QFC Tournament 827 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kigo Quro (ranked 5998 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Silva (ranked 5996 p4p, 558 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quro
vs
Silva

200 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kigo Quro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braulio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quro moves into the clinch.

Quro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quro wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva postures up.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Quro blocks nicely.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Quro is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Quro trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.

Quro is rocked!
Silva working the ground and pound.
Oh Quro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a huge shot from side control! Quro is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Braulio Silva!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Makel (ranked 3825 p4p, 380 weight class) and Three Dook (ranked 6090 p4p, 0 weight class). Makel comes to the cage accompanied by Buckcherry: Crazy Bitch. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Makel
vs
Dook

190 cm
20
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JJ Makel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Three Dook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makel misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dook closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Makel did well to prevent Dook getting side control.
Makel tries to roll over but Dook keeps him under control.
Dook landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Dook is trying for a kimura here. Makel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dook wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Three Dook!
JJ Makel was interviewed post fight and said 'Good Fight Man'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brown (ranked 5952 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yueng Ling (ranked 6039 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brown
vs
Ling

217 cm
19
294 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yueng Ling!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown jabs Ling to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Ling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ling has him pressed against the cage.
Ling tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Ling wants a takedown.
Ling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Andrew Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yueng Ling.
Ling drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.

Brown drops Ling with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ling looks back up at him and smiles so Brown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Yueng Ling has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Ling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ling dives into side control.

Ling trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to escape but Ling is in control.
Ling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ling avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Ling has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ling darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Ling into the cage.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrew Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Ling looks winded!

Brown cracks Ling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brown finish him?
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ling's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ling's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Brown!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dideiro (ranked 5956 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Johnson (ranked 3837 p4p, 124 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dideiro
vs
Johnson

216 cm
18
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Dideiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugh Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dideiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dideiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dideiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dideiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dideiro gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugh Johnson!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One DooK (ranked 6088 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Pizzeria (ranked 5923 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

DooK
vs
Pizzeria

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, One DooK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Pizzeria!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DooK shoots for a takedown but Pizzeria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pizzeria shoots in looking for a takedown but DooK manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pizzeria's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
DooK defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pizzeria.
DooK was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pizzeria falls off balance throwing a combination
and DooK counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Pizzeria with that takedown attempt.
One DooK has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Pizzeria.
DooK throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DooK moves forwards but Pizzeria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pizzeria checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DooK shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pizzeria but Pizzeria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pizzeria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pizzeria should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A left lands for Pizzeria.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DooK takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for DooK.

DooK manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
DooK trying to control the position here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pizzeria has eaten all the pies!
Pizzeria trying to control the position from guard on top but DooK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DooK controlling Pizzeria's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizzeria wants to control from the top but DooK keeps moving.

DooK working for a triangle but Pizzeria defends it easily.
Pizzeria engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pizzeria trying to control the position from guard on top but DooK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizzeria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DooK tries for a takedown but Pizzeria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pizzeria is looking to clinch.
DooK darts in looking for a takedown but Pizzeria gets double underhooks and turns DooK into the cage.
Pizzeria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Pizzeria as DooK shoots in.
Pizzeria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
DooK looks for a takedown but Pizzeria sprawls well.
Pizzeria throws a combination. DooK tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizzeria connects with the punch.
DooK shoots in and drives through. Pizzeria sprawls well.
Pizzeria shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DooK but DooK pushes him off and we're back to square one.
DooK misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DooK dives in for a single leg takedown but Pizzeria sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pizzeria shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DooK as he avoids it easily.
DooK takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DooK throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pizzeria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pizzeria shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DooK as he avoids it easily.

Pizzeria drives through and clinches with DooK against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Pizzeria 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.

DooK tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pizzeria swivels and escapes.
Pizzeria fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but DooK avoids it really well and circles away.
DooK appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pizzeria fails in his attempt to clinch.
DooK tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pizzeria defends well and DooK ends up having to push Pizzeria into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pizzeria keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pizzeria with the counter takedown but DooK avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for One DooK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DooK tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pizzeria defends well and DooK ends up having to push Pizzeria into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by DooK or perhaps it was just good defense by Pizzeria, which made it look bad.
Pizzeria tries to score a power double leg takedown but DooK sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pizzeria somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DooK shoots in looking for a takedown. Pizzeria tries to sprawl out of it but DooK keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pizzeria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pizzeria has a takedown stuffed.
Pizzeria is trying hard to land a takedown here. DooK sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Pizzeria gets tackled into the cage by DooK. DooK maintains the clinch.

