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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Reignhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Reignhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fast Punch!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Reignhard sprawling to the canvas! Reignhard rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Punch finish him?!
It looks like Harry Reignhard has been cut.
Reignhard fails with the takedown.
Reignhard shoots for a takedown but Punch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reignhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reignhard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Reignhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reignhard.
Reignhard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reignhard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punch tries to avoid it but Reignhard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punch to the ground. Punch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reignhard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punch is fending him off so far but Reignhard persists. Nope, Punch circles away and we're back to standing.
Reignhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Punch misses with a hook.
Reignhard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reignhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punch.
Punch thows a body shot but no joy.
Punch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reignhard at a distance.
Reignhard is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Punch there.
Punch misses with a straight left.
Punch drops Reignhard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reignhard looks back up at him and smiles so Punch waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Harry Reignhard's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punch misses with an uppercut. Reignhard saw that one coming.
Punch lands the left hand.
Punch fails to land with a series of punches.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Reignhard is out of range.
Punch misses with a double jab.
Fast Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reignhard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Punch defends it nicely.
Punch lands a big right hand that sends Reignhard crashing to the mat! Punch stays standing though and waves Reignhard back to his feet!
Reignhard is rocked!
Harry Reignhard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch looks to land a left hand but Reignhard moved out of range nicely.
Reignhard wants to clinch up but Punch keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Punch.
Reignhard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeez, Harry Reignhard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Reignhard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fast Punch!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax van Frankrijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakaya Kikwete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kikwete's choice of entrance music: All I Do Is Win- DJ Khaled. Jakaya Kikwete will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ajax van Frankrijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakaya Kikwete!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikwete's corner calls for a 1-2. Kikwete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
van Frankrijk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kikwete thuds his shin into the meat of van Frankrijk's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kikwete. van Frankrijk shrugs it off though.
van Frankrijk is breathing heavily.
Kikwete fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with van Frankrijk, pushing him back against the cage.
Kikwete pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kikwete! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jakaya Kikwete!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dill Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Gullich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Memories. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Gullich!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe motions for Gullich to come forward. Doe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Gullich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doe was covering up waiting for the punch and Gullich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gullich wants to pass the guard but Doe is keeping the position.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Gullich is proving a slippery customer.
Doe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Doe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe pulls Gullich in close to prevent any damage.
Gullich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gullich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gullich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullich trying to control the position but Doe is working away.
Doe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Doe wants to control but Gullich postures up.
Gullich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Doe!
Gullich has control of Doe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Doe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gullich looking to secure an arm triangle but Doe defends it well.
Gullich looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
Gullich is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Doe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Doe!
Doe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gullich is proving hard to escape from.
Gullich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gullich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullich is trying to keep Doe in close.
Gullich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doe is stalling in the full guard.
Doe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gullich is keeping the position for now.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gullich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Gullich has Doe pulled in close to control his posture.
Gullich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gullich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doe wants to control from the top but Gullich keeps moving.
Gullich is working an open guard so Doe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gullich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doe's guard now.
Doe wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Gullich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gullich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doe.
Gullich throws a chopping leg kick but Doe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doe lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Doe with that takedown attempt.
Gullich is looking to score with low kicks.
Doe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Doe showed some decent athleticism there.
Gullich manages to get to full guard.
Gullich working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doe has passed into half guard!
Doe wants to take a breather but Gullich is having none of it.
Gullich is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doe's back!
Doe tries to escape the position.
Gullich missing with punches from the back.
Doe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gullich keeps control of the position as Doe tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullich is looking to control Doe but Doe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Doe can't escape the position.
Doe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gullich's arms.
Doe tries to escape the position.
Doe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gullich's arms.
Doe wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Doe tries to break free.
Gullich missing with strikes from the back.
Doe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gullich's arms.
Gullich not allowing Doe to control his hands.
Doe is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gullich is looking for the choke from the back position but Doe is controlling his hands well.
Doe is really stuck here.
Well, with Gullich on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Doe is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
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.
Gullich working for the choke.
Gullich looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Doe is controlling Gullich 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gullich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gullich looking for a sweep. Not yet Gullich, not yet.
Gullich working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Gullich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gullich slaps away a takedown attempt from Doe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gullich misses with a hook.
Doe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolfgang Gullich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Gullich pushes him off.
