes the distance and pushes Frazier back into the cage.

Frazier breaks the clinch.
Tank doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giant Tank's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frazier misses with a hook. Tank ducked under it nicely.
Frazier tries to bum rush Tank with a series of wild strikes but Tank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tank ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Tank needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier stalks Tank and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tank's face. Tank staggers backwards, shaken.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giant Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier lands a jab to the head.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Tank saw that one coming.
Frazier jabs at Tank's body.
Tank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tank moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Tank has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tank there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier swats away the attempt to clinch by Tank.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Tank's body.
Frazier connects with a body shot.
Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tank takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tank tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Tank throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frazier lands with a hook. Tank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frazier catches Tank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier tests Tank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tank tries to move into range but Frazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frazier falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tank counters by clinching up.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tank has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tank clinches up against the cage.
Tank misses with a body punch.
Tank taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Frazier breaks the clinch.
Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank moves out of range of the strikes.
Tank ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
A big left from Frazier misses.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Tank is just out of range.
Tank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Tank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.
Tank defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tank lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier scores with a decent looking hook.
Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Tank moves in looking to clinch but Frazier pushes him off.
Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Frazier lands a right hook to the body.
Tank slips under a jab.

Tank clinches with his opponent.

Frazier breaks the clinch.
Tank takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frazier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frazier looks to land a right hand but Tank moved out of range.
Tank throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tank is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tank can do to turn this around?
Frazier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tank throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Frazier misses with a wild combination.

Tank instigates a clinch.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tank rushes Frazier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Frazier breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Tank misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tank wants to clinch up but Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Tank misses with a wild combination.
Tank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Frazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giant Tank's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tank moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frazier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier scores with a one two! Tank had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tank manages to avoid it.
Frazier misses with a hook.
Tank tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Tank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tank takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tank is looking to clinch.
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tank at a distance.
Frazier lands the left hand.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Tank counters with a series of strikes. Frazier will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Tank moves away and avoids it.
Tank misses with a hook.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Frazier misses with a hook
and Tank counters with a nice uppercut.
Tank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Tank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Tank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Tank.
Tank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Frazier finds it's target.
Tank avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Tank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tank moves in looking to clinch but Frazier pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frazier.
Tank slips a straight right by Frazier.
Frazier cracks Tank with a good jab.
Frazier throws the left hand but Tank avoids the punch easily.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Tank's body. Tank takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier misses with a left hand
enabling Tank to counter with a crisp jab.
Tank tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Tank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Tank defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Frazier swats away the attempt to clinch by Tank.

Tank instigates a clinch.

Frazier breaks the clinch.
Tank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Frazier.
Frazier jabs Tank right on the nose. Tank blinks but takes it well.
Tank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Tank avoids them all with ease.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Tank moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a jab.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frazier misses with a left hand

and Tank counters by moving into the clinch.
Tank is trying to stall.

Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tank is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frazier.
Frazier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frazier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frazier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Tank's head.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier connects with a right hand. Tank shakes it off.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank tries to clinch up.
Joe Frazier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tank closes the distance and clinches.
Frazier has Tank pressed against the cage, preventing Tank from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giant Tank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tank misses with a body shot.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Tank.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Donk. Frazier catches Tank right on the button with a cross.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Tank.
Nice defenses there by Tank.
Frazier cracks Tank with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tank throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tank throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier cracks Tank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frazier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tank momentarily.
Tank ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frazier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Frazier!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constrictor Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Johnson
vs
Boa

196 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Constrictor Boa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Boa has a good base and remains in mount.

Boa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to control Boa's posture but Boa avoids it.

