QFC Tournament 1171 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Adelson (ranked 4075 p4p, 2936 weight class) and Malakai Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 237 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adelson
vs
Fitzgerald

177 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
150
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Adelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malakai Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adelson has managed to clinch.
Adelson lands a nice knee to the body.

Fitzgerald drags the fight down to the ground.

Fitzgerald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adelson throwing strikes from guard but Fitzgerald blocks nicely.
Fitzgerald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fitzgerald is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelson wants to stand and escape but instead Fitzgerald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Adelson is adopting a defensive guard.
Fitzgerald tries to free his leg and advance position but Adelson is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Adelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fitzgerald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fitzgerald has managed to get both his arms back between Adelson's legs - danger averted.

Fitzgerald drops back looking for a leg! Adelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adelson manages to kick Fitzgerald off! Fitzgerald jumps back into Adelson's guard.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Adelson keeps moving.
Adelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Adelson trying to control the position.
Fitzgerald is pushing down on Adelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Fitzgerald has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fitzgerald is trying to control the action in half guard but Adelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fitzgerald sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fitzgerald working Adelson over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fitzgerald is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelson is trying to stand back up but Fitzgerald is controlling him
Fitzgerald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald working over Adelson with some ground and pound. Adelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fitzgerald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fitzgerald working over Adelson with some ground and pound. Adelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adelson wants to get back to full guard.
Adelson trying to control but Fitzgerald postures up.
Adelson has hold of Fitzgerald's hands but Fitzgerald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Fitzgerald is working for a kimura but Adelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Adelson works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald trying to control but Adelson is working from the bottom.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Adelson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Adelson keeps moving.
Fitzgerald passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fitzgerald lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fitzgerald decides to stand up, so the ref orders Adelson to his feet.
Fitzgerald just misses with a punch to the body.
As Fitzgerald tries to get set, Adelson tries to push him back and clinch up but Fitzgerald manages to avoid the attempt.
Adelson is looking to clinch but Fitzgerald is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malakai Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald tries to close the distance and clinch but Adelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Adelson moves out of range.
Adelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitzgerald sprawls well. Fitzgerald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitzgerald doesn't manage to clinch there - Adelson circles away.
Adelson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzgerald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzgerald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald slaps away a takedown attempt from Adelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fitzgerald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Adelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fitzgerald tries to avoid it but Adelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fitzgerald to the ground. Fitzgerald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fitzgerald is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Adelson's half guard.

Fitzgerald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adelson wants to improve his position but Fitzgerald is controlling well.

Fitzgerald is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fitzgerald stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Adelson to get to his feet.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
Adelson slips under a jab.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adelson stalling against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to score a body lock takedown but Adelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adelson jumps guard but Fitzgerald stands there with Adelson around his waist. Adelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitzgerald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fitzgerald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adelson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is looking for a takedown.
Adelson is pressed up against the cage. Fitzgerald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adelson down to the mat. Adelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzgerald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adelson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fitzgerald defends well and Adelson ends up having to push Fitzgerald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adelson trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Adelson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fitzgerald regains guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fitzgerald manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald throws a combination that misses
and Adelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzgerald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Adelson avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelson.
A big right from Adelson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malakai Fitzgerald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Adelson wants to clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to counter by closing the distance.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fitzgerald is working for a kimura but Adelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Adelson is looking to control Fitzgerald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adelson avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald stalling away here and it's allowed Adelson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzgerald's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitzgerald is working Adelson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adelson is trying to control the position but Fitzgerald postures up.

Adelson looking for a guillotine here but Fitzgerald defends easily.

Fitzgerald has gone for a leg lock! Adelson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fitzgerald's guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adelson looking to sit in guard and control but Fitzgerald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adelson has momentary wrist control but Fitzgerald slips an elbow through the middle.
Fitzgerald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fitzgerald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Fitzgerald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fitzgerald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Adelson is keeping him busy.
Adelson gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fitzgerald's guard.

Fitzgerald looking for a sweep. Not yet Fitzgerald, not yet.
Adelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzgerald wants to stand up but Adelson is controlling him.
Adelson tries to stand but Fitzgerald is controlling from the bottom.
Fitzgerald keeping moving, preventing Adelson from controlling successfully.

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.
Fitzgerald seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Malakai Fitzgerald has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fitzgerald's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fitzgerald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the body
and Adelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Adelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michael Adelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Adelson fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malakai Fitzgerald.
I've got Fitzgerald winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Malakai Fitzgerald!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Malakai Fitzgerald!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Malakai Fitzgerald!

Malakai Fitzgerald wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ibriam (ranked 4053 p4p, 4103 weight class) and Jones Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tim Ibriam has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ibriam
vs
Jon

190 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Ibriam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Jon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jon dives in and scores a takedown into Ibriam's guard.
Jon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Ibriam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibriam is trying to hold Jon in close to prevent damage but Jon has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon wants to pass the guard but Ibriam is defending well.

Ibriam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ibriam wants to get back to full guard.

Jon decides to stand and escape the position.

