SCL 20: Blazin PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Mathius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palermo Canzelare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canzelare has chosen Suspekt - Læg dig ned as his entrance music. Palermo Canzelare acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mathius
vs
Canzelare

190 cm
26
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Mathius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Palermo Canzelare!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canzelare on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mathius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canzelare's sensitive parts.
Mathius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mathius throws a nice inside leg kick.

Canzelare feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mathius sprawling to the canvas! Mathius rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Canzelare finish him?!

It looks like George Mathius has been cut.
Mathius scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canzelare stuffs the takedown attempt from Mathius. Mathius gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathius avoids a kick to the body.
Canzelare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathius.

Canzelare fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathius, pushing him back against the cage.
Mathius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathius wants to stall.
Mathius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Canzelare breaks the clinch.
Canzelare misses with the combination.
Canzelare keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Canzelare takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
George Mathius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathius throws a head kick but Canzelare moves out of range.
Canzelare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palermo Canzelare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathius.
Mathius thumps Canzelare with a low kick.
Canzelare looks to land a combination but Mathius avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Canzelare.
Mathius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mathius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathius lands a head kick. Canzelare smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Canzelare moves out of range as Mathius throws a body kick.
Canzelare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathius scores with a nice body kick.
Mathius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Mathius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mathius looks for the body kick but Canzelare saw that one coming.
Canzelare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Canzelare there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canzelare has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mathius.
Canzelare blocks a head kick by Mathius.
Canzelare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canzelare misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Canzelare misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mathius.
Mathius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Canzelare. That did some damage!

Canzelare gets a clinch.
Mathius has Canzelare pressed against the cage, preventing Canzelare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mathius can't find room to land a body shot as Canzelare controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canzelare.
Canzelare prevents a body shot from Mathius.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canzelare wants to get back to striking at distance but Mathius won't allow it.
Mathius keeps control of Canzelare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mathius missing with knees to the body.
Canzelare tries to circle away but Mathius has him pinned against the cage.
Canzelare's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Canzelare blocks it with crossed arms.
Canzelare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Canzelare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Canzelare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mathius has him pressed against the cage.

Canzelare manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Canzelare - just one landing.
Canzelare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathius circles away quickly and effectively.
Canzelare misses with the body kick
and Mathius counters with an inside leg kick.
Mathius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Mathius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canzelare blocks a head kick by Mathius.
Canzelare checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canzelare misses with a wild combination.
Canzelare blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Canzelare
and Mathius counters with a low kick, right behind Canzelare 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canzelare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Canzelare drives through and clinches with Mathius against the cage.

Canzelare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathius lands a nice looking body kick.
Canzelare throws a lazy right hand but Mathius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canzelare steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mathius. That one must have hurt.

Canzelare clinches up against the cage.
Canzelare working hard to break the clinch.
Mathius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mathius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Canzelare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mathius.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathius.
Mathius cracks the inside of Canzelare's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Palermo Canzelare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Mathius'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.

Mathius throws a leg kick which misses Canzelare's front leg but catches the back leg as Canzelare tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Canzelare.
Canzelare pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathius.
Mathius scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mathius.
Palermo Canzelare seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Canzelare is looking to clinch but Mathius is avoiding it.
Mathius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mathius throws a front kick aimed at Canzelare's knee but Canzelare avoids it well.
Canzelare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Canzelare has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Canzelare and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mathius shoots for a takedown but Canzelare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Canzelare tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Canzelare throws a leg kick
and Mathius counters with a big head kick but Canzelare shrugs it off.
Canzelare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canzelare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathius misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canzelare pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Canzelare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Canzelare throws a right and a left that Mathius avoids nicely.
Canzelare fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathius.
Canzelare throws a big shot that misses.
Canzelare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mathius.
Canzelare throws a body kick that misses.
Canzelare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Mathius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathius.
Mathius cracks the inside of Canzelare's front leg.
Canzelare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canzelare throws a right hand that Mathius ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathius also avoids with ease.
Mathius checks a leg kick nicely.
Canzelare takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mathius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canzelare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canzelare tries to score with a low kick but Mathius moves his leg out of the way.
Canzelare tries to clinch up.
Mathius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canzelare misses with the body kick
and Mathius counters with an outside leg kick.
Mathius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Canzelare. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mathius.
Canzelare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mathius.
Mathius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Mathius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mathius scores with a push kick.
Mathius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mathius dodges the punch combination from Canzelare.
Canzelare takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canzelare throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mathius scores with a nice body kick.
Mathius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mathius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canzelare's sensitive parts.
Canzelare walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mathius.
Mathius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Canzelare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canzelare takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Canzelare pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathius lands with a kick to the temple. Canzelare shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mathius explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Canzelare tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mathius.
Mathius is looking to slow Canzelare down with leg kicks.
Mathius shoots in for a takedown but Canzelare shows good takedown defense.

