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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tokill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi comes to the cage accompanied by Van Canto - Battery. Ivan Tokill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tokill!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Nesi.
Tokill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Nesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokill misses with a knee to the head.
Nesi breaks from the clinch.
Nesi drives through and clinches with Tokill against the cage.
Nesi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokill backwards.
Tokill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Nesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokill misses with a knee to the head.
Nesi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tokill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nesi misses with a knee to the head.
Tokill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nesi manages to break the clinch.
Nesi moves into the clinch.
Tokill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tokill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nesi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nesi takes a swing at Tokill's ribcage but misses.
Tokill tries to keep at a distance but Nesi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nesi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokill tries a knee to the head but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi landing knees to the head.
Tokill lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tokill stops Nesi from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tokill lands a nice short elbow.
Tokill throwing shots but Nesi is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nesi is trying to stand back up but Tokill is controlling him
Tokill looks to land a strike but Nesi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nesi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tokill is controlling him.
Tokill wants to control from the top but Nesi keeps moving.
Tokill scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokill cracks Nesi with a solid left hand.
Tokill throws a big elbow that misses.
Tokill is working Nesi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tokill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tokill wants to control from the top but Nesi keeps moving.
Tokill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi trying to keep a closed guard but Tokill is proving a slippery customer.
Tokill throws a big elbow that misses.
Nesi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tokill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tokill throwing strikes but missing.
Nesi keeping moving, preventing Tokill from controlling successfully.
Tokill throws a big right hand that misses.
Nesi wants to get back to his feet but Tokill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tokill is in close to Nesi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tokill is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
Tokill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tokill throwing strikes from guard but Nesi blocks nicely.
Tokill content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Tokill has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokill is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Tokill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nesi throws out a powerful jab.
Ed Nesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nesi to score with a decent uppercut.
Nesi works over Tokill's head and body with a nice combination.
Nesi sizes up Tokill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tokill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nesi scores with a jab to the head.
Tokill tries to clinch there but Nesi circles away.
Tokill moves in looking to clinch but Nesi pushes him off.
Nesi throws the left hand but Tokill avoids the punch easily.
Nesi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokill was well out of range. Poor timing from Nesi.
Nesi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokill was well out of range. Poor timing from Nesi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokill misses with a double jab.
Ed Nesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokill circles away quickly and effectively.
Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Nesi stops a takedown attempt from Tokill.
Tokill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokill tries a knee to the head but Nesi blocks it.
Tokill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokill misses with a knee strike.
Nesi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tokill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nesi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tokill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nesi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokill is looking to clinch.
Nesi scores with a one two! Tokill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nesi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tokill wants to clinch up but Nesi keeps it at a distance.
Nesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nesi connects with the punch.
Tokill is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesi steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Tokill is out on his feet! Nesi sets himself and nearly takes Tokill's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed Nesi!
Ed Nesi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwami Zuzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
7 - 13 - 0 |
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212 lbs
1 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwami Zuzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sid Justice!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuzu dives in and scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Zuzu is stalling in the full guard.
Justice trying to control the position.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zuzu is one step ahead there.
Justice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zuzu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zuzu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Kwami Zuzu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Justice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zuzu on the side of the head.
Zuzu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuzu is stalling in the full guard.
Zuzu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is trying to control but Zuzu manages to pass to mount!
Zuzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zuzu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Justice for as long as he can get away with.
Justice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zuzu landing strikes from the mount and Justice is in trouble!
Zuzu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice can't escape the position.
Zuzu controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwami Zuzu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zuzu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zuzu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zuzu pushes down on Justice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuzu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Justice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zuzu controlling from the full mount.
Zuzu looking to finish Justice with some ground and pound. This is bad for Justice!
Justice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justice looks winded!
Zuzu controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to hold on but Zuzu pushes him away.
Zuzu controlling his opponent.
Zuzu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Kwami Zuzu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zuzu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Justice quickly recovers to half guard.
Zuzu passes to side control.
Zuzu happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwami Zuzu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Justice.
Zuzu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zuzu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zuzu looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Zuzu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuzu controlling from the full mount.
