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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kristofferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konrad Kristofferson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Kristofferson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young swings for the body but Kristofferson moves out of range.
Young thuds a left hand into Kristofferson's body.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kristofferson counters with a shoot takedown. Young fights it but they end up in 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.
Kristofferson passes Young's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kristofferson is working for a submission of some sort.
Kristofferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kristofferson trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Kristofferson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristofferson tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young tries to hold on but Kristofferson pushes him away.
Kristofferson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Young has his hands clasped together but Kristofferson breaks the hold and Young is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Kristofferson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konrad Kristofferson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temppa Turkulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turkulainen has chosen Xilent - Clear your mind as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temppa Turkulainen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkulainen cracks a nice hook into Pires's ribs.
Nice body kick from Turkulainen.
Pires fails with the takedown
and Turkulainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkulainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pires doesn't manage to clinch there - Turkulainen circles away.
Turkulainen drops Pires with a left and a right! Oh, Pires is hurt - Turkulainen dives into side control looking to finish!
Pires is rocked!
It looks like Leonard Pires has been cut.
Pires is breathing heavily.
Turkulainen decides to stand back up.
Oh Pires is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pires scores with a takedown into Turkulainen's guard.
Turkulainen controlling the position.
Pires avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkulainen kicks Pires off and gets to his feet.
Turkulainen connects with a nice cross there... Pires is looking wobbly and Turkulainen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pires to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Turkulainen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Temppa Turkulainen!
Temppa Turkulainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Van Braam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tycho Van Braam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Braam fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Van Braam misses.
Marcos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marcos wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Braam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marcos did well to prevent Van Braam getting side control.
Marcos won't allow Van Braam to pass to mount.
Van Braam is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marcos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcos is defending against the submission attempts here by Van Braam.
Van Braam tries to stand and escape but Marcos actually recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Braam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Braam drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marcos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marcos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marcos!
Van Braam gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marcos drops an elbow to the side of Van Braam's head.
Van Braam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcos pulls his head out easily.
Marcos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Braam gets back to full guard.
Van Braam has momentary wrist control but Marcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Braam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Braam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Braam wants to get back to his feet but Marcos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcos distracts Van Braam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marcos works over Van Braam with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos scoring with some ground and pound.
Marcos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marcos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marcos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Braam has momentary wrist control but Marcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Marcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Braam is looking for a triangle but Marcos pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcos cracks Van Braam with a solid left hand.
Marcos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Braam's head.
Marcos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Braam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marcos has managed to get both his arms back between Van Braam's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Braam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcos defends well.
Marcos cracks Van Braam with a solid left hand.
Van Braam working for a triangle but Marcos defends it easily.
Marcos with a nice head shot there.
Van Braam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcos defends well.
Marcos postures up and lands a big shot to Van Braam's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Marcos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Braam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Braam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marcos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Van Braam regains guard immediately.
Marcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Braam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Braam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marcos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Braam's head.
Marcos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Braam has momentary wrist control but Marcos slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos landing with the ground and pound.
Van Braam is rocked!
Marcos loads up on a big left hand. Van Braam felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Marcos looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Van Braam can't hide his disappointment, as Marcos celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Marcos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClane comes to the cage accompanied by Refuse/Resist. Cormeir has chosen -N- The Bay as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Cormeir!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McClane tries to avoid it but Cormeir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McClane to the ground. McClane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cormeir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McClane pinned against the cage. McClane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McClane stuffs the takedown attempt from Cormeir. Cormeir gets slowly back to his feet.
John McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
Cormeir misses with a takedown attempt - McClane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cain Cormeir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown but McClane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cormeir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cormeir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cormeir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McClane has his hands on Cormeir's head, controlling the position.
Cormeir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McClane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but McClane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McClane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cormeir controls the pace.
Cormeir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cormeir tries to free his leg and advance position but McClane is retaining full guard.
Cormeir throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormeir stays in close to McClane's body and controls the position.
