WarZone 41: Stealth Attack PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oslyn Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Utah will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rose
vs
Utah

172 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oslyn Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Utah takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.

Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Utah to the mat! Utah manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Utah trying to control the position.
Rose sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Utah's guard.
Utah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose prevents Utah from improving his position.
Utah pushes Rose off looking to stand but Rose dives back in and keeps control.

Rose stands up from half guard.

Rose decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into 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!
Rose passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose stands up and beckons Utah to his feet.
Utah tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose leaves Utah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Utah tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oslyn Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Utah.
Utah misses with a kick to the body.

Rose closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Utah did well to prevent Rose getting side control.

Rose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Utah has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rose postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Utah to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johny Utah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Utah shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but Utah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose blocks a head kick by Utah.
Utah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Utah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Utah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Utah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters with a one-two to the body.
Utah darts in looking for a takedown but Rose gets double underhooks and turns Utah into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah wants to take the fight to the mat but Rose manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Utah misses with an elbow over the top.
Utah with a knee to the head.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Utah has the dominant position.
Utah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose is trying to pull guard but Utah has him pressed against the cage.
Rose wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Utah after a bit of a struggle.
Rose is trying to break free.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Utah smiles and moves away.
Utah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Utah tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Utah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Utah digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Utah.
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!
Utah moves to clinch but Rose breaks away
and Rose counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Utah is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oslyn Rose 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.

Utah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Utah.

Rose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Utah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Utah looking to control.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Utah.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Utah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.

Utah takes the fight into the clinch.

Rose pulls guard effortlessly.
Utah trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Utah manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose landing some decent shots from guard.
Utah trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Utah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rose prevents Utah from getting back to his feet.
Rose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Utah's head.

Rose stands and steps away. Utah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah fails with the takedown.
Oslyn Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Utah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Utah wants to clinch but Rose slips to the side
and Rose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Utah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Utah throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Utah tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Utah is looking to clinch.
Utah wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose throws a right and a left that Utah avoids nicely.
Utah is looking to clinch.
Utah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Utah forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Utah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Utah trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Utah.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Utah blocks a body shot from Rose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose is trying to pull guard but Utah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rose looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Utah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Utah closes the distance and clinches up with Rose, looking for a takedown. Utah pushes Rose against the cage but Rose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Utah fails with a takedown attempt.
Utah shoots and misses
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Utah's knee momentarily.
Oslyn Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Utah.
Utah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Utah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Utah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Utah.
Rose slips a jab from Utah.
Utah tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Utah throws a head kick that Rose semi-blocks.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Utah.

Rose closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Utah's guard.
Utah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utah looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rose puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rose is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Rose decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose fails to land the takedown.
Utah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Utah scores with a decent looking hook.
Utah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johny Utah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Utah.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Utah is out of range and Rose settles back down.
Utah tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Utah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose prevents Utah from breaking the clinch.
Rose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Utah scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose is trying to pull guard but Utah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Utah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Utah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Utah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Utah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Utah throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Utah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Utah.
Utah shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Utah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Utah lands a big head kick that sends Rose to the canvas! Utah follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Utah!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Messer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Misfits- Night of the Living Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Glen Danzig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Messer
vs
Danzig

169 cm
17
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Tokyo United Fightwear

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Messer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Messer.
Danzig throws a one two combo.
Danzig lands a nice looking body shot.
Danzig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Messer doesn't seem bothered though.

Oooooh!!! Danzig has knocked Messer down with a huge combo! Danzig steps away and waves a wobbly Messer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Messer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messer is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Danzig just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Messer has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Glen Danzig!
After the fight, Glen Danzig 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bram Nijhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nijhoff
vs
Phillips

178 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bram Nijhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips throws out a leg kick but Nijhoff moves out of range and Phillips only half commits.
Nijhoff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nijhoff wants it to stay on the feet.
Phillips throws a series of strikes that have Nijhoff backpedaling.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Nijhoff avoids them all with ease.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.