Justice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zuzu controlling the pace for now.
Zuzu with good strikes from the mount here!
Zuzu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kwami Zuzu just wasn't active enough.
Zuzu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Zuzu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Zuzu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zuzu prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Justice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zuzu takes a little break here. Justice wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zuzu lands a nice forearm strike.
Zuzu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Justice is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to escape the position but Zuzu is controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kwami Zuzu just wasn't active enough.
Justice gets caught flat footed, as Zuzu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zuzu pushing down on Justice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zuzu working Justice over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Zuzu seems content to control.
Zuzu is trying to work for a kimura but Justice is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuzu works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu controlling his opponent.
Zuzu lands a nice shot to the head.
Zuzu controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwami Zuzu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zuzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Zuzu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zuzu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Justice's guard.
Zuzu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kwami Zuzu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Justice tries to sprawl but Zuzu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuzu controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuzu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
Zuzu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Justice!
Zuzu controlling the position easily from mount.
Zuzu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Justice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zuzu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sid Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu controlling from mount.
Kwami Zuzu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kwami Zuzu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zuzu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Justice was covering up waiting for the punch and Zuzu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Justice wants to stand and escape but Zuzu is having none of it.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zuzu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kwami Zuzu.
Zuzu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Justice on his heels. He'll look to pass Justice's guard now, I'm sure.
Zuzu pushes down on Justice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zuzu content to control rather than advance.
Zuzu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwami Zuzu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwami Zuzu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuzu, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwami Zuzu!
After winning the bout, Kwami Zuzu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Caves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jab Johnson (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!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Caves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Jab Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Caves moves out of range easily.
Caves misses with a few strikes there.
Caves moves into the clinch.
Caves throws a punch but it's blocked by Jab Johnson.
Jab Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Caves avoids the damage to the body.
Caves throws a head punch that misses.
Jab Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caves's face.
It looks like Ted Caves has been cut.
Jab Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caves has a couple of punches blocked by Jab Johnson.
Jab Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Caves wants to get back to striking at distance but Jab Johnson won't allow it.
Jab Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caves is blocking nicely.
Jab Johnson missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Caves avoids the damage to the body.
Jab Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caves is breathing heavily.
Jab Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jab Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jab Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jab Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caves takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab Johnson manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jab Johnson is looking for a triangle but Caves pushes his legs off easily.
Jab Johnson working for a triangle but Caves defends it easily.
Jab Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jab Johnson looking to control.
Jab Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caves postures up in Jab Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Jab Johnson blocks it.
Caves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jab Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caves has managed to get both his arms back between Jab Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Jab Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Caves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jab Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caves wants to stand up but Jab Johnson is controlling the position.
Caves drops an elbow to the side of Jab Johnson's head.
Caves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jab Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caves is working away from the top position though.
Jab Johnson is looking for a sweep. Caves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caves lands strikes from half guard.
Caves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jab Johnson's head.
Caves tries to stand and escape but Jab Johnson is controlling the position.
Jab Johnson moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jab Johnson, not yet.
Caves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Caves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caves cracks Jab Johnson with a solid left hand.
Caves trying to control but Jab Johnson is working from the bottom.
Caves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jab Johnson's guard.
Caves thows a huge punch but Jab Johnson dodges it nicely.
Caves throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jab Johnson to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Caves is proving a slippery customer.
Jab Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Caves cracks Jab Johnson with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Caves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caves is working Jab Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jab Johnson trying to control the position.
Caves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jab Johnson's head.
Caves distracts Jab Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Caves lands a couple of digs.
Caves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caves's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caves is on top in guard.
Caves trying to control but Jab Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Jab Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ted Caves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Caves is looking to clinch.
Caves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ted Caves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jab Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caves's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caves.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jab Johnson obliges.
Jab Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caves avoids it.
Caves looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Jab Johnson.
Jab Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Jab Johnson gets control of Caves's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jab Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jab Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caves is aware though and is defending well.
Ted Caves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caves postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caves is looking to stand up but Jab Johnson won't let him.
Caves postures up in Jab Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Jab Johnson blocks it.