Cormeir throws an elbow that misses. McClane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cormeir's guard. Nice move by McClane!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir looking for a sweep. Not yet Cormeir, not yet.
Cormeir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John McClane wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McClane misses with a straight left.
Cormeir misses with a takedown attempt - McClane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McClane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McClane slaps away a takedown attempt from Cormeir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McClane slaps away a takedown attempt from Cormeir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McClane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for McClane.
McClane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cormeir.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McClane defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cormeir.
Cormeir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McClane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cormeir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McClane manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir wants to lay and pray for a moment but McClane keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cormeir in particular looking to stall.
Cormeir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cormeir drops an elbow to the side of McClane's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir slows the pace down in half guard.
Cormeir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cain Cormeir 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.
Cormeir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McClane is fending him off so far but Cormeir persists. Nope, McClane circles away and we're back to standing.
McClane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McClane as he avoids it easily.
Cormeir doesn't manage to clinch there - McClane circles away.
Cormeir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
A jab from McClane finds it's way through Cormeir's defenses.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cain Cormeir has got the better of the ground game so far.
McClane controlling Cormeir's posture.
Cormeir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McClane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir trying to control but McClane is working from the bottom.
McClane trying to keep a closed guard but Cormeir is proving a slippery customer.
Cormeir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McClane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John McClane wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cormeir moves out of range of the body kick.
Cormeir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cormeir throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cormeir throwing strikes from guard but McClane blocks nicely.
Cormeir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McClane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McClane tries to get out of the position.
Cormeir with a nice head shot there.
McClane pulls Cormeir in close to prevent any damage.
Cormeir cracks McClane with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir trying to control but McClane is working from the bottom.
McClane controls Cormeir momentarily but Cormeir frees himself.
McClane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cormeir.
Cormeir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cormeir postures up in McClane's guard and throws a big left but McClane blocks it.
McClane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cormeir is one step ahead there.
Cormeir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cormeir is trying hard to land a takedown here. McClane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McClane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cain Cormeir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormeir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McClane throws out the jab.
Cormeir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McClane connects with a leg kick. Cormeir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McClane sprawls well. McClane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cormeir gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cormeir gets a double leg takedown into McClane's guard.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but McClane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cormeir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cormeir postures up.
Cormeir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McClane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cain Cormeir hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cormeir lands a couple of digs.
Cormeir won't allow McClane to sweep him here.
Cormeir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormeir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but McClane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cormeir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane keeping full guard, as Cormeir tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Cormeir was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cormeir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McClane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McClane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McClane seems keen to control Cormeir's posture.
McClane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cormeir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but McClane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cormeir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain Cormeir has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McClane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from McClane.
John McClane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from McClane.
Cormeir misses with the combination.
John McClane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but McClane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cain Cormeir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cormeir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormeir closes the distance and clinches up with McClane, looking for a takedown. Cormeir pushes McClane against the cage but McClane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cormeir shoots for a double leg takedown but McClane sprawls well. He's pushed Cormeir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McClane.
McClane misses with a looping right.
Cormeir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane lands a big head kick that sends Cormeir tumbling to the mat! McClane takes a step backwards and waves Cormeir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cormeir is rocked!
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown but McClane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cormeir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cormeir is still on wobbly legs! Can McClane finish him?
McClane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McClane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cormeir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Cormeir!
An out of breath Cain Cormeir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Weimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Weimar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter The Sandman by Metallica . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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233 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franz Weimar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Gage!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage closes the distance and pushes Weimar back into the cage.
Weimar jumps guard but Gage turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gage crunches a lovely knee into Weimar's ribcage.
Gage tries to land a knee to the head but Weimar blocks with his arms.
Gage scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Gage.
Gage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weimar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weimar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gage has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Weimar goes down! Gage dives on top of him - Weimar manages to get guard.
Weimar is rocked!
Gage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Weimar is proving hard to escape from.
Oh Weimar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gage pushes down on Weimar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage wants to control but Weimar is keeping him busy.
Weimar seems to have got his legs back now.