Nijhoff gets tackled into the cage by Phillips. Phillips maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Phillips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nijhoff has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Phillips after a bit of a struggle.
Nijhoff keeps control of Phillips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phillips prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to circle away but Nijhoff has him pinned against the cage.
Nijhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nijhoff has Phillips pressed against the cage, preventing Phillips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips wants to break free but Nijhoff has control.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nijhoff goes for a takedown attempt but Phillips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bram Nijhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a one two combo.
Phillips swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips throws a right hand that Nijhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Nijhoff also avoids with ease.
Phillips looks winded!
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nijhoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Nijhoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a right hand that Nijhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Nijhoff also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Nijhoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips tries to clinch but Nijhoff moves out of range.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nijhoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Nijhoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Nijhoff blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Nijhoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Phillips 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.

Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trevor Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nijhoff dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.

Phillips moves into the clinch successfully.
Phillips wants to break free but Nijhoff has control.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Phillips wants to get back to striking at distance but Nijhoff won't allow it.
Nijhoff can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijhoff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phillips's efforts to push away.

Phillips breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bram Nijhoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nijhoff slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Nijhoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nijhoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch but Nijhoff is having none of it.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nijhoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Phillips throws a right hand that Nijhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Nijhoff also avoids with ease.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phillips tries to clinch but Nijhoff moves out of range.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
Nijhoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips throws a right hand that Nijhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Nijhoff also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Nijhoff dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Nijhoff keeps it at a distance.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips tries to bum rush Nijhoff with a series of wild strikes but Nijhoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Nijhoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nijhoff moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nijhoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nijhoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nijhoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Phillips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nijhoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Nijhoff connects with a nice short shot to Phillips's temple.
Nijhoff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nijhoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phillips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nijhoff slips a nice elbow through Phillips's hands, connecting with Phillips's forehead.
Nijhoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nijhoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nijhoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has hold of Nijhoff's hands but Nijhoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nijhoff trying to mount his opponent but Phillips defends it.
Nijhoff working Phillips over with strikes.
Nijhoff winds up and cracks Phillips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Nijhoff there.
Nijhoff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nijhoff is nestled in close to Phillips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nijhoff winds up and cracks Phillips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nijhoff controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nijhoff throwing shots but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Trevor Phillips 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.
Nijhoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nijhoff wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
Nijhoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Nijhoff seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nijhoff lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nijhoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nijhoff trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips trying to control but Nijhoff postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bram Nijhoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phillips 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Phillips!
Trevor Phillips 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Wimpy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Hallmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Wimpy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wimpy
vs
Hallmann

183 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Wimpy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Hallmann!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Hallmann. Those never looked like landing.
Hallmann throws a series of punches but Wimpy moves out of range.
Wimpy goes for a double leg but Hallmann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hallmann continues to drive forward.
Wimpy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wimpy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hallmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hallmann is trying to push Wimpy away but Wimpy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wimpy jumps guard but Hallmann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Wimpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wimpy fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wimpy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hallmann just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wimpy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallmann's elbow.
Hallmann can't break the clinch.
Wimpy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wimpy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wimpy stalling the fight.
Wimpy jumps guard but Hallmann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wimpy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Wimpy.
Wimpy can't get the takedown.
Hallmann avoiding damage as Wimpy throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wimpy fails to pull guard.
Wimpy is trying to break the clinch but Hallmann has him pressed against the cage.
Wimpy can't break the clinch.
Wimpy is looking to control Hallmann's arms but Hallmann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wimpy has his back to the cage.
Wimpy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wimpy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wimpy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hallmann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wimpy has had enough of the clinch but Hallmann keeps him there for the moment.
Wimpy is looking for a takedown.
Hallmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wimpy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hallmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wimpy tries to pull guard but Hallmann holds him up against the cage and eventually Wimpy drops back down to his feet.
Wimpy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Wimpy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wimpy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hallmann as he jumps to the side.
Hallmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wimpy is breathing heavily.
Hallmann throws a combination that misses

so Wimpy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hallmann trying to control the position here.
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.
Hallmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wimpy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wimpy won't allow Hallmann to sweep him here.
Hallmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wimpy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Piotr Hallmann has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hallmann moves out of range of the body kick from Wimpy.

Wimpy forces Hallmann back against the cage and clinches.
Hallmann stops a takedown attempt from Wimpy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallmann tries a body shot but Wimpy blocks it.
Wimpy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hallmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Wimpy breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Wimpy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hallmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wimpy manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Hallmann.