Ibriam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jon was covering up waiting for the punch and Ibriam finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Jon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jon is trying to drag Ibriam to the mat but Ibriam just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ibriam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jon pushes Ibriam up against the cage in a clinch.
Jon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jon jumps guard.
Jon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibriam is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ibriam trying to control but Jon is working from the bottom.
Ibriam wants to stand but Jon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibriam trying to control but Jon is working from the bottom.
Ibriam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jon on the ground.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ibriam shoots in but no luck this time.
Ibriam slips a jab and a cross from Jon.
Ibriam shoots for a double leg takedown but Jon sprawls well. He's pushed Ibriam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jon unleashes a big counter combination but Ibriam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ibriam thuds his right hand into Jon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ibriam slips a jab from Jon.
Jon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Ibriam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ibriam wants to get back to striking at distance but Jon won't allow it.
Ibriam is trying to push Jon away but Jon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Jon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibriam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jon tries for a takedown but Ibriam circles away easily
and Jon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibriam sprawls well. He's pushed Jon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tim Ibriam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Jon.

Ibriam closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Jon 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.

Jon has a takedown stuffed.
Ibriam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ibriam closes the distance and clinches up with Jon, looking for a takedown. Ibriam pushes Jon against the cage but Jon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ibriam.
Jon cracks Ibriam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jon throws a right and a left that Ibriam avoids nicely.
Jon throws a sloppy head kick and Ibriam moves out of range easily.

Ibriam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Jon has his feet on Ibriam's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon tries for a takedown but Ibriam circles away easily
and Ibriam counters with a stiff right hand.
Jon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibriam as he avoids it easily.
Tim Ibriam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Jon.
Jon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ibriam wants to clinch.
Ibriam tries to clinch up but Jon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibriam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones Jon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ibriam or perhaps it was just good defense by Jon, which made it look bad.

Ibriam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibriam wanted to stand there but Jon had control of the position.

Ibriam drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jon dives on top into guard.

Jon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ibriam is retaining full guard.
Jon pushing down on Ibriam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jon prevents Ibriam from improving his position.
Jon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibriam trying to control here.
Jon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ibriam is trying to control but can't.
Jon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ibriam is trying to maintain the position but Jon is very close to passing his half guard.
Jon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four 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.
Ibriam is looking for a sweep. Jon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Ibriam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ibriam can't break the clinch.
Ibriam is trying to stall.
Ibriam has had enough of the clinch but Jon keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibriam avoids the damage to the body.
Ibriam trying to stall but Jon improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Jon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ibriam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibriam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ibriam drives through and clinches with Jon against the cage.
Jon tries for a takedown but Ibriam manages to get underhooks.
Jon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ibriam to keep the fight standing.

Ibriam manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ibriam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jon stands and steps away. Ibriam gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibriam as he avoids it easily.
Tim Ibriam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Jon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibriam dives in and grabs Jon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jon pushes down on Ibriam's head and hops out.
Ibriam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jon is out of range.
Jon dives in and grabs Ibriam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ibriam pushes down on Jon's head and hops out.
Ibriam went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibriam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibriam shoots in and drives through. Jon sprawls well.
Ibriam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jon defends well and Ibriam ends up having to push Jon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jon shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ibriam is trying to maintain a safe position but Jon gets an underhook and turns Ibriam into the cage.
Ibriam is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jon looking for a takedown.
Ibriam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jon just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon prevents Ibriam from breaking the clinch.
Ibriam taking a breather.
Jon fails to pull guard.
Ibriam is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ibriam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ibriam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ibriam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jon walks away with a smile on his face. Ibriam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ibriam throws a sloppy head kick and Jon moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibriam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibriam fails to land the takedown.
Jon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ibriam as he jumps to the side.
Jon goes for a double leg but Ibriam avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ibriam continues to drive forward.
Ibriam throws a series of punches but Jon avoids them all with ease.
Jon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibriam manages to avoid it.
Ibriam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tim Ibriam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibriam tries for a takedown but Jon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Ibriam moves into range and clinches up with Jon.
Ibriam working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Jon pulls guard successfully.
Ibriam landing some decent shots from guard.
Ibriam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibriam wants to stand but Jon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Ibriam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jon 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 Jones Jon!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jones Jon!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jones Jon!

Jones Jon wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Ross (ranked 3973 p4p, 3944 weight class) and Reese Remington (ranked 473 p4p, 470 weight class). The key to victory for Isiah Ross has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ross
vs
Remington

190 cm
25
205
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isiah Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reese Remington!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington has his takedown stuffed
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Ross lands with a nice combination. Remington backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Reese Remington has been cut.
Remington shoots in looking for a takedown. Ross tries to sprawl out of it but Remington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross scores with a nice strike.
Ross connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Remington! He's out on his feet! Ross rushes in and drops Remington with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Isiah Ross!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Vargas (ranked 4131 p4p, 3934 weight class) and Dutch Van Der Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutch Van Der Lin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vargas
vs
Van Der Lin

172 cm
18
151
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremiah Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Van Der Lin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Van Der Lin moves into the clinch.
Van Der Lin pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Van Der Lin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Der Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Der Lin blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Van Der Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Vargas is rocked!
Vargas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Vargas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Lin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Der Lin lands a big right hand that drops Vargas! The killer instinct kicks in and Van Der Lin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Van Der Lin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Van Der Lin!
A relieved looking Dutch Van Der Lin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.