DooK breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

DooK has managed to clinch.
Pizzeria is trying to maintain a safe position but DooK gets an underhook and turns Pizzeria into the cage.
DooK drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pizzeria gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizzeria tries to break free but DooK pushes him back against the cage.
Pizzeria letting DooK take a breather here.
Pizzeria jumps guard but DooK stands there with Pizzeria around his waist. Pizzeria gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
DooK stops a takedown attempt from Pizzeria.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pizzeria fails to pull guard.
Pizzeria has a couple of punches blocked by DooK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizzeria letting DooK take a breather here.
DooK tries for a takedown but Pizzeria manages to get underhooks.

DooK manages to pull guard.
DooK controlling the position.
Pizzeria looking to sit in guard and control but DooK gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pizzeria is looking to sweep but instead, DooK has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizzeria is refusing to be controlled, as DooK sits in half guard.

Pizzeria looking for a kimura from the bottom but DooK passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizzeria struggling a bit here.

DooK wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pizzeria, who protects the arm well.
Pizzeria is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One DooK dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pizzeria closes the distance looking to clinch
and DooK counters with a two punch combo.
Pizzeria jabs DooK to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pizzeria fails with the takedown.
A quick step to the side and DooK tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pizzeria tries to work over DooK's front leg with a kick but DooK checks it.
Pizzeria tries for a takedown but DooK sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pizzeria shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DooK pinned against the cage. DooK gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
One DooK has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Pizzeria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizzeria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DooK manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alberto Pizzeria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DooK is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DooK darts in looking for a takedown but Pizzeria gets double underhooks and turns DooK into the cage.
DooK leaves Pizzeria with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DooK tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pizzeria manages to circle out of the way.
Pizzeria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pizzeria displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from DooK.
Pizzeria goes for a double leg but DooK avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as DooK continues to drive forward.
Pizzeria shoots for a double leg takedown but DooK sprawls well. He's pushed Pizzeria's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick by Pizzeria misses

and DooK counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pizzeria is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables DooK to keep the fight standing.
DooK has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pizzeria after a bit of a struggle.
DooK prevents the takedown attempt.

DooK drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DooK is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

DooK slows the pace down in half guard.
Pizzeria wants to control but DooK is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pizzeria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DooK. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DooK is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pizzeria!
DooK controlling the pace for now.
DooK is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pizzeria can do to turn this around?
DooK manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pizzeria to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DooK misses with punches from the back.
Pizzeria covering up well under a series of strikes from DooK.

DooK is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
DooK is looking to control Pizzeria but Pizzeria is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pizzeria tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

DooK looking for the choke from the back.
Pizzeria is really stuck here.
Pizzeria covering up well and avoiding damage.
Pizzeria looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

DooK is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pizzeria is defending well though. DooK let's go of the attempt for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
One DooK showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DooK has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for One DooK!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for One DooK!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for One DooK!

One DooK wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Der (ranked 5991 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anikan Vader (ranked 6025 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Der
vs
Vader

195 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ham Der!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anikan Vader!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Der throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Der lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Anikan Vader has been cut.

Der has closed the distance and engaged Vader in a clinch.
Vader taking a breather.
Der tries to break the clinch but Vader is controlling the position.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.
Der has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Der tries to circle away but Vader has him pinned against the cage.
Der is trying to push Vader away but Vader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Der is trying to force a seperation but Vader has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader trying to control the position but instead, Der has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vader into the cage.
Vader is looking to break free of the clinch but Der has double underhooks.
Vader tries to pull guard but Der won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Der escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Der shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Vader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vader tries to roll over but Der keeps him under control.

Der stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Vader to get to his feet.
Vader fails with an attempt to clinch.

Der rushes Vader and presses him up against the cage.
Vader tries to pull guard but Der forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Der keeps control of Vader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Der.

Der breaks from the clinch.

Der clinches with his opponent.
Vader tries to circle away but Der has him pinned against the cage.
Vader should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vader tries to circle away but Der has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Vader has him pressed against the cage.

Der escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Der doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
Der goes for a double leg but Vader avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vader continues to drive forward.
Anikan Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader scores with the left hand. Der knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Der throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vader tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Der is in Vader's guard.

Vader is working an open guard so Der takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Der drives through with a takedown into Vader's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Der avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vader looking for a sweep. Not yet Vader, not yet.
Der has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Vader looking for a guillotine here but Der defends easily.