A jab-cross combination lands for Hallmann and sends Wimpy crashing to the mat! Hallmann follows him down to the mat - Wimpy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Wimpy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallmann lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wimpy! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hallmann jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Hallmann!
Piotr Hallmann thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ship And (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn has chosen Metallica-master of puppets as his entrance music. Aj Benn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

And
vs
Benn

160 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ship And!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aj Benn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

And closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benn's guard.

Benn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. And is aware though and is defending well.
Benn keeping full guard, as And tries to pass.

Benn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! And escapes and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Benn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And tries to score with some ground and pound. Benn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

And is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benn is being controlled here.
Benn is trying to control And's posture but And avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Benn's face as And controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
And trying to control the position but Benn is working away.
Benn can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for And with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from And.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Benn with a poor takedown

and And counters with a shoot takedown. Benn fights it but they end up in guard.
And trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Benn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. And doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. And manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. And is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And trying to control but Benn is working from the bottom.
Benn trying to control the position.
And sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Benn working for submissions but it's allowed And to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to get to full guard but And has control of the leg.

And is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Benn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And trying to control from half guard but Benn is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn trying to control from the bottom.
And blocks the strikes from Benn.
Benn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. And is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
And goes for a double leg but Benn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ship And. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And is trying to push Benn away but Benn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benn tries to break free but And pushes him back against the cage.
And is looking to control Benn's arms but Benn gets an underhook and turns him. Now And has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ship And dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

And shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And with a lazy takedown attempt

and Benn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in And's guard.
Benn trying to control the position from guard on top but And is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benn passes And's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Benn is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! And is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aj Benn!
Our winner, Aj Benn, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Der Ley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Firahzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firahzi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Guy - 3OH!3. Joe Firahzi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Der Ley
vs
Firahzi

193 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Tab out

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Ley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Firahzi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Der Ley throws a chopping leg kick but Firahzi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Firahzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Van Der Ley has been cut.
Firahzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe Firahzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Firahzi as he connects with a hook.
Der Ley misses with a head kick.
Firahzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firahzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Der Ley closes the distance and pushes Firahzi back into the cage.
Firahzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Firahzi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Der Ley to keep the fight standing.
Firahzi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Der Ley smiles and moves away.
Van Der Ley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Firahzi.
Firahzi misses with an uppercut.
Firahzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Firahzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Firahzi throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Der Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Firahzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Firahzi looks to land a combination but Der Ley avoids it well.
Firahzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Firahzi misses with a wild combination.
Firahzi fails to land with a series of punches.

Der Ley moves into the clinch.

Der Ley manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Der Ley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Firahzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Der Ley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Firahzi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Firahzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Firahzi lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Der Ley closes the distance and clinches.
Der Ley just leaning against Firahzi, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firahzi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Der Ley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firahzi backwards.
Firahzi fails to pull guard.
Firahzi tries to pull guard but Der Ley won't allow it.
Firahzi tries to pull guard but Der Ley won't allow it.

Der Ley breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Der Ley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Der Ley moves into the clinch.
Firahzi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Der Ley walks away with a smile on his face. Firahzi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Der Ley gets a clinch.
Der Ley trying to land knees to the body.

Der Ley breaks from the clinch.

Der Ley darts in and clinches Firahzi up against the cage.

Der Ley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Der Ley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Firahzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Firahzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Der Ley is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firahzi. Der Ley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Der Ley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firahzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firahzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Der Ley doesn't seem bothered though.
Der Ley ducks under a wild hook from Firahzi.
Firahzi cracks Der Ley with a good jab.
We've been informed that Firahzi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Firahzi misses with the combination.

Der Ley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Firahzi trying to control the position.

Firahzi is looking for a triangle but Der Ley pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Der Ley scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Der Ley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Firahzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Der Ley.
Der Ley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Der Ley working some strikes from top position.
Der Ley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Firahzi on the ground.
Firahzi is trying to control the position but Der Ley postures up.
Der Ley postures up and lands a big shot to Firahzi's brow.