Jab Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Caves defends easily.
Jab Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jab Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caves defends it easily.
Caves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Caves connects with a couple of short punches.
Jab Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Caves chips away with some ground and pound.
Caves preventing the sweep.
Caves stands up over Jab Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Caves with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caves connects with a couple of short punches.
Caves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jab Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Caves defends easily.
Caves wants to get up but he can't break Jab Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caves won't allow Jab Johnson to sweep him here.
Jab Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caves throwing strikes but missing.
Caves chips away with some ground and pound.
Jab Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caves wanted to stand there but Jab Johnson had control of the position.
Jab Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jab Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caves.
Jab Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Caves defends easily.
Jab Johnson wants to sweep here but Caves controlling him for the moment.
Caves wants to stand but Jab Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jab Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caves wants to stand and escape but instead Jab Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jab Johnson wants to pass the guard but Caves is keeping the position.
Jab Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jab Johnson trying to control but Caves is working from the bottom.
Caves is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jab Johnson rolls with it to try and escape but Caves cranks on the arm and Jab Johnson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ted Caves!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
165 lbs
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178 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Connor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Connor thows a huge punch but Havener dodges it nicely.
Connor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Connor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Havener has hold of Connor's hands but Connor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Havener trying to control but Connor postures up.
Connor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Havener does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor lands with a punch from half guard.
Connor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Connor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Havener is breathing heavily.
Connor tries to free his leg and advance position but Havener is retaining full guard.
Connor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Connor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
Havener wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor stands and steps away. Havener gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Havener looks to score with a jab to the body but Connor is just out of range.
Havener gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Havener is rocked!
Havener keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Connor throwing strikes from guard but Havener blocks nicely.
Connor throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to control from the top but Havener keeps moving.
Connor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Havener keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
John Connor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Connor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Connor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Havener is fending him off so far but Connor persists. Nope, Havener circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havener wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor fails to land the takedown.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Connor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connor shoots in and drives through. Havener sprawls well.
Havener fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connor manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Havener circles away.
That kick from Havener tenderised Connor's leg. Connor is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connor shoots in for a double leg but Havener sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Havener throws a leg kick but Connor moved away.
Connor looks to land a right hand but Havener moved out of range.
Connor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Havener was covering up waiting for the punch and Connor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Havener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Havener preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor trying to control but Havener is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Connor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Havener manages to avoid it.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Havener shows good takedown defense.
Connor clinches up with Havener and pushes him back against the cage.
Havener jumps guard and drags Connor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Connor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Havener's guard.
Connor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener is not content to let Connor control the position.
Connor trying to control the pace.
Havener looks like he's trying to stand up.
John Connor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Connor is nestled in close to Havener, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Connor trying to control the action but Havener is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Connor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Havener tries to clinch up.
Connor tries to clinch up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Havener enables Connor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Havener manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Connor stands up over Havener, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Havener keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Connor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John Connor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Havener leaves Connor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Connor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor is trying to trip Havener. He has hold of a leg but Havener is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Connor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener pulls Connor in to control the position.
Havener wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Connor clinches up against the cage.
Havener is trying to break the clinch but Connor has him pressed against the cage.
Havener is pressed up against the cage. Connor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Havener down to the mat. Havener avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Connor wants to clinch up but Havener keeps it at a distance.
Connor shoots in looking for a takedown but Havener manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Connor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Havener throws out a leg kick but Connor moves out of range and Havener only half commits.
Connor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Havener tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Havener did well to prevent Connor getting side control.
Havener looks like he's trying to stand up.
Havener on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Havener tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Connor lands with a punch from half guard.
Connor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Connor prevents Havener from improving his position.
Havener wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Connor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Connor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Connor slips a nice elbow through Havener's hands, connecting with Havener's forehead.
Connor is looking for a kimura here.
Connor 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking for a kimura but Havener is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Connor to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Connor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Havener is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Connor.
Connor controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Connor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Connor!
A very excited looking John Connor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killer Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
111 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Killer Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nastula dives in and grabs Bee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bee pushes down on Nastula's head and hops out.
