KOBK tune up fight 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimrex Jaca (ranked 7203 p4p, 191 weight class) and Blake Small (ranked 7349 p4p, 195 weight class). Jaca comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle-twinkle little star. Small has chosen feel good inc as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaca
vs
Small

185 cm
29
300 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimrex Jaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Small!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaca misses with a double jab.
Jaca falls off balance throwing a combination
and Small counters with a nice body kick.
Jaca scores with a nice head shot.
Small throws a body punch but Jaca moves out of range.
Small moves away from the strike by Jaca.
Small now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Small moves into the clinch successfully.

Jaca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small ducks right into an uppercut from Jaca.
Jaca swats away the attempt to clinch by Small.

Jaca cracks Small with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jaca has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Small to stand back up!

Small is rocked!

It looks like Blake Small has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Small lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jaca lands a brutal uppercut that launches Small off his feet! Small tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimrex Jaca!
Jimrex Jaca got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
The defeated Blake Small had this to say: 'Aw i trained so hard tho'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Lik (ranked 3605 p4p, 333 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 25502 p4p, 543 weight class). 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 Pedro Sanchez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lik
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Prato

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Random Lik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lik shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lik showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Lik is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sanchez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lik lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lik working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Lik 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.
Lik controlling the action here.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lik.

Lik is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lik controlling the action here.
Lik working the head and body with strikes.
Lik lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez is looking to get back to is feet but Lik passes into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.

Lik is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lik working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Lik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lik is working Sanchez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sanchez is not content to let Lik control the position.
Lik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lik is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is being controlled here.
Sanchez tries to escape but Lik is in control.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Lik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Lik politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lik prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lik lands a nice forearm strike.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanchez looks winded!
Lik just content to control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanchez down.
Lik staying calm.
Lik lands some shots froms side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Lik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lik decides to stand back up. Lik steps back and let's Sanchez get back to his feet.
Pedro Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lik drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lik passes into half guard.
Lik works his way into full mount!
Lik content just to control the position here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lik.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lik cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Lik is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sanchez is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Random Lik!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 6871 p4p, 571 weight class) and Eskil Hjalmar (ranked 5894 p4p, 517 weight class). Hjalmar has chosen Kasabian - Club Foot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eskil Hjalmar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dos Santos
vs
Hjalmar

181 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eskil Hjalmar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hjalmar as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Hjalmar avoids it.
Hjalmar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hjalmar lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Hjalmar connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Hjalmar blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Hjalmar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hjalmar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Hjalmar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Hjalmar counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hjalmar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hjalmar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjalmar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hjalmar stuffs the takedown.
Hjalmar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hjalmar lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Hjalmar connects with a crisp jab.
Hjalmar lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
A punch lands to the side of Dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hjalmar connects with the punch.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hjalmar with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice combination there by Hjalmar.
Nice shot lands for Hjalmar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Hjalmar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hjalmar slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hjalmar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hjalmar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hjalmar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Hjalmar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hjalmar scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Hjalmar avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Hjalmar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Hjalmar tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjalmar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Santos under the eye.
Hjalmar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hjalmar lands with a right hand.
Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hjalmar lands a jab.
Hjalmar thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Hjalmar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Hjalmar.
Hjalmar lands a jab-cross combination.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hjalmar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Hjalmar lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hjalmar throws a one two combo.
Hjalmar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hjalmar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hjalmar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hjalmar.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Hjalmar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.

Hjalmar gets caught napping as Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Hjalmar manages to retain guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hjalmar's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dos Santos works over Hjalmar with some ground and pound from guard.
Dos Santos landing with the ground and pound.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hjalmar, up you get!
An inside leg kick lands from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Hjalmar's guard.
Hjalmar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Santos is controlling him.
Hjalmar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hjalmar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. 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 six minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hjalmar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eskil Hjalmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjalmar lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hjalmar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hjalmar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hjalmar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Hjalmar.

Hjalmar tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar working hard to break the clinch.
Hjalmar has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hjalmar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos has Hjalmar pressed against the cage, preventing Hjalmar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hjalmar.
Hjalmar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Hjalmar with a jab.
Hjalmar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Hjalmar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hjalmar, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Hjalmar as he connects with a hook.
Hjalmar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Hjalmar.
Hjalmar connects with a looping right hand.
Hjalmar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hjalmar connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Hjalmar lands an overhand right.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Hjalmar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Hjalmar is out of range.
Hjalmar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hjalmar connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Hjalmar.
Hjalmar lands a head shot.
Hjalmar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hjalmar with a jab.
Hjalmar scores with a jab.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hjalmar.
Eskil Hjalmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hjalmar lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Santos's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Hjalmar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskil Hjalmar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hjalmar looks to land a combination. Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hjalmar lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Santos's head back.
Hjalmar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hjalmar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hjalmar catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hjalmar moves out of range easily.
Hjalmar connects with a crisp jab.
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
A jab from Hjalmar does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjalmar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hjalmar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Dos Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hjalmar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Hjalmar is rocked!