Boa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Boa has hold of Johnson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Johnson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Boa cranks the arm and Johnson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Johnson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Constrictor Boa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tongtong Valderrama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frulani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria. Felipe Frulani looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Valderrama
vs
Frulani

170 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
24
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tongtong Valderrama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Frulani!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valderrama looks to land a combination but Frulani avoids it well.
Frulani wants to clinch.
Frulani takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Frulani instigates a clinch.
Frulani tries to pull guard but Valderrama holds him up against the cage and eventually Frulani drops back down to his feet.
Valderrama working hard to break the clinch.
Frulani fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Frulani pulls guard effortlessly.
Valderrama throwing strikes from guard but Frulani blocks nicely.
Frulani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valderrama throws a big right hand that misses.
Valderrama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valderrama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frulani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valderrama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Frulani is looking to regain half guard here but Valderrama keeps moving and retains side control.
Frulani parries the strikes from Valderrama easily there. Valderrama is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Frulani to escape.
Valderrama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valderrama grinds an elbow into Frulani's temple.
Valderrama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Valderrama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frulani struggling a bit here.
Frulani looks winded!
Frulani is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Valderrama is staying active.

Valderrama tries for a kimura but Frulani is defending well.
Valderrama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frulani is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valderrama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frulani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valderrama connects with a decent elbow.
Frulani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valderrama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frulani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Valderrama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valderrama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frulani knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Valderrama looks up at the clock and then as Frulani takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valderrama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Valderrama tries for a kimura but Frulani is defending well.
Frulani is trying to control Valderrama's posture but Valderrama avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tongtong Valderrama dominated that round.
That's time! Valderrama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Valderrama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frulani tries to clinch up but Valderrama circles away and keeps his distance.
Frulani slips a jab and a cross from Valderrama.
Nice sprawl there from Valderrama as Frulani shoots in.
Frulani changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valderrama tries to avoid it but Frulani manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valderrama to the ground. Valderrama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valderrama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valderrama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valderrama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valderrama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frulani is breathing heavily.
Valderrama throws a nice looking combination but Frulani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valderrama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valderrama lands with a cross.
Tongtong Valderrama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valderrama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frulani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valderrama throws out a powerful jab.
Valderrama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Frulani is rocked!
Tongtong Valderrama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valderrama misses with a few strikes there.
Valderrama shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frulani eats them both and turns towards Valderrama to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frulani is still on wobbly legs! Can Valderrama finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valderrama Rushes Frulani and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Frulani is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Valderrama Piles on the pressure and Frulani crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tongtong Valderrama!
During a confident post fight interview, Tongtong Valderrama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gomez
vs
Mendoza

180 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomez shoots in but Mendoza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendoza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mendoza digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendoza duly obliges.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Mendoza as Gomez shoots in.
Gomez ducks right into an uppercut from Mendoza.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Mendoza scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Mendoza.
Mendoza leaves Gomez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendoza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Gomez gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mendoza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomez's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Mendoza moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendoza is on top in guard.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendoza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Mendoza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gomez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mendoza, into his guard.

Mendoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mendoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Mendoza has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gomez doesn't defend quickly enough and Mendoza has managed to lock this one up! Can Gomez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mendoza on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luis Mendoza!
A relieved looking Luis Mendoza 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torino V U C K O (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennart Stahlhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torino V U C K O has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

V U C K O
vs
Stahlhandske

200 cm
24
260 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
228 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torino V U C K O!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lennart Stahlhandske!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
V U C K O blocks a leg kick.
Stahlhandske throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stahlhandske darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stahlhandske throws a leg kick but V U C K O sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stahlhandske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Stahlhandske misses.
Stahlhandske misses with a straight left.
Stahlhandske fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but V U C K O is out of range.
Stahlhandske misses with an uppercut.
Stahlhandske lands with a hook. V U C K O tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stahlhandske connects with a solid leg kick.
Stahlhandske throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lennart Stahlhandske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahlhandske feints and then cracks V U C K O's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow V U C K O down.
Stahlhandske wants to slow V U C K O down by chopping away at his legs.
Stahlhandske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. V U C K O sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
V U C K O uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stahlhandske.
Some bone on bone action there as V U C K O checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
V U C K O moves out of range as Stahlhandske strikes.
Stahlhandske tries a low kick but V U C K O avoids it.
Stahlhandske connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Stahlhandske. Those never looked like landing.
Stahlhandske scores with a jab to the body.
V U C K O slips a jab and a cross from Stahlhandske.
V U C K O drops his hands momentarily and Stahlhandske takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stahlhandske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent V U C K O stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stahlhandske throws a low kick, looking for V U C K O's leg but V U C K O calmly moves out of range.
Stahlhandske throws a right hand that V U C K O ducks under and follows up with a left that V U C K O also avoids with ease.
Stahlhandske digs a good hook to V U C K O's body.
V U C K O moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske throws a hook but V U C K O blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Stahlhandske misses.
V U C K O moves forwards but Stahlhandske connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
V U C K O closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stahlhandske tests V U C K O's chin there with a solid looking shot.
V U C K O on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stahlhandske lands a leg kick that knocks V U C K O off balance momentarily.
V U C K O looks for a takedown but Stahlhandske sprawls well.
Stahlhandske throws a lazy right hand but V U C K O sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stahlhandske is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! V U C K O had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stahlhandske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lennart Stahlhandske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Stahlhandske finds it's way through V U C K O's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske tries a low kick but V U C K O avoids it.
Stahlhandske throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck V U C K O on the side of the head.
Stahlhandske scores with a decent looking hook.
Stahlhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but V U C K O manages to avoid it.
Stahlhandske throws a head kick that misses.
Stahlhandske turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Stahlhandske finds it's target.
Good exchange - Stahlhandske coming out on top.