Bee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nastula has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nastula closes the distance and clinches up with Bee, looking for a takedown. Nastula pushes Bee against the cage but Bee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Killer Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
Nastula takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Bee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Nastula with that takedown attempt.
Bee slaps away a takedown attempt from Nastula, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pawel Nastula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bee thuds a left hand into Nastula's body.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bee stuffs the takedown attempt from Nastula. Nastula gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nastula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bee swivels and escapes.
Nastula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bee avoids it really well and circles away.
Nastula shoots in and drives through. Bee sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Bee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bee stuffs the takedown.
Bee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bee scores with a body shot.
Nastula looks winded!
Nastula with a poor takedown
and Bee counters with a good low kick that Nastula was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nastula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bee sprawls well. Bee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nastula gets slowly back to his feet.
Bee throws a combination. Nastula tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bee feints and then cracks Nastula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nastula down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nastula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bee tries to avoid it but Nastula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bee to the ground. Bee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Bee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bee lands with a nice body punch.
Nastula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bee swivels and escapes.
Bee lands with a good body shot.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bee sprawls well. Bee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nastula gets slowly back to his feet.
Bee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nastula.
Killer Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
Nastula is breathing heavily.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nastula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bee swivels and escapes.
Bee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nastula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bee lands a jab to Nastula's midsection.
Bee digs a good body shot into Nastula's ribs.
Nastula shoots in but Bee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bee throws a leg kick which misses Nastula's front leg but catches the back leg as Nastula tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Bee lands but Nastula takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee cracks Nastula with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bee is looking to wear down Nastula with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nastula fails with a takedown attempt.
Bee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastula fails to land the takedown.
Killer Bee is winning the standup battle so far.
Nastula steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bee. That one must have hurt.
Bee throws a right hand that Nastula ducks under and follows up with a left that Nastula also avoids with ease.
Killer Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bee scores with a hook to the body. Nastula takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nastula.
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!
Bee connects with a body shot.
Nastula has his takedown stuffed
and Bee counters with a big head kick but Nastula shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Bee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bee fakes the leg kick and cracks Nastula in the body.
Nastula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Bee tenderised Nastula's leg. Nastula is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bee scores with a one two! Nastula had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nastula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bee but Bee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bee throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula tries for a takedown but Bee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nastula's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nastula with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killer Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
Bee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nastula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nastula moves forwards but Bee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bee lands with a nice body kick.
Bee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nastula might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bee has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nastula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bee tries to avoid it but Nastula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bee to the ground. Bee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice combination there by Bee.
Bee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nastula can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Bee both land. Nice combination.
Bee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bee misses with the combination.
Nastula is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nastula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nastula takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bee scores with a head kick. Nastula tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bee slaps away a takedown attempt from Nastula, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bee lands a big head kick that sends Nastula tumbling to the mat! Bee takes a step backwards and waves Nastula back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nastula is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bee! Nastula is backing up but he can't get away as Bee lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Nastula and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Killer Bee!
Killer Bee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitch Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjj Wrestler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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21
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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21
193 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bitch Please!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Please misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrestler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Please misses.
Please moves out of range as Wrestler strikes.
Wrestler throws a series of strikes that have Please backpedaling.
Please falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wrestler counters with a straight right hand.
Please closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wrestler's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Please can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Please is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wrestler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Please gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Please wants to control from the top but Wrestler keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Please is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wrestler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wrestler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wrestler isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Please stacks Wrestler on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Please!
Wrestler wants to control but Please postures up.
Please works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Please is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wrestler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Please is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wrestler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Please working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Please tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Please has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wrestler tries to improve position but can't.
Please has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Please is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wrestler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Please is chipping away with strikes.
It looks like Bjj Wrestler has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is trying to control Please's posture but Please avoids it.
Please is trying to get an arm triangle but Wrestler is defending well.
Wrestler tries to buck Please off but Please is having none of it.
Wrestler is not content to let Please control the position.
Please has hold of Wrestler's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wrestler tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Please cranks the arm and Wrestler screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wrestler, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bitch Please!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Channell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Channell pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Channell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Channell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Channell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson looks winded!