Dos Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hjalmar is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Hjalmar misses the target.
Dos Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hjalmar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hjalmar throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hjalmar seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjalmar scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hjalmar! But no joy.
Hjalmar scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Santos. Dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Hjalmar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hjalmar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eskil Hjalmar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hjalmar connects with a nice looking jab.
Hjalmar lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Hjalmar is looking for the big counter here.
Donk. Hjalmar catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hjalmar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hjalmar sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hjalmar with a jab.
Hjalmar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Santos's hands.
Nice jab there from Hjalmar.
Hjalmar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hjalmar blocks a leg kick.
Hjalmar lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Hjalmar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hjalmar.
Hjalmar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hjalmar lands a jab.
Dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Hjalmar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Santos.
A combination from Hjalmar does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hjalmar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hjalmar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hjalmar tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hjalmar, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Hjalmar. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Hjalmar.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hjalmar is looking to get back to is feet but Dos Santos passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hjalmar is pushing Dos Santos's head away, looking to escape. Dos Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Dos Santos works to advance to full mount. Hjalmar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hjalmar is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos lands with some strikes.

Dos Santos quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Dos Santos but it's paid off an Hjalmar is forced to tap! Nice work by Dos Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Dos Santos!
A very excited looking Jorge Dos Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clint Diaz (ranked 7594 p4p, 595 weight class) and Arnold Haagman (ranked 7771 p4p, 597 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Diaz
vs
Haagman

185 cm
23
191 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Haagman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haagman throws a lazy head kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haagman takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Haagman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is pushing Haagman's head away, looking to escape. Haagman manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haagman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Haagman drags him back down.
Haagman wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Haagman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Haagman drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
A lull in the action here as Haagman stalls from top position.
Diaz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haagman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haagman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Diaz!
Haagman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haagman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Haagman 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haagman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Haagman loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Haagman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Haagman looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haagman looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Haagman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Haagman controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Haagman's attempts to control the action.
Haagman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haagman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haagman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Haagman punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haagman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Haagman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Haagman loaded up on that one.
Haagman trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Haagman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Haagman.
Haagman content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haagman punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Haagman controlling his opponent.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Haagman.
Haagman controlling his opponent.
Haagman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haagman unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haagman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Haagman working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Haagman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haagman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haagman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Haagman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Haagman gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A punch combination from Haagman misses.
Haagman throws a lazy head kick
and Haagman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Haagman drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've been informed that Haagman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haagman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haagman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haagman.
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!
Haagman pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haagman is controlling the pace.
Diaz won't allow Haagman to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Haagman control the position.
Diaz pushes Haagman off looking to stand but Haagman dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Haagman seems content to control.
Haagman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Still in half guard, Haagman seems content to control.
Haagman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Haagman punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diaz has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Haagman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Haagman is continuing to stall.
Haagman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Diaz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Haagman.
Haagman tries to keep control of the position but Diaz is staying busy.
Haagman controls the position.

Diaz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Haagman.
Even with his hooks in, Haagman manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Haagman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Diaz avoids the strikes from Haagman.
What can Diaz do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Diaz fending off the submission attempt from Haagman.
Diaz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haagman's guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Haagman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haagman looking for a sweep. Not yet Haagman, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Haagman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haagman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haagman is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haagman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Arnold Haagman has got the better of the ground game so far.

Haagman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haagman trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haagman 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! Diaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arnold Haagman!

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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demi Achilles (ranked 3344 p4p, 336 weight class) and Ken Lee (ranked 6678 p4p, 470 weight class). Lee has chosen I love DAVAO delsur 💓 as his entrance music. Demi Achilles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Achilles
vs
Lee

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demi Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Lee!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Achilles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Achilles's head coaches at Don Tony’s Fight Club & Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Achilles misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Achilles moves out of range of the strikes.
Achilles swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Achilles throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Achilles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Achilles's head.
Demi Achilles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Achilles at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Achilles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Achilles throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Achilles counters with a nice body shot.
Lee looks winded!
Achilles lands a body shot.
Achilles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Ken Lee has been cut.
Achilles lands a slapping body shot.
Achilles plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Lee swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Lee face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Demi Achilles!
Demi Achilles took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Ken Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'That's life he's just BETTER tonight but I'm not going anywhere. '.