Doe forces Gullich back against the cage and clinches.
Doe has Gullich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gullich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dill Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gullich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gullich manages to pull guard.
Gullich had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Doe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gullich Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Doe's back instead.
Gullich looking to break Doe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Doe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gullich will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe trying to control the hands but Gullich breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gullich working for the choke.
I really don't envy Doe right now.
Doe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gullich is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Doe is defending well though. Gullich let's go of the attempt for now.
Doe showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doe is really stuck here.
Gullich not allowing Doe to control his hands.
Doe fending off the submission attempt from Gullich.
A lull in the action here.
Doe turns into Gullich and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to get up but he can't break Gullich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gullich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gullich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doe passes into half guard.
Gullich wants to get back to full guard.
Gullich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Gullich is defending well.
Gullich gets back to full guard.
Wolfgang Gullich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Doe wants to control from the top but Gullich keeps moving.
Doe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gullich is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gullich keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Dill Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gullich's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Gullich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gullich 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Gullich!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raphael Solo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariano Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raphael Solo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbossa swivels and escapes.
Barbossa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barbossa!
Solo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barbossa is surviving well by controlling Solo's body position as best he can.
Barbossa tries to hold on but Solo postures up.
Solo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barbossa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa is looking for a sweep.
Solo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbossa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barbossa, who protects the arm well.
Barbossa throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Barbossa 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.
Barbossa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbossa is defending well.
Barbossa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Solo wants to control but Barbossa is keeping him busy.
Solo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barbossa wants to control but Solo postures up.
Solo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barbossa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Solo's guard! Nice work there by Barbossa!
Solo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barbossa wanted to stand there but Solo had control of the position.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Solo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbossa postures up.
Solo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbossa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Solo looks gassed!
Solo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barbossa controls the pace.
Solo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barbossa defends well.
Barbossa won't allow Solo to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Solo tries for a takedown but Barbossa circles away easily
and Barbossa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Solo won't be happy with that.
Barbossa is chipping away with strikes.
Barbossa scoring with punches from side control.
Barbossa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Solo, who protects the arm well.
Solo gets back to half guard.
Solo is refusing to be controlled, as Barbossa sits in half guard.
Barbossa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Solo is pressing down on Barbossa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barbossa looking to pass the guard.
Barbossa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Solo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Barbossa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Solo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Barbossa's back instead.
Solo trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Solo.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Solo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barbossa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barbossa turns into Solo and is now in his guard.
Barbossa drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Barbossa as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Solo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Barbossa! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mariano Barbossa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Little!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Brian Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Little closes the distance but Adams moves to the side
and Adams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Little!
Adams wants to control the pace but Little is squirming around nicely.
Little can't escape the position.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adams with a couple of short strikes.
Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Little but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little wants to control but Adams is having none of it.
Little avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.
Little is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Adams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Little gets back to half guard.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Little has his hands clasped together around Adams's back. He's all about the action.
Adams slips a nice elbow through Little's hands, connecting with Little's forehead.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Little doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.
Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
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. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Little's temple.
Adams 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.
Adams drops an elbow to the side of Little's head.
Adams trying to control from half guard but Little is working away.
Little is doing well to control the position and prevent Adams from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adams trying to control from half guard but Little is working away.
Adams is just content to waste time from the top position. Little takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Little clinches but Adams breaks the clinch
and Adams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Little's guard now.
Adams throws and elbow that misses. Little uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Little!
Little wanted to stand there but Adams had control of the position.
Little is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Little got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Little has managed to get both his arms back between Adams's legs - danger averted.
Little slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Adams.
Little wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Little prevents Adams from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to maintain the position but Little is very close to passing his half guard.
Adams tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adams clinches.
Little lands with a right to the head.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Little prevents the takedown attempt.
Adams tries to break free but Little pushes him back against the cage.
Little scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Adams has been cut.
Little effectively controlling the action here.
Little lands an elbow inside.
Adams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Little is trying to keep an underhook but Adams manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Adams prevents Little from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Little does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Little is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him
Little is breathing heavily.
Little wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams wants to break free but Little has control.
Little looking to stall.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Little is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Adams trying to stall but Little improves his position.
Little managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Adams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
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.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Little prevents the takedown attempt.