Der Ley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Der Ley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Der Ley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Firahzi's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Der Ley trying to control but Firahzi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Firahzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Der Ley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Firahzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Firahzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Der Ley.
Firahzi throws a right and a left that Der Ley avoids nicely.
Firahzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Der Ley.
Firahzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Der Ley.
Der Ley throws a sloppy head kick and Firahzi moves out of range easily.
Der Ley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Firahzi misses.
Der Ley moves in looking to clinch but Firahzi pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Der Ley tries to clinch there but Firahzi circles away.

Der Ley moves into the clinch.
Der Ley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Firahzi up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firahzi is trying to pull guard but Der Ley has him pressed against the cage.
Firahzi letting Der Ley take a breather here.
Firahzi tries to pull guard but Der Ley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Der Ley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Firahzi throws a series of punches but Der Ley avoids them all with ease.
Firahzi scores with a nice head shot.
Der Ley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Firahzi throws a right and a left that Der Ley avoids nicely.
Firahzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Firahzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Der Ley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Firahzi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Der Ley throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Firahzi finds it's way through Der Ley's defenses.
Der Ley wants to clinch.

Der Ley gets the takedown into side control.
Firahzi is pushing Der Ley's head away, looking to escape. Der Ley manages to hold on to the position though.
Firahzi taking a bit of punishment here - Der Ley scoring with strikes.
Firahzi is trying to work for a sweep but Der Ley has mounted him!
Firahzi is looking to improve his position but Der Ley isn't that keen on the idea.
Firahzi is in a horrible position here. Der Ley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Der Ley cracks Firahzi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firahzi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Van Der Ley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Der Ley raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Der Ley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Firahzi is looking to improve his position but Der Ley isn't that keen on the idea.
Der Ley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Der Ley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Firahzi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Der Ley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Der Ley postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Firahzi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Firahzi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Der Ley!
Joe Firahzi was interviewed post fight and said 'Well this sucks, might go back to drug dealing'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Break Walls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walls's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can´t hold us. Break Walls has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walls
vs
Stockford

193 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Break Walls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Stockford!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walls clinches up with Stockford and pushes him back against the cage.
Walls gets through Stockford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stockford's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stockford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stockford tries to break the clinch but Walls is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stockford.
Walls taking a breather.
Stockford is looking to break free of the clinch but Walls has double underhooks.
Stockford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stockford letting Walls take a breather here.
Stockford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walls will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stockford up against the cage.
Walls digs a right hand into Stockford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stockford's gas tank.
Walls lands with a short shot to the head.
Stockford has had enough of the clinch but Walls keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Stockford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stockford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stockford tries to break free but Walls pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Walls.
A shot in the inside from Walls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walls throws a punch but it's blocked by Stockford.
Stockford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stockford tries to throw a body punch but Walls avoids it by throwing Stockford back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walls.
Walls lands with a short shot to the head.
Walls swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Walls fails to land.
Walls misses with the head strike.
Stockford wants to get back to striking at distance but Walls won't allow it.
Stockford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walls takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walls has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walls misses with a punch to the body.
Stockford working hard to break the clinch.
Stockford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stockford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walls effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Walls scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stockford is looking to control Walls's arms but Walls gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stockford has his back to the cage.
Stockford is trying to break the clinch but Walls is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walls creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walls is struggling to control the position.
Walls lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walls misses with some punches.
Stockford wants to get back to striking at distance but Walls won't allow it.
Walls lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stockford backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walls takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walls has Stockford pressed against the cage, preventing Stockford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walls misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walls throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walls makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walls.
Walls lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stockford backwards.
Walls stalls.
Stockford working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stockford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walls lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stockford backwards.
Walls lands with a left to the head.
Stockford takes a shot to the head.
Walls prevents Stockford from breaking the clinch.
Walls taking a breather.
Walls scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walls throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stockfords head.
Walls throws a punch but it's blocked by Stockford.
Stockford has had enough of the clinch but Walls keeps him there for the moment.
Stockford wants to break free but Walls has control.
Stockford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walls misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walls is stalling here.
Walls gets through Stockford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walls.
Walls lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stockford is trying to break the clinch but Walls is controlling him.
Stockford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walls scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walls lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Stockford is rocked!
Walls trying to stall but Stockford improves his position.
Stockford is still on wobbly legs! Can Walls finish him?
Walls goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Break Walls dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stockford looks to land a right hand but Walls moved out of range.
Stockford seems to have recovered his senses.