Gage moves into full mount! Weimar won't be happy about that!
Weimar prevents Gage from taking his back.
Gage is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weimar.
Weimar gets a takedown into half guard.
Gage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Weimar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Weimar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage pushes Weimar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Weimar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gage tries to roll over but Weimar keeps him under control.
Weimar stops Gage from getting back to his feet.
Gage won't allow Weimar to pass to mount.
Gage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weimar is working away from the top position though.
Gage wants to improve his position but Weimar is controlling well.
Gage is trying to stand back up but Weimar is controlling him
Weimar is pressing down on Gage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gage is holding on for now.
Weimar trying to control from half guard but Gage is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gage trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Weimar pushes him off.
Gage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gage doesn't manage to clinch there - Weimar circles away.
Gage tries to clinch there but Weimar circles away.
Weimar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gage tries to avoid it but Weimar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gage to the ground. Gage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Weimar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weimar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Weimar pushes him off.
Gage doesn't manage to clinch there - Weimar circles away.
Gage has Weimar up against the cage in a clinch.
Gage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weimar.
Gage landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weimar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gage smiles and moves away.
Gage doesn't manage to clinch there - Weimar circles away.
Stan Gage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weimar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gage tries to clinch there but Weimar circles away.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch but Weimar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weimar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gage tries to move into range but Weimar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gage is looking to clinch but Weimar is avoiding it.
Gage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weimar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weimar shoots in for a takedown but Gage shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Gage 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.
Weimar moves into range and clinches up with Gage.
Gage crunches a lovely knee into Weimar's ribcage.
Gage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weimar wants a takedown.
Gage looking to throw knees to the head but Weimar is blocking nicely.
Gage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weimar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gage lands a nice knee to the body.
Weimar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Weimar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gage manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Weimar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage wants to take a breather but Weimar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gage.
Gage wants to control from the top but Weimar keeps moving.
Weimar wants to sweep here but Gage controlling him for the moment.
Weimar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gage advances position into side control!
Weimar sneaks out the side door and pushes Gage away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gage tries to clinch up but Weimar circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weimar lands an overhand right.
Weimar closes the distance and pushes Gage back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gage prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Weimar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gage connects with a knee to the head.
Gage lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gage tries to land a knee to the head but Weimar blocks with his arms.
Gage crunches a lovely knee into Weimar's ribcage.
Gage with a knee to the head.
Gage tries to land a knee to the head but Weimar blocks with his arms.
Gage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weimar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gage.
Gage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gage landing knees to the body.
Weimar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gage lands a good knee to the midsection. Weimar won't want to take too many of those.
Gage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gage lands a knee to the head.
Gage tries a knee to the head but Weimar blocks it.
A knee to the head by Gage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weimar's face.
Gage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weimar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stan Gage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gage as Weimar tries to tie him up.
Gage with a knee to the head.
Weimar is trying to stall.
Gage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weimar's face.
Gage prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Gage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weimar.
Gage tries to clinch but Weimar moves out of range.
Gage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weimar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weimar shoots in for a takedown but Gage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weimar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gage sprawls well. Gage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weimar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Weimar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weimar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gage avoids it really well and circles away.
Weimar moves into range and clinches up with Gage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weimar's face.
Gage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gage landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weimar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gage landing knees to the body.
Gage connects with a knee to the head.
Weimar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weimar has Gage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gage crunches a lovely knee into Weimar's ribcage.
Gage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gage jerks Weimar's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Weimar drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Gage goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Gage because Weimar was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Stan Gage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Griggs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
209 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Chad Griggs has been cut.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griggs with a poor takedown
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Griggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Griggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griggs defends it nicely.
Griggs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a head kick. That will keep Griggs thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chad Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Griggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mitchell gets back to half guard.
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.
Mitchell gets back to full guard.
Mitchell is looking to stand up but Griggs isn't so interested in that idea.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Griggs controlling him for the moment.