Vader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Vader looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Vader looking for a guillotine here but Der defends easily.

Vader had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Der defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ham Der dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anikan Vader's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Der misses with a two punch combination.
Der shoots in looking for a takedown but Vader manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Der's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Der lands a jab-cross combination.

Der throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vader tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Der is in Vader's guard.

Der gets to his feet - Vader follows without any prompting.

Der moves into the clinch.
Der is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vader can do to turn this around?
Der wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Der blocks an uppercut.
Vader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Der wants to break the clinch but can't.

Der escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vader scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Der rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader avoids a punch combination nicely.

Der looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Vader kicks off Der and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Der gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vader counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Vader.
Vader throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Der shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vader defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Der. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Der has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Der gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vader misses with an elbow over the top.
Der tries to circle away but Vader has him pinned against the cage.
Der is trying to break free.
Der tries to break the clinch but Vader is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is trying to break free.
Vader tries to circle away but Der has him pinned against the cage.
Vader has had enough of the clinch but Der keeps him there for the moment.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Der uses good head movement to avoid it.
Der wants to break free but Vader has control.
Der blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vader trying to control the position but instead, Der has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vader into the cage.
Der is pressed up against the cage. Vader has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Der down to the mat. Der avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Der throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vader's waist but Vader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Der off to one side.
Vader stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vader wants it to stay on the feet.
Vader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Der.
Vader is looking to clinch but Der is avoiding it.
Ham Der is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Der shoots in for a takedown but Vader shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Vader.

Der has closed the distance and engaged Vader in a clinch.
Der prevents a body shot from Vader.

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

A close second round but Anikan Vader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anikan Vader's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Der fails with the takedown.
Der is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ham Der seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Der looks for a takedown but Vader sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Der. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Der shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vader napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Vader throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Der moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vader blocks a jab.
Vader throws out a counter right but Der avoids it with no problem.
Vader lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Der is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Vader as he connects with a hook.

Der shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Der was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Der decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Anikan Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Der dodges the punch combination from Vader.
Der checks a leg kick nicely.
Vader is looking to clinch but Der is avoiding it.
Der misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vader is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Der. Those never looked like landing.
Vader tries to clinch but Der moves out of range.

Vader tries to keep at a distance but Der has taken the fight into the clinch.
Der is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
Vader has Der pressed against the cage, preventing Der from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Der has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Der avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Der.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
Vader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Der tries to circle away but Vader has him pinned against the cage.

Vader manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Vader had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Der defends it easily.
Vader wants to stand and escape but Der is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vader is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Der defends well.
Der postures up.

Vader has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Der can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Der gets to his feet. Vader looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Der shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vader defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anikan Vader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vader 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Anikan Vader!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Anikan Vader!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Ham Der!

Anikan Vader wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Four Dook (ranked 6087 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Brown (ranked 5941 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dook
vs
Brown

181 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
284 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Four Dook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dook shoots in but no luck this time.

Dook shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brown keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dook seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Dook is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dook controlling the action here.
Dook wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Dook tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown has his hands clasped together around Dook's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown is not content to let Dook control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dook shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Dook moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.

It looks like Four Dook has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dook is defended easily by Brown.
Brown wants to counter with a clinch but Dook pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Four Dook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Dook in a clinch.
Dook wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Brown drops Dook onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dook is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Dook is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown stalls.
Oh Dook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dook seems to have got his legs back now.
Dook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Dook gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown lands a big right hand that drops Dook! The killer instinct kicks in and Brown finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Brown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Dillveux (ranked 5898 p4p, 0 weight class) and Two DooK (ranked 6089 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dillveux
vs
DooK

196 cm
25
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franco Dillveux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Two DooK!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillveux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and DooK counters with a left to the body.

DooK moves into range and clinches up with Dillveux.
Dillveux managing to block the knees to the body from DooK.

DooK escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillveux tries to close the distance and clinch up but DooK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DooK tries a quick counter leg kick but Dillveux is wise to it.

Dillveux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dillveux working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

DooK looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillveux makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DooK is looking to stand up but Dillveux isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DooK can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillveux advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Dillveux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dillveux not doing much here.
Dillveux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dillveux works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DooK tries to improve position but can't.
Dillveux lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dillveux scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh DooK is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dillveux can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franco Dillveux!