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WarZone 62: Battle Buddies PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Shono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyndon Russell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shono misses with a takedown attempt - Russell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shono is looking to land body kicks.
Shono fails with the takedown
and Russell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Russell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shono is defending well.
Shono has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russell after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Shono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell is stalling here.
Russell jumps into guard, dragging Shono to the mat.
Russell has Shono pulled in close to control his posture.
Shono sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shono definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Russell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shono manages to get himself to full guard.
Russell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Russell might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lyndon Russell wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shono's waist but Shono gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Russell off to one side.
Shono has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shono jumps guard but Russell stands there with Shono around his waist. Shono gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shono changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Russell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shono manages to avoid it.
Russell misses with a leg kick.
Russell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shono on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shono is refusing to be controlled, as Russell sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shono looking for submissions off his back.
Shono pushes Russell off but Russell dives into side control.
Shono can't do much from the bottom here.
Russell cracks Shono with a big right hand but Shono just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Russell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shono to his feet.
Russell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Russell is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shono is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Russell passes Shono's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shono wants to control but Russell passes into side.
Shono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shono is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Russell 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Russell.
Shono is letting Russell control him for a moment.
Russell is putting a hurting on Shono here, landing some big shots from side control.
Russell trying to control the action but Shono is working from the bottom.
Russell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Russell trying to control the position but Shono is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shono's shoulder. That is not cool.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shono struggling a bit here.
Russell just content to control the position.
Lyndon Russell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Shono jumps guard but Russell stands there with Shono around his waist. Shono gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Russell pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Shono looking to sit in guard and control but Russell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shono wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Russell is now in half guard.
Russell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shono trying to hold on to Russell's head to control him but Russell postures up.
Russell is taking a breather. Shono says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Russell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lyndon Russell.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shono.
Russell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Russell lands in his opponent's guard.
Russell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shono looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Russell passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Russell escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Shono as Russell shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Shono as Russell shoots in.
Shono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shono tries to keep at a distance but Russell has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shono shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shono tries to clinch up
and Russell counters by moving into the clinch.
Shono prevents Russell from breaking the clinch.
Shono is trying to stall.
Shono breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Russell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Russell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell trying to control the action but Shono is working from the bottom.
Shono missing with punches from the bottom.
Russell lands strikes from half guard.
Russell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shono wants to sweep but Russell has passed to side control!
Russell controls the position.
The ground and pound from Russell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russell on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shono can't do much from the bottom here.
Russell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking to take a break and control but Shono is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russell moves into full mount!
Russell controlling from the full mount.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell lands a couple of good shots and Shono has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shono fending off the submission attempt from Russell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shono tries to break free.
Russell looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Russell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shono trying to control the action but Russell just sinks the hooks in.
Russell working for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyndon Russell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larin Villasenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larin Villasenor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villasenor pinned against the cage. Villasenor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Villasenor scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villasenor.
Villasenor misses with a wild combination.
Villasenor thuds a left hand into Chandler's body.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villasenor sprawls well. Villasenor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chandler gets slowly back to his feet.
Villasenor misses with a double jab.
Villasenor jabs at Chandler's body.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villasenor as he avoids it easily.
Villasenor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villasenor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villasenor throws a series of punches but Chandler moves out of range.
Villasenor slaps away a takedown attempt from Chandler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chandler looks for a takedown but Villasenor sprawls well.
Chandler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Villasenor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Villasenor misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chandler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler distracts Villasenor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villasenor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chandler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler is working Villasenor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chandler drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Chandler seems to have locked his on tight now - Villasenor screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Chandler, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ryan Chandler!
Ryan Chandler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amber Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amber Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chuck Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Average counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Average manages to pass to side control.
Average is working for a kimura but Mayweather is defending it quite comfortably.
Average is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mayweather is just riding it out for now. Average eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Average wants to work for an arm triangle but Mayweather is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Average looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average prevents Mayweather from improving his position.
Average definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Average trying to control the action but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Average looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Average is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Average is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mayweather defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mayweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
Average is looking for a kimura here.
Average is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Average is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Average with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Average seems to be working for a kimura but Mayweather defends the submission attempt.
Mayweather is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Average prevents Mayweather from improving his position.
Average wants to work for an arm triangle but Mayweather is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mayweather tries to get to full guard but Average has control of the leg.
Average is trying to work for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
Mayweather is defending against the submission attempts here by Average.
Mayweather is defending against the submission attempts here by Average.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Average is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average seems to be looking for submissions.
Average is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mayweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mayweather has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Average is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mayweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
Average is trying to work for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
Average is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Average is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Average is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mayweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amber Average 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.
Average tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Average backpedaling.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Average circles away from the clinch attempt
and Average counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Average.
Average is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayweather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Average has hold of one of Mayweather's legs. Mayweather is fighting the takedown attempt but Average gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Average is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Average drops back looking for a leg! Mayweather is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayweather manages to kick Average off! Average jumps back into Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average drops back looking for a leg! Mayweather is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayweather manages to kick Average off! Average jumps back into Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayweather, not yet.
Average drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Average jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Average is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Average trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Average drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Average jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Average. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Average trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to keep Average in close.
Average thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Average trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather wants to sweep here but Average controlling him for the moment.
Amber Average overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Average gets to his feet. Mayweather looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Average.
Mayweather is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mayweather, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Mayweather. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayweather.
Average takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Mayweather tries to clinch up
and Average counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average drops back looking for a leg! Mayweather is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayweather manages to kick Average off! Average jumps back into Mayweather's guard.