Stockford tries to keep at a distance but Walls has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walls swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Walls.
Walls lands with a short shot to the head.
Walls prevents Stockford from breaking the clinch.
Stockford wants to break free but Walls has control.
The referee calls for Walls to work.
Walls misses with a punch on the inside.
Walls throws a head punch that misses.
Stockford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stockford can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walls lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walls misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walls lands with a light punch inside.
Break Walls has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walls throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stockfords head.
Stockford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walls lands a hook that snaps the head of Stockford backwards.
Stockford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stockford working hard to break the clinch.
Walls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walls slows down the pace here.
Walls swings wildly with an uppercut but Stockford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stockford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walls just leaning against Stockford, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stockford.
Walls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stockford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walls lands a shoulder strike.

Walls lands a big left hand right to the temple and Stockford goes down!

It looks like John Stockford has been cut.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stockford gets full guard.
Walls scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walls loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walls trying to control but Stockford is working from the bottom.
Walls stopping the sweep attempt from Stockford.
Walls loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stockford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stockford is keeping the position for now.
Walls wants to control from the top but Stockford keeps moving.
Walls slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Break Walls wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stockford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stockford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stockford keeps the fight on the outside.
Walls moves in looking to clinch but Stockford pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walls tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walls tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stockford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walls moves in looking to clinch but Stockford pushes him off.
Walls checks a leg kick.

Walls has managed to clinch.
Walls throws a punch but it's blocked by Stockford.
Walls prevents Stockford from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walls pushes Stockford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walls working aggressively here.
Stockford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Walls fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stockford can do to turn this around?
Stockford is trying to break free.
Walls keeps control of Stockford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walls lands with a short shot to the head.
Walls prevents Stockford from breaking the clinch.
Walls scores with a shoulder strike.
Walls keeps control of Stockford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walls swings wildly with an uppercut but Stockford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walls makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stockford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walls lands a nice uppercut.
Stockford is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walls lands with a light punch inside.
Walls throws a head punch that misses.
Walls misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stockford blocks an uppercut.
Walls is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Break Walls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Stockford's cut.
That's time! Walls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stockford connects with a single shot there.
Stockford wants to land a leg kick but Walls is out of range.
Walls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stockford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walls tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stockford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Walls.
Stockford keeps the fight on the outside.

Walls instigates a clinch.
Stockford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walls misses with some punches.
Walls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walls misses with a punch on the inside.
Walls swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walls.
Stockford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walls lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walls.
Walls swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walls makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walls.
Walls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walls misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stockford misses with a punch to the body.
Walls throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stockfords head.
Walls lands a big right hand that drops Stockford! The killer instinct kicks in and Walls finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Walls!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Break Walls!
Our winner, Break Walls, 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedd Gyorko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Latendresse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latendresse has chosen Bob Bissonnette - La machine à scorer as his entrance music. Oliver Latendresse has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jedd Gyorko's chin.

Gyorko
vs
Latendresse

180 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jedd Gyorko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Latendresse!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyorko tries to clinch up

so Latendresse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Latendresse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Latendresse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gyorko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Latendresse is working Gyorko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gyorko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latendresse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Latendresse stops Gyorko from standing up.
Gyorko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gyorko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latendresse.
Gyorko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Latendresse throwing strikes from guard but Gyorko blocks nicely.
Latendresse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Latendresse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Latendresse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gyorko wants to stand but Latendresse is controlling the position.
Latendresse stands up over Gyorko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyorko is looking to stand up but Latendresse isn't so interested in that idea.
Latendresse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Latendresse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gyorko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Latendresse connects with a couple of short punches.
Gyorko is looking to stand up but Latendresse isn't so interested in that idea.
Latendresse throwing strikes but missing.
Gyorko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Latendresse is controlling him.
Latendresse landing some decent shots from guard.
Latendresse lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Latendresse gets to his feet and stands over Gyorko, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gyorko felt that one! Latendresse unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gyorko from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Latendresse!
Oliver Latendresse is the new light heavyweight champion!
Oliver Latendresse thanked the fans post fight for their support.