Fightworld:PTG 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pusshing Throughh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pych (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pych is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pokaż. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Piotr Pych enters the cage!

Throughh
vs
Pych

182 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pusshing Throughh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Pych!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Throughh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pych lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Throughh circles away quickly and effectively.
Throughh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pych takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pych looks gassed!

Throughh throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Pych stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Throughh follows into mount!
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!

Throughh wants to finish this one by submission but Pych is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Throughh.

Throughh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pych is surviving well by controlling Throughh's body position as best he can.

Throughh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pych can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Throughh trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Throughh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pych manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Throughh tries for a kimura but Pych is defending well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Throughh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Throughh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pych, who protects the arm well.
Throughh advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throughh looking to control but Pych is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Throughh looking for a guillotine from mount but Pych is having none of it.

Throughh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pych to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pych shrugs it off.

Throughh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pych has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Throughh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Throughh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pych to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pych shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Throughh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pych has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Throughh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pych if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Throughh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pych crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Throughh - the referee stops the clock and Pych gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Throughh. Pych manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Throughh, right into the meat.
Pych takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pych takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Throughh lands with a nice body kick.
Pusshing Throughh is winning the standup battle so far.
Throughh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pych.
Pych walks forward, straight into a front kick from Throughh.
Pych takes a kick to the side of the head.
Throughh connects with a high kick.
Throughh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Throughh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pych looks to land a combination but Throughh avoids it well.
Throughh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Throughh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pych's calf.
A nice combination there by Pych.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Throughh scores with a kick to the midsection.
No joy there for Pych, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pych throws out a leg kick but Throughh moves out of range and Pych only half commits.
Pych has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Throughh.
Pych takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Throughh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Throughh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pych.
Throughh dodges the punch combination from Pych.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pych 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.
Throughh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Throughh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Throughh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Throughh thuds his shin into the meat of Pych's side.
Pych throws a push kick but Throughh slaps the foot to one side.
Pych misses with a series of wild punches.
Pych on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Throughh. Throughh obviously looking to wear him down.
Throughh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pych can do to turn this around?
Throughh lands with a kick to the temple. Pych shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Throughh looks to land a body kick but Pych moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pych takes a kick to the side of the head.
Throughh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Throughh lands with a slapping head kick.
Pych walks forward, straight into a front kick from Throughh.
Pych looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pych looks to land a left hand but Throughh moved out of range nicely.
Pych takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pych misses with a looping right.
Throughh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Pych misses.
Pych throws a front kick aimed at Throughh's knee but Throughh avoids it well.
Throughh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pych swinging wildly here.
Pych takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Throughh misses with a body kick.
Pusshing Throughh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pych blocks a head kick by Throughh.
Pych looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pusshing Throughh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pych fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Throughh is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Throughh. Pych shrugs it off though.
Pych misses with a low kick.
Pych takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pych looks to land a combination but Throughh avoids it well.
Throughh thumps Pych with a low kick.
Pych tries to score with a low kick but Throughh moves his leg out of the way.
Pych tries to land a front kick but Throughh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Throughh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pych takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pych avoids the head kick by Throughh.
Pych bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Throughh's head.
Throughh scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Throughh.
Pych misses with the combination.
Throughh scores with a nice body kick.
Pych throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throughh scores with a head kick.
Pych misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Throughh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Throughh throws a head kick that half lands.
Throughh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pych tries to score with a low kick but Throughh moves his leg out of the way.
Throughh lands a head kick. Pych smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pych throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Pych.
Throughh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pych.
Throughh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Throughh lands a head kick. Pych smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Throughh misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Throughh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pych. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Throughh.
Throughh delivers a nice body kick.
Throughh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pusshing Throughh 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. And we move into the final round!

