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VFF 71: Gracie vs yy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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207 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gibson as he avoids it easily.
Gibson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dirk did well to prevent Gibson getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dirk has one foot on Gibson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dirk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gibson did well to prevent Dirk getting side control.
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirk.
Gibson wants to get back to his feet.
Dirk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.
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!
Dirk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gibson's head.
Dirk prevents Gibson from standing back up.
Dirk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.
Gibson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dirk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gibson's head.
Gibson wants to get back to his feet.
Dirk lands strikes from half guard.
Gibson is trying to stand up here but Dirk is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dirk decides to stand and escape the position.
Dirk slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dirk keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Robert Gibson has been cut.
Dirk defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Dirk is predictable there
and Gibson counters with an outside leg kick.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dirk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dirk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dirk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.
Gibson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gibson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dirk.
Gibson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dirk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gibson is trying to stand up here but Dirk is controlling him well.
Dirk trying to pass the guard but Gibson defending well.
Dirk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirk.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dirk connects with a nice short shot to Gibson's temple.
Dirk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.
Dirk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to stand up here but Dirk is controlling him well.
Dirk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gibson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dirk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dirk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dirk moves nicely into side control.
Gibson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dirk lands a few punches from side control.
Dirk misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dirk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dirk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gibson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk throwing strikes but Gibson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dirk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gibson scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dirk some visible discomfort.
Dirk sneaks back into half guard.
Dirk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dirk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
Dirk fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirk looks winded!
Dirk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gibson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dirk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gibson is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Dirk crashes against the mat.
Dirk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gibson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson is trying to buck Dirk off.
Gibson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dirk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dirk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dirk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gibson pinned against the cage. Gibson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dirk fails with the takedown
and Gibson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gibson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jesse Dirk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson drops an elbow to the side of Dirk's head.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dirk defending well though.
Dirk is refusing to be controlled, as Gibson sits in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gibson working Dirk over with strikes.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gibson works his way into side control.
Dirk is trying to buck Gibson off.
Gibson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gibson is working Dirk over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is chipping away with strikes.
Gibson scores with punches from side control.
Dirk is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gibson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gibson working the ground and pound from side control.
Dirk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gibson is controlling him well.
Gibson working the head with strikes.
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!
Dirk wants to get back to his feet.
Dirk is breathing heavily.
Gibson scores with punches from side control.
Dirk taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gibson lands an elbow.
Gibson 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.
Dirk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dirk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gibson is trying to stand back up but Dirk is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dirk shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibson sprawls well. He's pushed Dirk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robert Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Dirk.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Dirk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gibson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dirk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet.
Gibson lands a few punches from side control.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet.
Dirk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet but Gibson drags him back down.
Dirk is not content to let Gibson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson stands up and beckons Dirk to his feet.
Gibson throws a series of strikes that have Dirk backpedaling.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson has his takedown stuffed
and Dirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dirk shoots in but no luck this time.
Dirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibson circles away.
Gibson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Dirk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dirk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibson tries to sprawl out of it but Dirk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gibson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gibson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jesse Dirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dirk enables Gibson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dirk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dirk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gibson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibson stops Dirk from standing up.
Gibson cracks Dirk with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Gibson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gibson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dirk on his heels. He'll look to pass Dirk's guard now, I'm sure.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gibson throwing strikes from guard but Dirk blocks nicely.
Gibson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gibson is working Dirk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gibson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gibson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dirk throws a sloppy strike and Gibson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Dirk is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Gibson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Gibson!
A victorious Robert Gibson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Nyamondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wranch Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyamondi comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - A Warriors Call. Bernard Nyamondi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Nyamondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wranch Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer gets a clinch.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer decides to pull guard.
Nyamondi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyamondi not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyamondi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nyamondi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hammer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nyamondi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernard Nyamondi!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernard Nyamondi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putnam's entrance music is tap out. A fine choice. McClane has chosen Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. Ronnie Putnam had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie Putnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putnam looks for a takedown but McClane sprawls well.
McClane cracks Putnam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Putnam shoots in and drives through. McClane sprawls well.
McClane lands an overhand right.
Putnam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McClane cracks Putnam with a good jab.
Putnam shoots in for a double leg but McClane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Putnam or perhaps it was just good defense by McClane which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane connects with a right hand. Putnam shakes it off.
Putnam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McClane as he avoids it easily.
McClane lands with a shot to the body.
Putnam shoots for a double leg takedown but McClane sprawls well. He's pushed Putnam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McClane stuffs the takedown attempt from Putnam. Putnam gets slowly back to his feet.
McClane scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnam shoots for a takedown but McClane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McClane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Putnam.
McClane catches Putnam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McClane tests Putnam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from McClane finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Putnam is defended easily by McClane.
McClane cracks Putnam with a right hand to the side of the head.