Mathius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mathius wants to free his trapped foot but Canzelare is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mathius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathius is looking to take a break and control but Canzelare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canzelare is trying to stand back up but Mathius is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathius trying to control the action but Canzelare is working from the bottom.
Canzelare is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Mathius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Mathius's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mathius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Canzelare. That did some damage!
Palermo Canzelare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canzelare fails to land with a series of punches.
Canzelare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canzelare's sensitive parts.
A combination from Canzelare does no damage.
Canzelare throws a head kick that misses
and Mathius counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Canzelare is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Canzelare does no damage.
Mathius explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Canzelare has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mathius.
Mathius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Canzelare throws a hook but Mathius blocks it.
Mathius feints and then cracks Canzelare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canzelare down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathius fakes the leg kick and cracks Canzelare in the body.
Canzelare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Canzelare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathius circles away quickly and effectively.
Canzelare on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathius. Mathius obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canzelare tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathius has a takedown stuffed.
Mathius feints and then cracks Canzelare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canzelare down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mathius.
Mathius connects with a solid leg kick.
Canzelare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canzelare does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Canzelare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canzelare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathius slips a jab and a cross from Canzelare.
Mathius cracks the inside of Canzelare's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathius.
Mathius scores with a kick to the body.
Canzelare throws a sloppy head kick and Mathius moves out of range easily.
Canzelare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canzelare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canzelare misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Canzelare as Mathius shoots in.
Canzelare throws a good cross that connects.
Mathius throws a leg kick which misses Canzelare's front leg but catches the back leg as Canzelare tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Canzelare scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Canzelare.
Canzelare takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Canzelare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Canzelare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canzelare tries to clinch up but Mathius circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Canzelare scores with a four punch combination!
Mathius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mathius cracks the inside of Canzelare's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Canzelare is fending him off so far but Mathius persists. Nope, Canzelare circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Mathius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Canzelare drops Mathius with a beautiful combination! Mathius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Canzelare is looking for the KO!

Mathius is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Canzelare! Mathius is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palermo Canzelare!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Totti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Lambada. Victor Santana had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Santana
vs
Totti

180 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Totti!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

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

Santana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santana in particular looking to stall.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Totti looking for submissions off his back.

Totti looking for submissions off his back.
Santana is controlling the pace.
Totti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santana sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Totti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Totti keeping full guard, as Santana tries to pass.
Santana slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Totti keeping full guard, as Santana tries to pass.

Totti throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santana uses it to pass to side control.
Santana content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Santana tries for a kimura but Totti is defending well.
Totti is not content to let Santana control the position.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Santana.

Santana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Totti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Santana wants to control from the top but Totti keeps moving.
Santana not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Totti looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santana has picked Totti up and slammed him! Totti can't keep hold of the triangle and Santana manages to pass to side control!
Totti looks gassed!
Santana gets to mount! Totti was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Totti is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Totti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana prevents Totti from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana raining down shots from the mount!
Santana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana unloading with bombs!
Santana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Totti is in a horrible position here. Santana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santana landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is landing with some decent strikes but Totti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santana controlling his opponent.
Santana lands a nice shot to the head.
Santana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santana has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Totti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Totti?
Santana wants to control the pace but Totti is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Santana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santana looks to land a combination but Totti avoids it well.
Totti shoots and misses

and Santana counters with a takedown into side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Santana.