V U C K O is rocked!
Stahlhandske ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking V U C K O out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lennart Stahlhandske!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nuuska Muikkunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Wolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuuska Muikkunen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Muikkunen
vs
Wolkowski

160 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuuska Muikkunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Wolkowski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muikkunen swings for the body but Wolkowski moves out of range.
Wolkowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Muikkunen tries to sprawl out of it but Wolkowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muikkunen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolkowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muikkunen is out of range and Wolkowski settles back down.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
and Muikkunen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muikkunen sizes up Wolkowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolkowski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Muikkunen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nuuska Muikkunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wolkowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Muikkunen throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolkowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muikkunen can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolkowski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Muikkunen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wolkowski.
Wolkowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolkowski working for a submission but Muikkunen is keeping him at bay.
Muikkunen is working to get back to half guard.
Muikkunen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muikkunen wants to control but Wolkowski is having none of it.

Wolkowski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Muikkunen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Muikkunen and Wolkowski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Wolkowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Wolkowski swings around for an armbar but Muikkunen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wolkowski's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen forces his way into half guard.
Muikkunen content to control rather than advance.
Wolkowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muikkunen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muikkunen's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muikkunen tries to escape but Wolkowski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muikkunen breaks Wolkowski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muikkunen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wolkowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wolkowski keeping full guard, as Muikkunen tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski trying to keep a closed guard but Muikkunen is proving a slippery customer.
Wolkowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Muikkunen is looking for a sweep. Wolkowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Muikkunen wants to get back to full guard.

Wolkowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wolkowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Wolkowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muikkunen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wolkowski.
Wolkowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muikkunen's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen gets full guard.
Wolkowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolkowski trying to control but Muikkunen is working from the bottom.
Wolkowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolkowski throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolkowski looking to sit in guard and control but Muikkunen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Wolkowski controls Muikkunen momentarily but Muikkunen frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damian Wolkowski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wolkowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Muikkunen counter with a right hand.
Muikkunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolkowski is just out of range.
Muikkunen lands with a shot to the body.
Wolkowski with a poor takedown

so Muikkunen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nuuska Muikkunen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muikkunen throwing strikes from guard but Wolkowski blocks nicely.
Muikkunen trying to control but Wolkowski is working from the bottom.
Muikkunen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolkowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolkowski is trying to keep Muikkunen in close.
Muikkunen postures up and lands a big shot to Wolkowski's brow.
Muikkunen looking to pass the guard.
Muikkunen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolkowski controls Muikkunen momentarily but Muikkunen frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muikkunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wolkowski wants to stand up but Muikkunen is controlling him.
Wolkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muikkunen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muikkunen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Muikkunen trying to control the position but Wolkowski is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muikkunen scores with punches from side control.
Wolkowski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Muikkunen off and has taken his back!

Muikkunen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wolkowski thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen rolls, trying to escape but Wolkowski keeps control of the position.
Despite being in a bad position, Muikkunen is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wolkowski is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Muikkunen has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Wolkowski has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Muikkunen taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Wolkowski doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Wolkowski!
An out of breath Damian Wolkowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.