Average drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Average jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Average decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayweather, up you get!
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Average avoids it well.
Mayweather tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Average counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Average.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Average has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Average is rocked!
Mayweather throws an overhand right that drops Average like a sack of potatoes! Mayweather dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Mayweather!
Chuck Mayweather gave a mention to Dragon in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Navdkod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocho Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Navdkod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocho Ardona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navdkod fails to land with a series of punches.
Ardona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardona misses with a two punch combination.
Navdkod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ardona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Navdkod tries to clinch there but Ardona circles away.
Ardona tests Navdkod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Khabib Navdkod has been cut.
Ardona looks to land a left hand but Navdkod moved out of range nicely.
Navdkod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ardona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Navdkod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardona circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardona drops Navdkod with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Navdkod looks back up at him and smiles so Ardona waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Navdkod is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ardona engages and cracks Navdkod with a massive lead left hook - Navdkod tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ardona is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chocho Ardona!
Post fight, an emotional Chocho Ardona said 'YES!!!!!!! im the best ever FUCK YOU!!! He will never be the same. retire or rematch you choose'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kippari Kalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kippari Kalle!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kalle 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.
Kalle drops his hands momentarily and McQueen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Kalle moves out of range.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalle closes this distance looking for a takedown but McQueen circles away.
McQueen scores with a body shot.
Kalle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
McQueen misses with a two punch combination.
Kalle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McQueen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kalle moves into full mount! McQueen won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McQueen is surviving well by controlling Kalle's body position as best he can.
Kalle controlling his opponent.
Kalle wants to take his opponent's back but McQueen doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McQueen is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kalle has taken his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalle is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! McQueen is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kippari Kalle!
Kippari Kalle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Debo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Like 70. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Debo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Castrello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Castrello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castrello leaning against his opponent.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Castrello has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Johnson trying to stall but Castrello improves his position.
Castrello connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Castrello is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castrello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castrello continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello jerks Johnson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Johnson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Castrello goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Castrello because Johnson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Cullen Castrello!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Varjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varjo has chosen Faith No More - Be aggressive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Varjo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickoson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Varjo tries to improve position but can't.
Varjo holds on to Nickoson's head and controls the position momentarily.
Nickoson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Varjo keeps working.
The strikes coming from Nickoson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nickoson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Varjo tries to bench press Nickoson off him but Nickoson keeps the position.
Nickoson has hold of Varjo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Varjo seems comfortable defending it but Nickoson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Varjo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Varjo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nickoson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Nickoson!
A relieved looking Anthony Nickoson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Thurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Harry Thurman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harry Thurman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Thurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Fox!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox lands with a straight right. Thurman didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fox.
Fox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thurman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox instigates a clinch.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fox works on Thurman's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox tries to work over Thurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thurman up against the cage.
Thurman avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thurman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Fox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fox.
Thurman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferdinand Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thurman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fox as he avoids it easily.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox tests Thurman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fox digs a good hook to Thurman's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox avoids a kick to the body.
Thurman closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Thurman pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Thurman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thurman closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Thurman pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fox throws a series of punches but Thurman moves out of range.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thurman is rocked!
It looks like Harry Thurman has been cut.
Fox drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Thurman's head, knocking him out cold! Fox is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ferdinand Fox!
After winning the bout, Ferdinand Fox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Harry Thurman spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn i know i shouldn't have slept with a supermodel the night before the fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao has chosen Cao Cao as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cao Cao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Whitaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cao defends it nicely.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cao's guard.
Cao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whitaker pushes down on Cao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whitaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cao is looking to escape.
Cao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao is trying to stand back up but Whitaker is controlling him
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Whitaker is looking for a kimura here.
Whitaker 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.
Whitaker is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to control the action but Cao is working from the bottom.
Cao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker 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! Cao is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Whitaker!
Gabriel Whitaker retains his welterweight title!
Gabriel Whitaker 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Yamoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Telly Savalas (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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192 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul Yamoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Telly Savalas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savalas swinging wildly here.
Yamoth has closed the distance and engaged Savalas in a clinch.
Savalas is trying to force a seperation but Yamoth has the dominant position.
Savalas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savalas is working for takedown but Yamoth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savalass head.
It looks like Telly Savalas has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Yamoth.
Savalas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamoth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamoth scores with a shot to the side of Savalas's head.
A short right from Yamoth on the inside.
Savalas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamoth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savalas's efforts to push away.
Yamoth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamoth as Savalas tries to tie him up.
Savalas tries for a takedown but Yamoth manages to get underhooks.
Raoul Yamoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Telly Savalas.
Yamoth lands a left hand.
Savalas blocking some punches.
Savalas wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamoth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savalas.
Savalas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamoth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savalas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Savalas controls his hands.
Yamoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savalas.
Savalas blocking some punches.
Savalas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yamoth regains guard immediately.
Savalas stands and steps away. Yamoth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savalas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savalas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamoth moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savalas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savalas takes a shot to the head.
Yamoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamoth is pressed up against the cage. Savalas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamoth down to the mat. Yamoth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savalas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamoth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savalas takes a shot to the head.
Savalas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamoth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savalas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth misses with some punches.
Yamoth drops Savalas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Savalas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Savalas is rocked!
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!
Yamoth pushes Savalas against the cage. Yamoth is working some dirty boxing. Yamoth pushes off with a quick right hook! Savalas goes down! Savalas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yamoth moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Yamoth!
Our winner, Raoul Yamoth, 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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