Adams tries to break free but Little pushes him back against the cage.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Little closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adams counters with a right hand to the body.
Little darts in trying to clinch
and Adams counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Little's waist but Little gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adams counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Adams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Little won't be happy with that.
Little is not content to let Adams control the position.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Little bucks up and tries to throw Adams off but instead Adams has got his back!
Will Adams go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Little is trying to stand back up.
Adams tries to get the hooks in deep but Little pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to break free.
Adams missing with strikes.
Brian Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams is punishing Little with strikes - can he finish him?!
Little covering up well and avoiding damage.
Little defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
Little is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Adams gets his way!
Adams throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Adams is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Little defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
John Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Adams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yates comes to the cage accompanied by Village People - Y.M.C.A. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elliot Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates shoots for a double leg takedown but Seagal sprawls well. He's pushed Yates's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seagal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seagal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Yates. No joy for Seagal on that attempt.
Yates drops Seagal with a beautiful combination! Seagal stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yates is looking for the KO!
Seagal is rocked!
It looks like Chuck Seagal has been cut.
Yates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seagal counters with a one-two to the body.
Seagal is still on wobbly legs! Can Yates finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Seagal! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Elliot Yates!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Taavola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serj Tankian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Taavola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Tankian!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taavola throws the kick towards the body but Tankian avoids it.
Tankian scores with a shot to the body.
Tankian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taavola is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tankian closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Taavola out cold! Taavola corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Serj Tankian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Chuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali King struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo Chuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali King!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch there but Chuva circles away.
Chuva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheers as Chuva lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Ali King has been cut.
A big left from Chuva misses.
Chuva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chuva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King has closed the distance and engaged Chuva in a clinch.
Chuva has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Chuva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chuva presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Chuva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King manages to break the clinch.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chuva counters with a right hand to the body.
King looks gassed!
King walks straight into a right hand from Chuva - that's dropped him! Chuva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save King from any more punishment! King complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcelo Chuva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Kardinal Offishall- Bang bang blaring out of the sound system. Van Rijn has chosen Francesco Zappalà - No Way Out as his entrance music. Mike Van Rijn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Davis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Van Rijn shows good takedown defense.
Davis gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Rijn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Van Rijn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Van Rijn gets back to full guard.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Van Rijn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Rijn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to sweep here but Van Rijn controlling him for the moment.
Van Rijn throwing strikes but missing.
Van Rijn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Van Rijn stops Davis from standing up.
Van Rijn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davis is proving hard to escape from.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Rijn on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis wants to stand but Van Rijn is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Rijn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Rijn has wrist control.
Van Rijn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn is trying to stand.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Van Rijn tries to buck Davis off but he can't manage it.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Van Rijn looks a forlorn figure.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Van Rijn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rijn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis landing punches.
Van Rijn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Davis looking to ground and pound but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Van Rijn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Van Rijn bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws some wild stikes that Van Rijn manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis scores with a takedown into Van Rijn's guard.
Van Rijn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Van Rijn blocks nicely.
Davis trying to control but Van Rijn is working from the bottom.
Van Rijn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Van Rijn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Van Rijn!
Van Rijn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Rijn controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Rijn counters by clinching up.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Rijn as Davis tries to tie him up.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the body.
Davis taking a breather.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rijn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brandon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Rijn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Brandon Davis has been cut.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Van Rijn improves position.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Rijn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Rijn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Davis wants to break free but Van Rijn has control.
Van Rijn lands a damaging elbow.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Van Rijn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rijn.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rijn clinches with his opponent.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
Davis wants a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Rijn obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Rijn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rijn tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Mike Van Rijn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Rijn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis closes the distance but Van Rijn moves to the side
and Van Rijn counters by clinching up.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Van Rijn lands an elbow inside.
Van Rijn scores with a knee to the head.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Van Rijn sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Rijn connects with a high kick.
Van Rijn cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Rijn wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Van Rijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Van Rijn.
The is referee keeping an eye on Van Rijn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Rijn down to the mat. Van Rijn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Rijn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Van Rijn as Davis shoots in.
Van Rijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Van Rijn closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Van Rijn is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
Davis throws a strike but Van Rijn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Van Rijn wants to stand up but Davis is controlling him.
Davis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Rijn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Davis, into his guard.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Rijn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van Rijn!