Mitchell has his hands on Griggs's head, controlling the position.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griggs trying to hold on to Mitchell's head to control him but Mitchell postures up.
Griggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.
Griggs keeping control of the position.
Griggs trying to control here.
Griggs won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking to improve his position.
Griggs is concentrating on defense, preventing Mitchell from advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chad Griggs just wasn't active enough.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Griggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griggs misses with a takedown
and Griggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Griggs drives through with a takedown into Mitchell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mitchell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mitchell lands an upkick as Griggs stands over him.
Mitchell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griggs's guard.
Mitchell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Griggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Griggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Griggs with a series of wild strikes but Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griggs tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a body kick.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. Griggs fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell content to stall in guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell stands and throws Griggs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Griggs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Griggs is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Griggs is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Griggs to see if he's OK.
Griggs is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Griggs is looking to reverse the position.
Griggs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Griggs is looking to improve his position.
Mitchell stalling.
Griggs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Griggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs wants to control but Mitchell passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to mount his opponent but Griggs defends it.
Mitchell prevents Griggs from improving his position.
Griggs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griggs tries to get out of the position.
Griggs has his hands clasped together around Mitchell's back. He's all about the action.
Griggs wants to get back to full guard.
Griggs wants to get back to full guard but Mitchell has mounted him!
Griggs can't escape the position.
Mitchell tries to control but Griggs wriggling away.
James Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Griggs tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griggs is looking to escape.
Mitchell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griggs tries to reverse the position but Mitchell maintains control.
Griggs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Griggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Griggs throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Griggs shoots in and drives through. Mitchell sprawls well.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griggs looks for a takedown but Mitchell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mitchell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griggs defends it easily.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griggs manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchell's guard.
Griggs won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Griggs throws an elbow that misses. Mitchell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griggs's guard. Nice move by Mitchell!
Mitchell won't allow Griggs to sweep him here.
Mitchell 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.
Griggs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stopping the sweep attempt from Griggs.
Mitchell trying to control but Griggs is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mitchell wants to control but Griggs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Griggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to sweep but Griggs has passed to side control!
Griggs working away.
Mitchell tries to buck Griggs off but Griggs is having none of it.
Griggs in the domination position with Mitchell hanging on.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
Griggs wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.
Griggs working away.
Griggs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mitchell is trying to control Griggs's posture but Griggs avoids it.
James Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griggs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mitchell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mitchell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griggs trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Mitchell.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mitchell!
Our winner, James Mitchell, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaumpe comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY. Rantis Gaumpe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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217 lbs
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaumpe misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaumpe pinned against the cage. Gaumpe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gibson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaumpe misses with a hook
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaumpe slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaumpe lands a head kick. Gibson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Robert Gibson has been cut.
Gibson darts in trying to clinch
and Gaumpe counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaumpe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gaumpe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaumpe looks for the body kick but Gibson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gaumpe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gibson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Gaumpe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gaumpe regains half guard.
Gaumpe is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gaumpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Gaumpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Gaumpe dodges it nicely.
Gibson throwing shots but Gaumpe is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working Gaumpe over with strikes.
Gibson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson throwing shots but Gaumpe is blocking nicely.
Gaumpe is concentrating on defense, preventing Gibson from advancing position.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaumpe's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson throws a strike but Gaumpe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gaumpe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibson.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaumpe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gibson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaumpe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gibson preventing the sweep.
Gibson is working Gaumpe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaumpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibson on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibson.
Gaumpe looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaumpe, not yet.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gaumpe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Gaumpe's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
Gibson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaumpe's head.
Gibson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gibson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gibson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaumpe pinned against the cage. Gaumpe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gibson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gaumpe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gibson.
Gaumpe defending against the ground and pound.
Gibson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gibson grinds an elbow into Gaumpe's temple.
Gibson working the strikes but Gaumpe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gaumpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gaumpe trying to control here.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson working the head and body with strikes.
Gibson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gibson throwing shots but Gaumpe is blocking nicely.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Gaumpe dodges it nicely.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaumpe defending well though.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaumpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Gaumpe dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaumpe's head.