Throughh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pych. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Throughh.
Throughh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pych's sensitive parts.
Throughh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pych rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Throughh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid body kick from Throughh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Throughh!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pych, right into the meat.
Throughh lands a head kick!
Pych 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.
Throughh looks for the body kick but Pych saw that one coming.
Throughh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pych misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Throughh lands a nice looking body kick.
Throughh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pych walks forward, straight into a front kick from Throughh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pych crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Throughh - the referee stops the clock and Pych gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Throughh. Pych manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Throughh throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pych avoids a kick to the body.
Throughh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pych has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Throughh.
Pych walks forward, straight into a front kick from Throughh.
Pych tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pych misses with a series of wild punches.
Throughh scores with a head kick.
Throughh scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Pych misses.
Throughh connects with a solid leg kick.
Throughh throws a head kick that misses.
Pych's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pych blocks the body kick.
Throughh moves away from the strike by Pych.
Pych misses the jab.
Throughh fakes the leg kick and cracks Pych in the body.
Pych misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Throughh.
Pusshing Throughh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throughh lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Pych does no damage.
Throughh throws a nice head kick!
Throughh scores with a spinning back kick!
Pych takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Throughh scores with a spinning back kick!
Pych misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Pych.
Throughh feints and then cracks Pych's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pych down.
Pych takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Throughh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Throughh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Throughh throws a leg kick which misses Pych's front leg but catches the back leg as Pych tries to avoid it.
Throughh keeps Pych at a distance using the push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Throughh.
Throughh lands a head kick!
Throughh connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pych.
A slapping body kick lands there for Throughh.
Throughh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pych takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pych takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Throughh throws a head kick that half lands.
Throughh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Throughh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Throughh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pych has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Throughh.
Both fighters circling a little - Throughh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Throughh scores with a spinning back kick!
Throughh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pych has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pych steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Throughh. That one must have hurt.
A combination from Pych does no damage.
Throughh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Throughh throws a head kick that Pych semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throughh throws a nice head kick!
Throughh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Throughh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pych throws a right hand that Throughh ducks under and follows up with a left that Throughh also avoids with ease.
Throughh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping body kick lands there for Throughh.
Throughh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Piotr Pych has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Throughh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Throughh thuds his shin into the meat of Pych's side.
Pych takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Throughh thumps Pych with a low kick.
Throughh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Throughh throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Throughh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pych takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Throughh scores with a spinning back kick!
Throughh connects with a solid leg kick.
Throughh throws a front kick that sends Pych stumbling back into the cage.
Pych fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pusshing Throughh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Throughh 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pusshing Throughh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick RollD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RollD comes to the cage accompanied by The Rick Roll'D Song Of Hope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

RollD
vs
Taylor

180 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

159 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick RollD!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a body shot.
RollD is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor misses with a head kick.

RollD has taken the fight to the clinch.

Taylor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
RollD misses with a strike from the bottom.
Taylor wants to control but RollD is keeping him busy.
RollD manages to get back to half guard.
RollD wants to get back to his feet.
RollD works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taylor wants to control from the top but RollD keeps moving.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as RollD works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!

RollD gets a clinch.

Taylor jumps guard and drags RollD to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RollD is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

RollD gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Taylor is rocked!

It looks like Jason Taylor has been cut.
RollD wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can RollD finish him?
RollD closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Taylor out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick RollD!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulver Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo comes to the cage accompanied by The Rocketeer. Pulver Toast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rambo
vs
Toast

183 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pulver Toast!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rambo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toast counters with a nice uppercut.
Rambo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rambo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toast.
Rambo misses with a left hand
and Toast counters with a nice leg kick.
Rambo staying out of range there.
Toast throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Toast ducks down to avoid it.
Toast throws a head kick that misses.
Rambo throws a combination that misses
and Toast counters with a good, hard body kick but Rambo shrugs it off.
Rambo is breathing heavily.

Nice combo by Toast! Oh, that's hurt him - Rambo falls to the canvas and Toast follows him into side control.

Rambo is rocked!

It looks like Brett Rambo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Toast in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rambo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pulver Toast!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stipe Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stipe Junakovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Miller
vs
Junakovic

225 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stipe Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junakovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miller is fending him off so far but Junakovic persists. Nope, Miller circles away and we're back to standing.
Junakovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.

Junakovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Miller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miller gets back to half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Junakovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Junakovic throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller keeping full guard, as Junakovic tries to pass.
Junakovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Junakovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Junakovic is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Junakovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!

Miller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miller trying to control the position but Junakovic is working away.

Miller stands up and beckons Junakovic to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junakovic wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Junakovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Junakovic has gone for a leg lock! Miller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Junakovic's guard.
Junakovic is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller trying to control but Junakovic is working from the bottom.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junakovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.

Junakovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miller dives on top into guard.
Junakovic looks gassed!
Junakovic is looking to sweep but instead, Miller has passed into half guard.
Miller is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Miller trying to control the action but Junakovic is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junakovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Junakovic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Junakovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Miller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Junakovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Stipe Junakovic has been cut.

Junakovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Junakovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller pushes Junakovic off looking to stand but Junakovic dives back in and keeps control.
Junakovic wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Junakovic stops Miller from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junakovic wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Junakovic is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junakovic with a nice head shot there.
Junakovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.

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

Junakovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!
Junakovic has a closed guard, preventing Miller from standing up.
Junakovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Junakovic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Junakovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junakovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Junakovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.

Junakovic 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.
Miller controlling the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Junakovic is working from the bottom.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Junakovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
Miller is in a horrible position here. Junakovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Junakovic wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

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.

Junakovic swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Miller is now in Junakovic's guard. A big mistake from Junakovic there, giving up the dominant position!
Miller trying to control but Junakovic is working from the bottom.
Junakovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller wants to stand but Junakovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junakovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stipe Junakovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No luck for Junakovic with that takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Junakovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

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

Junakovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Junakovic.

Junakovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Miller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to strike off his back.

Junakovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!
Junakovic wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Junakovic is proving hard to escape from.
Junakovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junakovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two 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.
Junakovic is looking to improve his position.

Junakovic manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Junakovic is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Junakovic is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junakovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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

Junakovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miller is trying to defend but Junakovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Junakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Miller looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Junakovic.
Junakovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Junakovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller keeping hold of Junakovic's head, controlling as best he can.
Stipe Junakovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junakovic working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stipe Junakovic.
Well Miller 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Miller!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

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

Ovareem
vs
De Sousa

225 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alster Ovareem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronaldo De Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovareem misses with an uppercut
and De Sousa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Sousa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovareem.
Ovareem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ovareem swings widly with a right hand
and De Sousa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ovareem misses with an uppercut
and De Sousa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ovareem thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Sousa defending well as Ovareem loads up on a big left hand.
Ovareem connects with a looping right hand.
Ovareem throws a shot to the body.
Ovareem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ovareem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ovareem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ovareem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Sousa has time to react.
Good exchange - Ovareem coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by De Sousa.
The fighters circling - Ovareem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ovareem looks to land a left hand but De Sousa moved out of range nicely.
Ovareem misses with a body shot.
Ovareem lands a body shot.

De Sousa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ovareem's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Sousa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ovareem's guard.
De Sousa trying to control from half guard but Ovareem is working away.
Ovareem wants to improve his position but De Sousa is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa wants to free his trapped foot but Ovareem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ovareem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Sousa is working away from the top position though.
De Sousa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronaldo De Sousa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ovareem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Ovareem both land. Nice combination.
De Sousa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Sousa dodges the punch combination from Ovareem.
Ovareem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Sousa throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Ovareem.
Ovareem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Sousa at a distance.
De Sousa moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovareem throws a sloppy body shot

and De Sousa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ovareem!

De Sousa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovareem wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Sousa.
Ovareem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ovareem tries to get out of the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo De Sousa!