McClane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big right from McClane misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane scores with a hook to the body. Putnam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McClane jabs Putnam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putnam fails to land the takedown.
A jab from McClane does it's job there.
Putnam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McClane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McClane lands a left and a right that send Putnam crashing to the mat, dazed. McClane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Putnam is rocked!
Putnam looks up at the clock. Bad move! McClane lands a right hand from hell, dropping Putnam. McClane pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McClane!
After the fight, John McClane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Strugalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strugalsky comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Indrid Cold enters the cage!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Strugalsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold has closed the distance and engaged Strugalsky in a clinch.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strugalsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strugalsky is defending well for now.
Strugalsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cold tries to land a knee to the head but Strugalsky blocks with his arms.
Strugalsky avoiding damage as Cold throws knees to the body.
Strugalsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strugalsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Indrid Cold has been cut.
Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cold gets a clinch.
Cold takes an elbow to the temple.
Strugalsky trying to land knees to the body.
Cold putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strugalsky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cold breaks the clinch.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cold throws a head kick but Strugalsky moves out of range.
Cold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strugalsky looks to clinch
and Cold counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strugalsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cold's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strugalsky avoids it.
Cold blocks the elbow strike.
Strugalsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strugalsky looks to clinch
and Cold counters with a nice leg kick.
Cold throws a front kick aimed at Strugalsky's knee but Strugalsky avoids it well.
Strugalsky has Cold up against the cage in a clinch.
Strugalsky has Cold pressed against the cage, preventing Cold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cold pressing his opponent against the cage.
Strugalsky avoiding damage as Cold throws knees to the body.
Cold trying to land knees to the body.
Cold is looking to control Strugalsky's arms but Strugalsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cold has his back to the cage.
Cold takes an elbow to the temple.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strugalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky blocks the elbow strike.
Strugalsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cold's defenses.
That has opened up Indrid Cold's cut even more.
Cold tries to land knees in the clinch but Strugalsky avoids the damage to the body.
Cold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cold blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Cold.
Cold manages to break the clinch.
Cold shoots in for a takedown but Strugalsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Indrid Cold's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cold takes an elbow to the temple.
Indrid Cold's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Strugalsky.
Cold is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Indrid Cold's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Strugalsky!
Roman Strugalsky very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Brona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Brona!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brona shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brona is defended easily by Mitchell.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brona.
Brona is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mitchell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brona working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brona fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mitchell is trying to get back to half guard.
Brona sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mitchell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Brona crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brona postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
Brona tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brona lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mitchell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brona off and has taken his back!
Good control from Mitchell.
Mitchell trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mitchell controlling the positon.
Mitchell doesn't have the hooks in and Brona manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell has momentary wrist control but Brona slips an elbow through the middle.
Brona pushes down on Mitchell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mitchell is trying to maintain the position but Brona is very close to passing his half guard.
Brona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brona is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mitchell has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Brona 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.
Brona shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brona's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brona.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brona.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.
Brona throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brona off to one side.
Brona looks for a takedown but Mitchell sprawls well.
Brona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Brona ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Brona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brona has a takedown stuffed.
Brona tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brona looks for a takedown but Mitchell sprawls well.
Brona is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell jabs at Brona's body.
Brona tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Brona shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mitchell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brona is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitchell is looking to regain half guard here but Brona keeps moving and retains side control.
Brona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mitchell, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell wants to control but Brona postures up.
Brona looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mitchell is avoiding damage well.
Brona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brona tries to advance to mount but Mitchell denies him.
Brona goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mitchell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brona but great work by Mitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stands up.
Brona tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchell swivels and escapes.
Brona on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brona walks into a jab.
Brona misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brona closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mitchell did well to prevent Brona getting side control.
Brona seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mitchell is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Brona is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brona is working for an americana but Mitchell has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Brona was thinking about the submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brona advances to half guard.
Brona seems to be working for a kimura but Mitchell defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brona is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mitchell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Mitchell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brona is defended easily by Mitchell.
Brona ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Brona avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brona moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Brona counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Brona backpedaling.
Brona fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brona shoots in but Mitchell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Brona with a series of wild strikes but Brona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brona with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Brona will be more careful next time no doubt.
James Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brona.
Brona tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Brona checks it.
Brona looks for a takedown but Mitchell sprawls well.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Brona shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brona slips under a jab.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Brona.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Brona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Brona with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a body kick that stops Brona in his tracks momentarily.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Brona tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
DJ Brona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brona shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchell sprawls well. He's pushed Brona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell throws a front kick aimed at Brona's knee but Brona avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brona fails with a takedown attempt.
Brona tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a one-two to the body.
Brona stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Brona with a poor takedown
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Brona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brona fails with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a body kick.
Mitchell throws a one two combo.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mitchell duly obliges.