Gaumpe gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
Gaumpe controlling the position.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gibson stands and throws Gaumpe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gaumpe is trying to control Gibson's posture but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands an elbow.
Gibson scores with punches from side control.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gaumpe tries to improve position but can't.
Gibson is working Gaumpe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Robert Gibson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gaumpe tries to improve position but can't.
Gaumpe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaumpe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gibson grinds an elbow into Gaumpe's temple.
Gibson cracks Gaumpe with a big right hand but Gaumpe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws an elbow but Gaumpe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gibson misses with the ground and pound.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gibson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gibson is trying to ground and pound but Gaumpe uses the momentary lack of control by Gibson to regain half guard.
Gibson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson working Gaumpe over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaumpe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gaumpe to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
Robert Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaumpe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gibson counters with a nice leg kick.
Gibson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaumpe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Gibson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gibson scoring with punches and elbows.
Gaumpe manages to get back to half guard.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson looks to land a strike but Gaumpe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gibson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibson forces his way into half guard.
Gibson throws a strike but Gaumpe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gibson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses. Gaumpe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibson's guard. Nice move by Gaumpe!
Gaumpe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gaumpe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gibson wants to clinch up but Gaumpe keeps it at a distance.
Gibson lands a leg kick that knocks Gaumpe off balance momentarily.
Gaumpe leaves Gibson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rantis Gaumpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibson blocks the leg kick.
Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses.
Gaumpe throws a push kick but Gibson slaps the foot to one side.
Gaumpe throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaumpe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson 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.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Gaumpe.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaumpe swivels and escapes.
Gibson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaumpe misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaumpe scores with a head kick.
Gibson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaumpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaumpe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibson.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Gaumpe avoids it well.
Gaumpe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaumpe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaumpe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gaumpe with a nice cross.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Gaumpe.
Gaumpe scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaumpe throws a leg kick but Gibson moved away.
Gaumpe works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Rantis Gaumpe is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaumpe scores with a hook to the body. Gibson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaumpe stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gaumpe. Gibson shrugs it off though.
Gaumpe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson moves out of range as Gaumpe throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaumpe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaumpe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rantis Gaumpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rantis Gaumpe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Gibson!
A relieved looking Robert Gibson 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Lindemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
273 lbs
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260 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Lindemann!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anthony lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindemann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindemann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Anthony does no damage.
Lindemann shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lindemann is looking for a kimura here.
Lindemann is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anthony defends it well.
Anthony is trying to stand up here but Lindemann is controlling him well.
Lindemann blocks the strikes from Anthony.
Anthony looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anthony is looking for a sweep. Lindemann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lindemann is trying to control. Anthony wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lindemann pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindemann is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.
Anthony tries to roll over but Lindemann keeps him under control.
Anthony looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anthony manages to get to full guard.
Anthony looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lindemann wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindemann stopping the sweep attempt from Anthony.
Lindemann is looking to stand up but Anthony won't let him.
Anthony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lindemann is aware though and is defending well.
Lindemann stops Anthony from standing up.
Anthony looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lindemann is one step ahead there.
Anthony is looking for a triangle here but Lindemann uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindemann is trying to get an arm triangle but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony tries to bench press Lindemann off him but Lindemann keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looks to move to half guard but instead Lindemann has passed into mount! Damn!
Lindemann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anthony is looking to get to half guard.
Lindemann lands a nice shot to the head.
Anthony tries to reverse the position but Lindemann maintains control.
Anthony gets back to half guard.
Anthony is trying to get back to full guard.
Anthony is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lindemann's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lindemann's back!
Anthony is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lindemann up.
Lindemann is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Anthony off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindemann wants to escape the position.
Anthony is punishing Lindemann with some ground and pound.
Lindemann is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindemann is trying to remain composed but Anthony is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Can Lindemann hold on?! Anthony is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Anthony tightening his grip on Lindemann, looking for the choke.
Anthony throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lindemann!