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C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huggy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brockington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Brockington

165 cm
22
199 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huggy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Brockington!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brockington misses with a few strikes there.
Brockington fails to land with a series of punches.
Brockington misses the shot to the body.
Bear defending well as Brockington loads up on a big left hand.
Brockington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark Brockington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brockington throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brockington. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Brockington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brockington throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington misses the shot to the body.
Brockington swinging wildly here.
Brockington throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brockington fails to pull guard.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Brockington looks gassed!
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!
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear with a knee to the head.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brockington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear landing knees to the head.
Brockington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Brockington won't want to take too many of those.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brockington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brockington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brockington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brockington.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brockington.
Brockington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Brockington misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Brockington.
A combination from Brockington does no damage.
Brockington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Brockington throws a poor cross that misses

and Bear moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bear.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mark Brockington has been cut.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brockington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brockington's face.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brockington jumps guard but Bear stands there with Brockington around his waist. Brockington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bear lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear working Brockington over with knees to the body.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huggy Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brockington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brockington throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear working Brockington over with knees to the body.
Bear with a knee to the head.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brockington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Brockington avoids the damage to the body.
Brockington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bear walks away with a smile on his face. Brockington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark Brockington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brockington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brockington throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Brockington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brockington misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Brockington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brockington throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brockington throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Brockington avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brockington blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Brockington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brockington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bear.
Brockington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brockington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bear walks away with a smile on his face. Brockington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Huggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brockington.
Brockington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brockington fails to land with a series of punches.
Brockington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Brockington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch up but Brockington circles away and keeps his distance.
Brockington lands a jab-cross combination.
Brockington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brockington's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brockington duly obliges.

Brockington gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bear crunches a lovely knee into Brockington's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bear.
Brockington fails to pull guard.
Bear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Brockington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Brockington avoids the damage to the body.
Brockington fails to pull guard.
Brockington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear won't allow it.
Brockington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brockington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brockington avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Brockington is blocking nicely.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Brockington is blocking nicely.
Brockington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brockington jumps guard but Bear stands there with Brockington around his waist. Brockington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huggy Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brockington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brockington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Brockington.
Brockington throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Brockington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bear has managed to clinch.
Bear working Brockington over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Brockington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huggy Bear has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear working Brockington over with knees to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brockington is defending well for now.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Brockington blocks it.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brockington avoids it.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Brockington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brockington can do to turn this around?
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Brockington is blocking nicely.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brockington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brockington avoids it.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Brockington drops back down to his feet.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Brockington avoids the damage to the body.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear won't allow it.
Mark Brockington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Brockington fails to pull guard.
Huggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brockington.
Brockington jumps guard but Bear stands there with Brockington around his waist. Brockington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear won't allow it.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Brockington drops back down to his feet.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brockington avoids it.
Brockington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brockington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brockington avoids it.
Brockington tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Brockington drops back down to his feet.
Brockington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Brockington avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Brockington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brockington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Brockington misses.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brockington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brockington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Brockington misses with a right hand

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Brockington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Bear has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brockington misses with a double jab

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huggy Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bear, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huggy Bear!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Lirios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lirios
vs
Kenner

196 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dino Lirios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lirios swings widly with a right hand
and Kenner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ken Kenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kenner misses its intended target.
Kenner throws a lazy uppercut
and Lirios counters with a leg kick.
Kenner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenner blocks the leg kick.
Kenner scores with a nice head shot.
Kenner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kenner throws a hook to the side of Lirios's head but Lirios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenner tests Lirios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenner scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Lirios finds it's way through Kenner's defenses.
Good leg kick by Lirios there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenner throws a poor cross that misses
and Lirios counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lirios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lirios throws a leg kick which misses Kenner's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenner tries to avoid it.
Kenner connects with a looping right hand.
Kenner throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lirios counter with a right hand.
Kenner thuds a left hand into Lirios's body.
Kenner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenner misses with a looping left.
Lirios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Dino Lirios has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenner cracks Lirios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenner lands a head shot.
Kenner jabs Lirios right on the nose. Lirios blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lirios's head backwards.
Kenner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenner misses with an uppercut
and Lirios counters with a nice leg kick.
Kenner throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Kenner.
Kenner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lirios slips a straight right by Kenner.
Kenner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kenner misses with a two punch combination.
Kenner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenner with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirios misses with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kenner scores with a four punch combination!
Kenner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lirios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lirios.
Kenner throws a hook but Lirios blocks it.
Kenner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lirios backs up against the cage.