Brona walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Brona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brona is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brona.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Brona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell lands a head kick!
Brona is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Brona is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brona connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Brona dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Brona takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
James Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell rushes Brona with punches - Brona moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Brona goes down! Mitchell follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, James Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyson's choice of entrance music: God save the Queen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
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288 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McFadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFadden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
McFadden takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
McFadden tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McFadden misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McFadden avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for McFadden with that takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a right hand that McFadden ducks under and follows up with a left that McFadden also avoids with ease.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson wants to stand but McFadden is controlling his arm.
McFadden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFadden manages to get back to half guard.
Tyson stops McFadden from getting back to his feet.
McFadden is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McFadden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.
McFadden working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson stands up over McFadden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFadden looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tyson has picked McFadden up and slammed him! McFadden can't keep hold of the triangle and Tyson manages to pass to side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFadden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McFadden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tyson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McFadden gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McFadden 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.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFadden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson stops McFadden from getting back to his feet.
McFadden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tyson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tyson's back!
McFadden throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFadden misses with an elbow to the head.
Tyson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McFadden.
Tyson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
McFadden throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Tyson avoids the strikes from McFadden.
McFadden struggling to land strikes to the head as Tyson covers up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFadden misses with a punch to the head.
McFadden throws strikes from the back but Tyson rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Tyson.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFadden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFadden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McFadden works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
McFadden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
McFadden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFadden.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFadden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel McFadden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McFadden tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson jabs McFadden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McFadden tries to pull guard but Tyson holds him up against the cage and eventually McFadden drops back down to his feet.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McFadden, pushing him back against the cage.
McFadden fails to pull guard.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson tries to clinch but McFadden is having none of it.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson connects with a jab.
Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McFadden backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tyson.
McFadden is rocked!
McFadden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh McFadden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. McFadden is looking to close the distance but Tyson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! McFadden crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope McFadden is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bo Tyson!
Our winner, Bo Tyson, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Weimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weimar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter The Sandman by Metallica . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Coton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franz Weimar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coton rushes Weimar and presses him up against the cage.
Weimar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weimar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weimar managing to block the knees to the body from Coton.
Weimar looking for a takedown.
Weimar wants to take the fight to the mat but Coton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weimar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weimar is trying to drag Coton to the mat but Coton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Weimar.
Coton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weimar is trying to stall.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Weimar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weimar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weimar's defenses.
Weimar wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weimar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coton after a bit of a struggle.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Weimar takes an elbow to the temple.
Coton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weimar.
Weimar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coton after a bit of a struggle.
Coton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weimar blocks it with crossed arms.
Coton is pressed up against the cage. Weimar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coton down to the mat. Coton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Weimar with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weimar tries for a takedown but Coton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Weimar has his takedown stuffed
and Coton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weimar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Weimar is in Coton's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weimar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weimar won't allow Coton to get back to his feet.
Coton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coton looking for a guillotine here but Weimar defends easily.
Weimar with a nice head shot there.
Weimar stopping the sweep attempt from Coton.
Coton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weimar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weimar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weimar has gone for a leg lock! Coton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Weimar's guard.
Weimar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Weimar or perhaps it was just good defense by Coton which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Coton. No joy for Weimar on that attempt.
Jamie Coton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coton has managed to clinch.
Coton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weimar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weimar wants to take the fight to the mat but Coton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weimar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coton after a bit of a struggle.
Weimar is trying to drag Coton to the mat but Coton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weimar's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton tries to land knees in the clinch but Weimar avoids the damage to the body.
Coton gets underhooks to prevent Weimar's takedown attempt.
Coton tries a knee to the head but Weimar blocks it.
Coton landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coton lands an elbow that stopped Weimar in his tracks for a moment.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Coton landing knees to the body.
Weimar looks winded!
Coton lands an elbow that stopped Weimar in his tracks for a moment.
Coton with a knee to the head.
Coton lands an elbow inside that Weimar shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coton.
Weimar wants to take the fight to the mat but Coton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coton with a knee to the head.
Weimar is rocked!
Weimar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weimar is still on wobbly legs! Can Coton finish him?
Weimar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coton is defending well.
Coton lands an elbow that stopped Weimar in his tracks for a moment.
Weimar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Coton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coton with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coton creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Weimar! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Coton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Coton!
Our winner, Jamie Coton, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius throws a series of punches but Karelin avoids them all with ease.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vilenius is trying to control Karelin's posture but Karelin avoids it.
An elbow from Karelin crashes against the mat.
Karelin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karelin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vilenius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilenius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Vilenius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vilenius is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Karelin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Karelin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Karelin is staying tight to Vilenius's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vilenius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Karelin controlling the position from side mount.
Vilenius tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius tries to bench press Karelin off him but Karelin keeps the position.