Anthony is landing with strikes from the back.
Anthony lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindemann tries to break free.
Anthony landing with strikes.
Anthony scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lindemann is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anthony dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anthony scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anthony wants to stand but Lindemann is controlling his arm.
Anthony lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lindemann down.
Anthony working the head with strikes.
Lindemann is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anthony 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.
Anthony tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anthony is working Lindemann over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindemann wants to get back to his feet but Anthony drags him back down.
Anthony working the ground and pound but Lindemann is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lindemann is rocked!
Anthony wants to stand but Lindemann has his arm trapped.
Anthony is putting a hurting on Lindemann here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lindemann is still in real trouble! Can Anthony finish him?
Anthony cracks Lindemann with a big right hand but Lindemann just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anthony cracks Lindemann with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony lands a big left to the face of Lindemann, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Anthony and another - Lindemann is out! Anthony stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen Anthony!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taticzek comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang. Zbynek Taticzek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbynek Taticzek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Landry Saracen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taticzek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taticzek instigates a clinch.
Saracen wants to take the fight to the mat but Taticzek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Taticzek.
Taticzek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saracen backwards.
Saracen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taticzek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taticzek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saracen is rocked!
Taticzek closes the distance and clinches.
Saracen tries to score a body lock takedown but Taticzek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zbynek Taticzek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Saracen.
Saracen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taticzek scores with a shot to the side of Saracen's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taticzek cracks Saracen with a nice body shot.
Saracen is trying to break the clinch but Taticzek is controlling him.
Taticzek scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Landry Saracen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taticzek to keep the fight standing.
Taticzek tries a body shot but Saracen blocks it.
Saracen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Taticzek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taticzek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saracen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Taticzek is defending well.
Taticzek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saracen backwards.
Saracen is still on wobbly legs! Can Taticzek finish him?
Taticzek gets underhooks to prevent Saracen's takedown attempt.
Saracen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taticzek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Saracen seems to have recovered his senses.
Taticzek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taticzek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saracen's elbow.
Taticzek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saracen prevents a body shot from Taticzek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen blocks a body shot from Taticzek.
Saracen is looking to break free of the clinch but Taticzek has double underhooks.
Taticzek stalling in the clinch.
Taticzek presses Saracen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saracen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taticzek after a bit of a struggle.
Taticzek is working Saracen over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taticzek.
Taticzek stalling the fight.
Taticzek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taticzek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saracen backwards.
Taticzek lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taticzek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saracen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saracen is working for takedown but Taticzek is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saracen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taticzek after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Taticzek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Taticzek scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Taticzek.
Taticzek has Saracen pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Saracen is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Taticzek - that's hurt Saracen badly! Oh, another knee lands and Saracen is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Saracen doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Zbynek Taticzek!
Zbynek Taticzek took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baal Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baal Zebub has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jan Nowak's chin.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baal Zebub!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak shoots in looking for a takedown. Zebub tries to sprawl out of it but Nowak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zebub manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zebub lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
Zebub keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nowak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zebub throws out the jab.
Zebub walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nowak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zebub stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zebub wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zebub connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nowak scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Zebub lands a leg kick that knocks Nowak off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a takedown
and Zebub counters with an inside leg kick.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zebub but Zebub pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zebub's waist but Zebub gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nowak off to one side.
Nowak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zebub cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nowak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zebub.
Nowak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zebub displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nowak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebub wants to clinch up but Nowak keeps it at a distance.
Zebub throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nowak shoots in looking for a takedown. Zebub tries to sprawl out of it but Nowak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zebub manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nowak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zebub circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nowak.
Zebub cracks Nowak with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebub misses with a series of wild punches.
Zebub drops Nowak with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nowak looks back up at him and smiles so Zebub waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nowak is rocked!
Jan Nowak's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak slips a straight right by Zebub.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zebub looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zebub as he jumps to the side.
Nowak gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zebub gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nowak is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baal Zebub!
Baal Zebub thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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