Lirios is rocked!
Kenner misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a solid body kick.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenner scores with a body shot.
Lirios is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lirios thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kenner if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Kenner misses with a double jab
and Lirios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenner's knee momentarily.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lirios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lirios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenner.
Kenner lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenner throws a right hand that Lirios ducks under and follows up with a left that Lirios also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lirios ducks under a wild hook from Kenner.
Lirios looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Kenner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dino Lirios's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kenner throws a jab when Lirios was well out of range.
Kenner slips a straight right by Lirios.
Kenner lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenner works the jab nicely.
Lirios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kenner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lirios scrambles back to his feet.
A left and a right from Kenner both land. Nice combination.
Oh Lirios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lirios takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lirios avoids the body shot from Kenner.
Lirios seems to have got his legs back now.
Kenner throws a big shot that misses.
Kenner avoids the body shot from Lirios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a one-two to the body.
Lirios throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenner counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lirios counters with a body kick.
Kenner lands with an uppercut that bounces Lirios off the cage and back into rage.
Lirios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenner.
Kenner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lirios under the eye.
Kenner looks to throw the jab but Lirios is out of range.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lirios connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lirios takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lirios counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kenner throws a lazy right hand but Lirios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenner throws an overhand right that lands on Lirios's shoulder, as Lirios tries to avoid the shot.
Lirios misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lirios keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenner misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lirios!
Ken Kenner seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Kenner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lirios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenner misses with a left hand
and Lirios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenner's knee momentarily.
Lirios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenner is breathing heavily.
Kenner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lirios counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and Lirios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and Lirios counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lirios tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kenner as Lirios shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Kenner.
Kenner blocks a head kick by Lirios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lirios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and Lirios counters with a body kick.
Lirios throws a head kick that misses.
Kenner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lirios connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenner scrambles back to his feet.
Kenner cracks Lirios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenner throws a hook to the side of Lirios's head but Lirios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenner misses with a left hand
and Lirios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenner's knee momentarily.
Kenner cracks Lirios with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Kenner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dino Lirios's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kenner looks to score with a jab to the body but Lirios is just out of range.
Kenner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with an inside leg kick.
Lirios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lirios slips a jab from Kenner.
Jab by Kenner.
Good leg kick by Lirios there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lirios throws a right hand that Kenner ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenner also avoids with ease.
Kenner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lirios.
Kenner misses with a jab to the body
and Lirios counters with a good low kick that Kenner was not able to check.
Lirios slips a jab and a cross from Kenner.
Kenner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a nice leg kick.
Lirios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Lirios closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Lirios stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lirios, right into the meat.
Kenner misses with a hook
and Lirios counters with a nice leg kick.
Kenner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kenner duly obliges.

Lirios closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lirios lands in his opponent's guard.

Lirios gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lirios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lirios throws a leg kick which misses Kenner's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenner tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Lirios lands but Kenner takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenner misses the body punch
and Lirios counters with a low kick, right behind Kenner 's knee.
Kenner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lirios.
Kenner misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirios connects with an inside leg kick.
Lirios scoring well with a low kick there.
Lirios lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenner off the cage and back into rage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lirios.
Kenner slips a jab from Lirios.
Lirios misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lirios.
Lirios feints and then cracks Kenner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenner down.
Lirios chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lirios misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lirios.
Ken Kenner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenner misses with an uppercut
and Lirios counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lirios - that will leave a mark!
Kenner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lirios.
Dino Lirios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Lirios misses.
Lirios scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lirios. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenner blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Lirios showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenner 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Kenner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meho Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxi Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is last mohacian. Rodriguez has chosen Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sirovica
vs
Rodriguez

191 cm
28
212 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meho Sirovica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxi Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Rodriguez 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.

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

Sirovica has his foot on Rodriguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodriguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sirovica looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sirovica manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Sirovica has a good base and remains in mount.
Sirovica connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodriguez taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirovica punishing his opponent with strikes.

Sirovica with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sirovica unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica dominating with strikes here.
Sirovica with good strikes from the mount here!

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sirovica's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meho Sirovica!