Santana shoots in and bounces Totti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santana looking to pass the guard.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Totti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santana passes into half guard.

Santana is trying to work for a kimura but Totti is defending well.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana lands strikes from half guard.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana wants to control but Totti is keeping him busy.
Santana controlling the action here.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santana moves into full mount! Totti won't be happy about that!

That's two 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.
Totti is in a horrible position here. Santana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Santana working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santana wants to control the pace but Totti is squirming around nicely.
Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Totti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Totti's face.
Santana wants to control the pace but Totti is squirming around nicely.
Totti tries to reverse the position but Santana maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Santana.
Santana wants to control the pace but Totti is squirming around nicely.
Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Totti can't escape the position.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Totti's face.
Santana tries to control but Totti wriggling away.
Santana prevents Totti from getting the reversal.
Santana controlling the position easily from mount.
Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four 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.
Santana is landing with some decent strikes but Totti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santana landing strikes from the mount and Totti is in trouble!
Santana with shots to the head and body - Totti looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Totti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santana landing punches.
Santana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santana controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Santana dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Santana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Totti to the mat! Totti manages to get full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Santana.

Santana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Totti's guard.
Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Totti is retaining full guard.
Santana wants to control from the top but Totti keeps moving.

Totti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santana trying to control but Totti is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Totti doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santana counters with a single leg into guard. Totti didn't expect that.
Santana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Totti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Totti keeping full guard, as Santana tries to pass.

Totti looking for a guillotine here but Santana defends easily.

Santana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Totti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santana has managed to get both his arms back between Totti's legs - danger averted.
Francesco Totti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santana trying to control but Totti is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Totti with a poor takedown

and Santana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Totti taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Totti is in trouble now - Santana has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana trying to control but Totti is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santana lands a nice shot to the head.
Santana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Totti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santana looking to control but Totti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Victor Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Totti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Totti is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Totti's face.
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Santana controlling the pace for now.
Totti tries to reverse the position but Santana maintains control.
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana with good strikes from the mount here!
Santana controlling the position easily from mount.

Totti defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santana.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Santana!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Pujicri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senor Justicia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senor Justicia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pujicri
vs
Justicia

192 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Pujicri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Senor Justicia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pujicri doesn't manage to clinch there - Justicia circles away.
Justicia tries to clinch up

and Pujicri counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Justicia.
Justicia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justicia can't break the clinch.
Justicia trying to land knees to the body.
Pujicri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justicia trying to land knees to the body.
Pujicri avoids the elbow strike from Justicia, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pujicri.

It looks like Senor Justicia has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Justicia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pujicri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pujicri avoids a wild elbow strike from Justicia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justicia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pujicri's elbow.
Justicia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pujicri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justicia blocks it with crossed arms.
Pujicri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justicia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justicia tries to break the clinch but Pujicri is controlling the position.
Pujicri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Justicia throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justicia working hard to break the clinch.
Pujicri blocks a body shot from Justicia.
Pujicri avoiding damage as Justicia throws knees to the body.
Pujicri misses with a knee strike.
Justicia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Justicia misses with a body punch.
Justicia misses with an elbow over the top.
Pujicri looking to throw knees to the head but Justicia is blocking nicely.
Justicia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pujicri.
Pujicri tries to land a knee to the head but Justicia blocks with his arms.
Pujicri blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Justicia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pujicri's brow.
Pujicri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pujicri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justicia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Justicia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justicia swats away the attempt to clinch by Pujicri.
Justicia clinches but Pujicri breaks the clinch

and Pujicri counters by clinching up.
Justicia looking to throw knees to the head but Pujicri is blocking nicely.