Karelin tries to advance to mount but Vilenius denies him.
Vilenius controls the position for a moment.
Karelin trying to control the action but Vilenius is working from the bottom.
Vilenius is trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vilenius keeps working.
Vilenius has one of Karelin's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vilenius misses with a straight left.
Vilenius moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Karelin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vilenius.
Vilenius swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Vilenius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karelin's guard.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vilenius throws an elbow that misses. Karelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vilenius's guard. Nice move by Karelin!
Vilenius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin pulls Vilenius in close to his closed guard and prevents Vilenius from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vilenius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karelin misses with a hook. Vilenius ducked under it nicely.
Vilenius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilenius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilenius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karelin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilenius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vilenius wants to free his trapped foot but Karelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Asko Vilenius has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilenius misses with a double jab.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vilenius cracks Karelin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Asko Vilenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vilenius tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vilenius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karelin but Karelin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karelin cracks a nice hook into Vilenius's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Vilenius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Vilenius ducks down to avoid it.
Vilenius scores with a nice right hand.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
Vilenius moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilenius, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Vilenius misses with a two punch combination.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius dives in and grabs Karelin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karelin pushes down on Vilenius's head and hops out.
Vilenius cracks Karelin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vilenius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karelin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karelin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karelin controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Vilenius dodges it nicely.
Vilenius is looking to improve his position.
Karelin prevents Vilenius from standing back up.
Karelin is controlling the pace.
Vilenius tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vilenius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksanteri Karelin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vilenius scores with a decent looking hook.
Vilenius lands with a nice combination. Karelin backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Vilenius moves away and avoids it.
Vilenius moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilenius.
Karelin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Vilenius.
Vilenius slips a straight right by Karelin.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karelin lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Vilenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Karelin slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Karelin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karelin back to the cage. Vilenius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karelin lands a really nice looking cross but Vilenius seems unphased.
Vilenius swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Karelin throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Karelin there.
Vilenius misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vilenius ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin throws a hook but Vilenius blocks it.
Vilenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Vilenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
Karelin lands with a right hand.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilenius.
Vilenius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karelin is fending him off so far but Vilenius persists. Nope, Karelin circles away and we're back to standing.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asko Vilenius's cut is getting worse.
Vilenius connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Karelin there.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilenius manages to avoid it.
Vilenius lands a glancing blow to the side of Karelin's head.
Vilenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vilenius lands a body shot.
Vilenius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karelin eats them both and turns towards Vilenius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karelin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vilenius misses with a body punch
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilenius misses the target.
Karelin digs a good body shot into Vilenius's ribs.
Vilenius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karelin avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin missing with a left hand there. Vilenius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius slips under a jab.
Karelin scores with a body shot.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin misses with a looping right.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Vilenius moves away and avoids it.
Karelin scores with a jab. Vilenius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karelin lands a really nice looking cross but Vilenius seems unphased.
Vilenius is rocked!
Asko Vilenius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vilenius misses with a body shot
and Karelin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vilenius's guard now.
Oh Vilenius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karelin 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.
Aleksanteri Karelin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksanteri Karelin.
Karelin clobbers Vilenius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin dips to his left and cracks Vilenius with an uppercut!
Vilenius misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius misses the jab.
Vilenius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karelin but Karelin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Vilenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksanteri Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karelin 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevsky's entrance music is Here I go Again by Whitesnake. A fine choice. Alexander Nevsky 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky tries to clinch up
and Sutherland counters with a big head kick but Nevsky shrugs it off.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nevsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nevsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nevsky landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutherland on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nevsky misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sutherland tries to bench press Nevsky off him but Nevsky keeps the position.
Nevsky misses with the ground and pound.
Nevsky scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sutherland to see if he's OK.
Nevsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sutherland down.
Sutherland managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nevsky.
Sutherland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nevsky.
Sutherland tries to bench press Nevsky off him but Nevsky keeps the position.
Nevsky throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutherland struggling a bit here.
Sutherland is not content to let Nevsky control the position.
Nevsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Nevsky.
The ground and pound from Nevsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nevsky is putting a hurting on Sutherland here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky lands an elbow.
Sutherland is rocked!
Nevsky has an Americana. Sutherland didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nevsky is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nevsky hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexander Nevsky!
Alexander Nevsky 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rayce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ty yy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yy has chosen fast lane as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rayce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ty yy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from yy.
yy throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from yy.
yy lands a head shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
yy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie trying to control here.
yy is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for yy!
Gracie has hold of yy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and yy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. yy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
yy is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but yy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
yy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gracie tries for a kimura but yy is defending well.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
yy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by yy, who protects the arm well.
yy tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, yy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
yy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. yy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yy is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... yy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rayce Gracie!
Rayce Gracie retains his lightweight title!
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