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!
Channell scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Channell throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Channell slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Channell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Channell stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Channell throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Channell postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Channell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Channell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Channell postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Channell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Channell postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Channell throwing strikes but missing.
Channell with a nice head shot there.
Channell tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Channell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Channell prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Channell looking to pass the guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Channell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Channell won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Channell landing some decent shots from guard.
Channell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Channell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Channell is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Channell is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Channell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jackson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Channell uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Channell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Channell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Channell is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Channell to get the leverage.
Channell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Channell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Channell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Channell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Channell somewhat.
Channell tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Channell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Channell misses with a wild body shot.
Channell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Channell pushes him off.
Channell scoring well with a low kick there.
Channell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Channell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nick Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Channell throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Channell.
Nick Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Channell digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Channell feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Channell scores with a push kick.
Channell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Channell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Channell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Channell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Channell feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keith Channell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Channell.
Channell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Channell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Channell, right into the meat.
Channell lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Channell misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Channell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Channell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Channell counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Channell.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Channell.
Channell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Channell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
No luck for Channell with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Channell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Channell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Channell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Channell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Channell. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Channell misses with a few strikes there.
Channell thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Channell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Channell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Channell throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Channell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Channell.
Channell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Channell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Channell jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Channell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Channell. Channell obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Keith Channell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Channell is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Channell.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Channell.
Channell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Channell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Channell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Channell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Keith Channell.
Channell throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Channell scores with a leg kick.
Channell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Channell avoids nicely.
Channell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Channell.
Channell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Channell gets slowly back to his feet.
Channell connects with a solid leg kick.
Nick Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Channell throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Channell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Channell 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Channell!
Our winner, Keith Channell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). London is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloodsimple, Dead man walking. Rocky Patterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam London!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson tries to sprawl but London drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patterson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.
Patterson controlling the position well.
Patterson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but London manages to pass to mount!
Patterson tries to hold on but London postures up.
London is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London gets caught napping as Patterson dives in and scores a takedown. London manages to retain guard.
Patterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
London is looking for a triangle but Patterson pushes his legs off easily.
London keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocky Patterson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patterson.
Patterson looking to score a takedown here. London is defending well but Patterson drives through and ends up in London's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patterson forces his way into half guard.
Patterson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on London's thigh. London counters though and makes it back to full guard.
London wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but London is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but London is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson prevents London from getting back to his feet.
Patterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
London has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Patterson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for London.
London is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London struggling a bit here.
Patterson laying and praying for a moment but London takes advantage and regains half guard.
Patterson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, London has managed to free his arm - good work.
London is trying to stand up here but Patterson is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed London's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Patterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Patterson moves into range and clinches up with London.
London fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patterson pulls guard.
London wants to stand but Patterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patterson is looking for a triangle but London pushes his legs off easily.
Patterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. London defends it easily.
London wanted to stand there but Patterson had control of the position.
Rocky Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants to stand up but London is controlling him.
Patterson kicks London off and gets to his feet.
Adam London seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patterson moves into the clinch.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.
Patterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.
London is fighting off a takedown attempt but Patterson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip London to the mat. London regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as London holds on and takes a little breather.
Patterson is working London over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patterson wants to control from the top but London keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
London trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
London wants to get back to his feet but Patterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocky Patterson just wasn't active enough.
Patterson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Patterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. London defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London punching from the bottom.
Patterson trying to control the action but London is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
London trying to control here.
Patterson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
London makes his way to full guard. A much better position for London.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but London is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Patterson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
London looking to throw knees to the head but Patterson is blocking nicely.
London wants to get back to striking at distance but Patterson won't allow it.
London breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson swats away the attempt to clinch by London.
Rocky Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.
London tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patterson.
Patterson has London pressed against the cage, preventing London from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on London's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is looking for a takedown.
London fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patterson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed London clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Patterson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
London has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Patterson has got one arm under London's chin. This could be trouble... London trying to control the other hand but Patterson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, London has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rocky Patterson!
Rocky Patterson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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