That's two 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.
Pujicri with a knee to the head.
Justicia looking to throw knees to the head but Pujicri is blocking nicely.
Pujicri dodges an elbow strike from Justicia.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Justicia.
Pujicri misses with a knee to the head.
Justicia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Igor Pujicri has been cut.
Justicia tries to land knees in the clinch but Pujicri avoids the damage to the body.
Justicia misses with some punches.
Justicia is trying to force a seperation but Pujicri has the dominant position.
Justicia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pujicri looking to throw knees to the head but Justicia is blocking nicely.
Pujicri blocks an elbow strike.
Pujicri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pujicri looking to throw knees to the head but Justicia is blocking nicely.
Justicia throws an elbow but it misses.
Justicia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justicia misses with an elbow strike.
Pujicri takes an elbow to the temple.
Pujicri blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justicia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Justicia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Justicia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pujicri is defending well for now.
Justicia is trying to break free.
Pujicri dodges an elbow strike from Justicia.
Justicia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pujicri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justicia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Justicia is trying to break free.
Pujicri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pujicri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pujicri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Justicia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Justicia trying to land knees to the body.
Pujicri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justicia's face.
Pujicri avoids the elbow strike from Justicia, against the cage.
Justicia has a couple of punches blocked by Pujicri.
Justicia tries to work over Pujicri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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.
Pujicri dodges an elbow strike from Justicia.
Justicia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pujicri.
Pujicri managing to block the knees to the body from Justicia.
Justicia throws an elbow that misses.
Pujicri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justicia's face.
Pujicri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justicia blocks it with crossed arms.
Justicia can't find room to land a body shot as Pujicri controls the action.
Justicia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Justicia working aggressively here.
Pujicri tries to land a knee to the head but Justicia blocks with his arms.
Pujicri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justicia blocks it with crossed arms.
Justicia misses with some punches.
Justicia throws an elbow but it misses.
Justicia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pujicri.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justicia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pujicri with a knee to the head.
Justicia misses with an elbow strike.
Pujicri avoids the elbow strike from Justicia, against the cage.
Pujicri has Justicia pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Justicia is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Pujicri - that's hurt Justicia badly! Oh, another knee lands and Justicia is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Justicia doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Igor Pujicri!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Akumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Hua Hin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rod Hua Hin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Akumi
vs
Hua Hin

170 cm
24
173 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Akumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Hua Hin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua Hin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hua Hin throws a head kick that misses.
Hua Hin throws a head kick that misses.
Hua Hin tries to clinch but Akumi moves out of range.
Hua Hin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hua Hin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hua Hin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rod Hua Hin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Akumi.

Akumi is trying to get an arm triangle but Hua Hin is defending well.

Akumi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hua Hin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Akumi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hua Hin, who protects the arm well.

Akumi is trying to get an arm triangle but Hua Hin is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akumi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Akumi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Akumi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Akumi has hold of Hua Hin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hua Hin seems comfortable defending it but Akumi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hua Hin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hua Hin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Akumi couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yusuf Akumi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sirwan Kakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jamsha gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jamsha gonzales is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kakai
vs
gonzales

170 cm
19
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
136 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sirwan Kakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, jamsha gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
Kakai looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head kick misses from Kakai.

Kakai takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
gonzales is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
gonzales letting Kakai take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Kakai won't allow it.

Kakai turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
gonzales controls the position for a moment.
gonzales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kakai tries to move to full mount but gonzales actually manages to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzales controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
gonzales wants to get back to full guard.

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.

Kakai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. gonzales doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kakai.
gonzales is looking for a sweep. Kakai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
gonzales slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakai is fighting to break gonzales's control of his arms but gonzales is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that gonzales has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
gonzales keeping moving, preventing Kakai from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
gonzales is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sirwan Kakai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kakai avoids a punch combination nicely.
gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
gonzales throws a series of punches but Kakai moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from gonzales misses the target.
gonzales misses with a hook. Kakai ducked under it nicely.
Sirwan Kakai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakai throws a half hearted mid kick.
gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from gonzales misses the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kakai fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kakai defending well as gonzales loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Kakai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
gonzales throws a body punch but Kakai moves out of range.
Kakai avoids the body shot from gonzales.
gonzales misses the shot to the body.
gonzales looks to throw the jab but Kakai is out of range.
gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Kakai dodges the punch combination from gonzales.
gonzales misses with a double jab.
gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kakai staying out of range there.