Van Rijn wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Van Rijn manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Van Rijn, under a barage of strikes from Davis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rijn has one foot on Davis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Van Rijn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Rijn gets a clinch.
Van Rijn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Van Rijn is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Rijn down to the mat. Van Rijn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Rijn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Van Rijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Rijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis shoots in but Van Rijn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right and a left that Van Rijn avoids nicely.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Rijn darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Van Rijn lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the body.
Van Rijn lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn landing knees to the head.
Van Rijn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Rijn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Rijn landing knees to the head.
Van Rijn has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn working Davis over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Rijn 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh hoschecjk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Toni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca Toni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh hoschecjk!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni fails with an attempt to clinch.
hoschecjk fails to land the takedown.
Luca Toni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hoschecjk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from hoschecjk.
Luca Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh hoschecjk.
hoschecjk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toni's guard.
Toni wants to stand and escape but hoschecjk is having none of it.
hoschecjk wants to pass the guard but Toni is keeping the position.
hoschecjk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
hoschecjk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
hoschecjk trying to control but Toni is working from the bottom.
Toni wants to stand and escape but hoschecjk is having none of it.
hoschecjk tries to free his leg and advance position but Toni is retaining full guard.
Toni wants to get back to his feet but hoschecjk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hoschecjk on the ground.
hoschecjk slips nicely into half guard.
Toni is defending against the submission attempts here by hoschecjk.
Toni pushes hoschecjk off looking to stand but hoschecjk dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hoschecjk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time hoschecjk.
Toni pushes hoschecjk off looking to stand but hoschecjk dives back in and keeps control.
hoschecjk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
hoschecjk is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Toni still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Toni has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toni stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Toni as hoschecjk shoots in.
Toni tries to clinch but hoschecjk moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by hoschecjk or perhaps it was just good defense by Toni which made him look bad.
Toni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Toni wants it to stay on the feet.
Toni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toni scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh hoschecjk has been cut.
Toni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
hoschecjk looks gassed!
Toni lands a nice knee to the body.
Toni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has hoschecjk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toni gets underhooks to prevent hoschecjk's takedown attempt.
Toni lands an elbow inside.
Toni connects with a nasty looking knee right to hoschecjk's face.
Toni lands an elbow just above hoschecjk 's eye.
That has opened up Josh hoschecjk's cut even more.
Toni with a knee to the head.
Toni lands an elbow inside that hoschecjk shrugs off.
The cut above Josh hoschecjk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Toni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hoschecjk takes an elbow to the forehead.
hoschecjk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Josh hoschecjk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Toni landing knees to the head.
Toni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toni connects with a nasty looking knee right to hoschecjk's face.
Toni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hoschecjk is working for takedown but Toni is calmly controlling the position for now.
hoschecjk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toni walks away with a smile on his face. hoschecjk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toni darts in and clinches hoschecjk up against the cage.
Toni tries to land a knee to the head but hoschecjk blocks with his arms.
Toni prevents a takedown attempt there.
hoschecjk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Toni.
Toni is pressed up against the cage. hoschecjk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toni down to the mat. Toni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toni stuffs the takedown.
hoschecjk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toni rushes hoschecjk and presses him up against the cage.
hoschecjk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Toni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni lands an elbow that stopped hoschecjk in his tracks for a moment.
hoschecjk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toni fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toni fails in his attempt to clinch.
hoschecjk fails with a takedown attempt.
hoschecjk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toni tries to clinch up but hoschecjk circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toni is looking to clinch but hoschecjk is avoiding it.
hoschecjk fails with a takedown attempt.
Toni tries to close the distance and clinch up but hoschecjk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Toni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh hoschecjk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
hoschecjk misses with a takedown attempt - Toni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
hoschecjk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
hoschecjk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toni swivels and escapes.
Luca Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh hoschecjk.
hoschecjk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toni but Toni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Toni. No joy for hoschecjk on that attempt.
Toni tries to clinch up but hoschecjk circles away and keeps his distance.
Luca Toni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toni tries to clinch up.
Toni is looking to clinch but hoschecjk is avoiding it.
Toni has managed to clinch.
Toni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Toni tries to land a knee to the head but hoschecjk blocks with his arms.
Toni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh hoschecjk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luca Toni!
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