That's two 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.
gonzales throws out a loose jab but Kakai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
gonzales swings for the body but Kakai moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from gonzales in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kakai is looking to clinch but gonzales is avoiding it.
Kakai avoids the body shot from gonzales.
gonzales throws a shot from downtown. Kakai moves away and avoids it.
gonzales misses with a straight right.
gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kakai shoots in looking for a takedown. gonzales tries to sprawl out of it but Kakai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. gonzales manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kakai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
gonzales throws a one two combo.
Kakai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kakai ducks under a wild hook from gonzales.
gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakai manages to avoid it.
gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakai.
Kakai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as gonzales throws out the jab.
gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kakai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from gonzales.
gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by gonzales.
gonzales throws a right hand that Kakai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakai also avoids with ease.
gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakai moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kakai avoids the body shot from gonzales.
Kakai avoids the body shot from gonzales.
gonzales misses with the combination.
Kakai dodges the punch combination from gonzales.
gonzales throws a right hand that Kakai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakai also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from gonzales.
gonzales throws the left hand but Kakai avoids the punch easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from gonzales misses.
gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jamsha gonzales 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
gonzales throws a series of punches but Kakai avoids them all with ease.
gonzales misses with a wild combination.
gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
gonzales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kakai.
gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
gonzales throws a nice looking combination but Kakai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kakai staying out of range there.
Kakai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? gonzales is fending him off so far but Kakai persists. Nope, gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
gonzales takes a swing at Kakai's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakai slips a jab and a cross from gonzales.
gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
jamsha gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from gonzales.
gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
gonzales throws a right hand that Kakai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakai also avoids with ease.
Kakai tries to clinch up.
gonzales throws a right and a left that Kakai avoids nicely.
Kakai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract gonzales.
gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Kakai defending well as gonzales loads up on a big left hand.

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.
Kakai defending well as gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
gonzales misses with a body shot.
gonzales misses the shot to the body.
gonzales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakai rather than just go for the knockout.
Kakai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by gonzales.
gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakai manages to avoid it.
gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakai moves away.
gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gonzales misses with a double jab.
Kakai misses with a series of wild punches.
gonzales takes a swing at Kakai's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from gonzales.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kakai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as gonzales holds on and takes a little breather.

gonzales has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kakai off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
gonzales looks to land a combination but Kakai avoids it well.
gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakai is just out of range.
gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kakai slips a straight right by gonzales.
Kakai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Kakai slips the punch.
Kakai tries to clinch but gonzales moves out of range.
gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakai was well out of range. Poor timing from gonzales.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakai fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sirwan Kakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirwan Kakai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kakai 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sirwan Kakai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
12%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Steinig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Vizotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Steinig
vs
Vizotto

178 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Steinig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Vizotto!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinig moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steinig slips under a jab from Vizotto.
Vizotto throws a series of punches but Steinig moves out of range.
Vizotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steinig.
Steinig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steinig has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steinig there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steinig fails to land the takedown.
Steinig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vizotto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Steinig drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Steinig in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizotto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steinig off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinig just trying to survive but Vizotto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Steinig defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vizotto's arms.

Vizotto has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Steinig! Can he survive? No! He's out! Vizotto gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Vizotto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bottomtooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Revell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Bottomtooth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bottomtooth
vs
Revell

200 cm
25
271 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Bottomtooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Revell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bottomtooth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Revell. That did some damage!
Bottomtooth feints and then cracks Revell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Revell down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottomtooth.
Good leg kick by Bottomtooth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Revell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bottomtooth sprawls well. Bottomtooth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Revell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bottomtooth throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Revell is defended easily by Bottomtooth.

Revell scores a takedown into full mount!
Revell can't control as he wanted to and Bottomtooth manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Revell tries to pass to full mount but Bottomtooth defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bottomtooth tries to get to full guard but Revell has control of the leg.
Bottomtooth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Revell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Revell sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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.
Revell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Revell trying to control but Bottomtooth is working from the bottom.
Revell looking to sit in guard and control but Bottomtooth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bottomtooth trying to control but Revell is working from the bottom.
Bottomtooth tries to free his leg and advance position but Revell is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Revell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bottomtooth scores with a push kick.
Bottomtooth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bottomtooth throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bottomtooth.

Revell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Revell lands in his opponent's guard.
Bottomtooth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Revell's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revell pulls Bottomtooth in close to prevent any damage.
Revell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bottomtooth is one step ahead there.
Bottomtooth looking to pass the guard.
Revell looking for a sweep. Not yet Revell, not yet.
Bottomtoothis looking to pass into half guard but Revell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Revell is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Bottomtooth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bottomtooth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Revell just misses with a punch to the body.

Revell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bottomtooth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Revell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottomtooth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bottomtooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Revell postures up and lands a big shot to Bottomtooth's brow.
Revell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Revell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bottomtooth's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revell postures up in Bottomtooth's guard and throws a big left but Bottomtooth blocks it.
Revell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bottomtooth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Revell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottomtooth looking for a sweep. Not yet Bottomtooth, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Revell trying to control but Bottomtooth is working from the bottom.
Revell preventing the sweep.
Revell is pushing down on Bottomtooth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottomtooth is fighting to maintain full guard but Revell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bottomtooth is looking to improve his position.
Revell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Revell not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bjorn Revell.

Revell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bottomtooth sprawls well initially but Revell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Revell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Revell trying to mount his opponent but Bottomtooth defends it.
Revell controlling the pace.
Revell trying to control the action but Bottomtooth is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Revell there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Revell unloads with some shots from mount but Bottomtooth bucks and avoids them well.
Bottomtooth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Revell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bottomtooth tries to lock up and control but Revell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bottomtooth is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Revell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bottomtooth throws a leg kick which misses Revell's front leg but catches the back leg as Revell tries to avoid it.

Revell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bottomtooth's half guard.
Revell works his way into full mount!
Bottomtooth is trying to escape the mount.
Revell trying to control but Bottomtooth is having none of it.
Revell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Revell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bottomtooth working to try and regain half guard.
Revell trying to control but Bottomtooth is having none of it.
Revell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bottomtooth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revell prevents Bottomtooth from improving his position.
Revell slows the pace down in half guard.
Revell not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottomtooth is not content to let Revell control the position.
Revell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bottomtooth defending well though.
Revell content to control rather than advance.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bjorn Revell.
Bottomtooth scores with a kick to the body.
Bottomtooth scores with a leg kick.
Revell tries to bum rush Bottomtooth with a series of wild strikes but Bottomtooth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Revell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bottomtooth can pounce on him.
Revell looks for a takedown but Bottomtooth sprawls well.
Revell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bottomtooth. Bottomtooth obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Bottomtooth.
Bottomtooth lands with a kick to the ribs.
Revell is looking to clinch but Bottomtooth is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Revell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Revell 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Revell!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaennor Malaipet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malaipet has chosen CLASH - Crashing as his entrance music. Ben Askren had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Askren
vs
Malaipet

182 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

{GTI} Toxic Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaennor Malaipet!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Askren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Malaipet looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Malaipet's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Askren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malaipet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Askren.
Malaipet is trying to stand back up but Askren is controlling him
Askren 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.
Malaipet desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Malaipet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren wants to free his trapped foot but Malaipet is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaipet is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Askren shoots in for a double leg but Malaipet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Askren or perhaps it was just good defense by Malaipet which made him look bad.
Kaennor Malaipet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Malaipet shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malaipet.
Askren shoots in but Malaipet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malaipet tries to clinch but Askren is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaipet.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Malaipet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Askren. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Malaipet lands a big head kick that sends Askren tumbling to the mat! Malaipet takes a step backwards and waves Askren back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
Malaipet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Askren's calf.
Malaipet lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Askren crumples to the floor! Malaipet milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaennor Malaipet!