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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Ajdukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Zapedowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miron Zapedowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zlatko Ajdukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miron Zapedowski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapedowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Ajdukovic.
Ajdukovic is looking to clinch but Zapedowski is avoiding it.
Ajdukovic is looking to clinch.
Zapedowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ajdukovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zapedowski is controlling him.
Zapedowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zapedowski with a nice head shot there.
Ajdukovic wants to stand up but Zapedowski is controlling him.
Zapedowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Zapedowski stops Ajdukovic from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajdukovic wants to get back to his feet but Zapedowski passes into half guard.
Zapedowski stops Ajdukovic from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapedowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ajdukovic wants to get back to his feet.
Zapedowski slips a nice elbow through Ajdukovic's hands, connecting with Ajdukovic's forehead.
Zapedowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zapedowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ajdukovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Zlatko Ajdukovic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapedowski prevents Ajdukovic from standing back up.
Ajdukovic is breathing heavily.
Zapedowski drops an elbow to the side of Ajdukovic's head.
Ajdukovic is rocked!
Zlatko Ajdukovic's cut is getting worse.
Ajdukovic pushes Zapedowski off looking to stand but Zapedowski dives back in and keeps control.
Zapedowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zapedowski prevents Ajdukovic from standing back up.
Zapedowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zapedowski drops an elbow to the side of Ajdukovic's head.
Zapedowski winds up and cracks Ajdukovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zlatko Ajdukovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zapedowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ajdukovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Ajdukovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ajdukovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ajdukovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Zapedowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapedowski prevents Ajdukovic from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Zapedowski there.
Zapedowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jeez, Zlatko Ajdukovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zlatko Ajdukovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miron Zapedowski!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amund Farifteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by bleed it out. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Amund Farifteh enters the cage!
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominickoy Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amund Farifteh!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farifteh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Farifteh.
Farifteh throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Farifteh shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farifteh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Farifteh getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Farifteh decides to return to a standing position.
Farifteh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Farifteh.
Farifteh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farifteh prevents it.
Cruz avoiding damage as Farifteh throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farifteh prevents the takedown attempt.
Farifteh just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Farifteh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Farifteh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Farifteh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cruz regains guard.
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farifteh defends well.
Farifteh is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farifteh defends well.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farifteh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farifteh stands up and waves to Cruz to follow him.
Farifteh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Farifteh has picked Cruz up - he's going for a ride! Farifteh dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Farifteh gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cruz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farifteh.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Farifteh.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Farifteh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Farifteh shrugs it off though.
Farifteh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farifteh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz lands a head kick!
Cruz keeps Farifteh at a distance using the push kick.
Farifteh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Farifteh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Farifteh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farifteh looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Farifteh throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz thows a body kick. Farifteh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farifteh misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Farifteh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Farifteh does no damage.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Farifteh shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farifteh misses with a head kick.
Farifteh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farifteh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominickoy Cruz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Farifteh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farifteh misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Farifteh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farifteh has a takedown stuffed.
Farifteh shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dominickoy Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amund Farifteh.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz throws a front kick that sends Farifteh stumbling back into the cage.
Farifteh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Farifteh.
Cruz connects with a high kick.
Farifteh is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Farifteh is rocked!
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Farifteh is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farifteh avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Dominickoy Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farifteh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farifteh misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farifteh misses with a few strikes there.
Farifteh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Farifteh defends easily.
Farifteh wants to get up but he can't break Cruz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cruz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Farifteh should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cruz has tightened it up now! Farifteh should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dominickoy Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentijn Sammens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PRIDE FC - Opening. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Valentijn Sammens was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Sammens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Sammens misses with a head kick.
Sammens thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Sammens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sammens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas throws a head kick but Sammens moves out of range.
Sammens fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sammens circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Sammens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Sammens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Sammens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentijn Sammens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammens scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammens scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sammens!
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Sammens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sammens!
Sammens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammens shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Sammens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sammens. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Sammens connects with a high kick.
Thomas is rocked!
Sammens clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Sammens missing with knees to the body.
Sammens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas avoiding damage as Sammens throws knees to the body.
Sammens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Sammens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas is working for takedown but Sammens is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sammens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sammens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammens tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Sammens back against the cage.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Sammens won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammens lands a nice uppercut.
Sammens is stalling here.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Sammens won't allow it.
Sammens stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thomas avoiding damage as Sammens throws knees to the body.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sammens can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Sammens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas avoiding damage as Sammens throws knees to the body.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sammens has Thomas pushed against the cage.
Sammens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sammens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sammens but Sammens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sammens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sammens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sammens scores with a push kick.
A head kick from Sammens lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammens lands a big head kick that sends Thomas tumbling to the mat! Sammens takes a step backwards and waves Thomas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sammens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sammens.
Sammens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sammens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Sammens! Thomas is out on his feet! Sammens rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Thomas is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Thomas is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentijn Sammens!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Ludczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Monkey -Sage Francis. The key to victory for Matt Hunter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Ludczynsky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ludczynsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ludczynsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ludczynsky missing with knees to the body.
Ludczynsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter looking for a takedown.
Ludczynsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ludczynsky misses with a low kick as Hunter jumps back.
Ludczynsky misses with a kick to the body.
Matt Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludczynsky throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunter wants to clinch
and Ludczynsky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ludczynsky passes into half guard.
Ludczynsky wants to pass the guard but Hunter is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Ludczynsky has control of the leg.
Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ludczynsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludczynsky throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Ludczynsky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hunter is refusing to be controlled, as Ludczynsky sits in half guard.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Ludczynsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ludczynsky trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ludczynsky.
Ludczynsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ludczynsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ludczynsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ludczynsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunter defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky controlling the pace.
Ludczynsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hunter is trying to stand.
Ludczynsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ludczynsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ludczynsky working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ludczynsky slips a nice elbow through Hunter's hands, connecting with Hunter's forehead.
Ludczynsky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ludczynsky stops Hunter from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ludczynsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ludczynsky landing shots from mount.
Ludczynsky lands with some strikes.
Hunter is rocked!
Ludczynsky tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludczynsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunter hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ludczynsky with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunter?
Ludczynsky controlling the pace for now.
Ludczynsky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Ludczynsky.
Ludczynsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludczynsky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hunter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ludczynsky controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ludczynsky scoring with strikes but Hunter is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Ludczynsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ludczynsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Ludczynsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunter.
Ludczynsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Ludczynsky has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ludczynsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ludczynsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ludczynsky thows a huge punch but Hunter dodges it nicely.
Ludczynsky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ludczynsky winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edward Ludczynsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ludczynsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ludczynsky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludczynsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ludczynsky drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Ludczynsky lands strikes from half guard.
Hunter is trying to stand back up but Ludczynsky is controlling him
Ludczynsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter is not content to let Ludczynsky control the position.
Ludczynsky stalling.
Nice strikes from Ludczynsky there.
Ludczynsky winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Ludczynsky is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ludczynsky.
Ground and pound from Ludczynsky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ludczynsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ludczynsky wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Ludczynsky is controlling the pace.
Ludczynsky prevents Hunter from standing back up.
Ludczynsky working Hunter over with strikes.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ludczynsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ludczynsky working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ludczynsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ludczynsky trying to control the pace.
Ludczynsky in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hunter tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ludczynsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Ludczynsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenk Schmellengartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Hustlin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frenk Schmellengartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schmellengartner stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Schmellengartner shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Schmellengartner.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmellengartner.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Schmellengartner tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schmellengartner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frenk Schmellengartner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Schmellengartner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schmellengartner tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Schmellengartner connects with the punch.
It looks like Shane Jackson has been cut.
Schmellengartner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmellengartner gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schmellengartner obliges.
Jackson looks gassed!
Schmellengartner landing knees to the head.
Schmellengartner lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmellengartner scores with a knee to the head.
Schmellengartner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Schmellengartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Shane Jackson's cut even more.
Schmellengartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmellengartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmellengartner has Jackson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Jackson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Schmellengartner - that's hurt Jackson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Jackson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Jackson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frenk Schmellengartner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harri Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippi's entrance music is Harry Hippy. A fine choice. Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky's Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hippi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hippi thuds his right hand into Douglas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hippi throws a good cross that connects.
Hippi cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Hippi lands with a good body shot.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brian Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hippi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippi.
Nice body punch from Hippi.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hippi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hippi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hippi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hippi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Douglas tries to move into range but Hippi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hippi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Douglas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hippi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Hippi catches Douglas right on the button with a cross.
Hippi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.
A left lands for Hippi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippi scores with a body shot.
Hippi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Douglas misses with a jab to the body
and Hippi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Hippi moves out of range easily.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hippi lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Hippi moves out of range easily.
Douglas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Douglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hippi scores with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Hippi.
Douglas is rocked!
Hippi thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Hippi.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Hippi finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippi thumps Douglas with a low kick.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Hippi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hippi drops Douglas with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Douglas! Hippi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Hippi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banica Corvina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Banica Corvina!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corvina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Noteboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Noteboom moves to clinch but Corvina breaks away
and Corvina counters with a two punch combo.
Corvina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
Banica Corvina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corvina misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Corvina misses its intended target.
Corvina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Noteboom slips under a jab from Corvina.
De Noteboom misses with a body shot.
Corvina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Corvina won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Noteboom taking a breather here.
De Noteboom landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Noteboom controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on De Noteboom's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Corvina manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Noteboom's best efforts.
Corvina wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corvina is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute De Noteboom jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom taking a breather here.
De Noteboom grinds an elbow into Corvina's temple.
Corvina is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Corvina throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Corvina is looking for a sweep.
Corvina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvina is trying to escape the position but De Noteboom is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robert De Noteboom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Corvina shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert De Noteboom dominated that 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.
Corvina misses with the combination.
Corvina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corvina misses with a wild combination.
Corvina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Corvina's guard.
De Noteboom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Corvina's guard.
De Noteboom passes the guard and advances to mount!
Corvina is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Noteboom controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvina is desperately trying to improve his position but De Noteboom has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom controlling the pace for now.
Corvina working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvina is bucking up trying to escape but De Noteboom cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Noteboom blocks Corvina's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Corvina manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Noteboom slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom drops an elbow to the side of Corvina's head.
Corvina is trying to stand back up but De Noteboom is controlling him
Corvina is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Noteboom pulls his head out easily.
De Noteboom keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Corvina tries to roll over but De Noteboom keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Noteboom in particular looking to stall.
De Noteboom works his way into side control.
Corvina manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Noteboom's best efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Noteboom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert De Noteboom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Noteboom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Noteboom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Corvina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Noteboom has Corvina pressed against the cage, preventing Corvina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corvina working hard to break the clinch.
Corvina has had enough of the clinch but De Noteboom keeps him there for the moment.
De Noteboom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corvina's efforts to push away.
Corvina tries to break the clinch but De Noteboom is controlling the position.
De Noteboom stalling in the clinch.
Corvina tries to break the clinch but De Noteboom is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvina is trying to push De Noteboom away but De Noteboom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Noteboom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Noteboom sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corvina misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Noteboom is taking a breather. Corvina says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert De Noteboom wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De Noteboom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Noteboom is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Corvina can't fight it off and eventually De Noteboom manages to take the fight to the floor. Corvina looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Noteboom with a nice head shot there.
De Noteboom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Corvina's guard.
Corvina is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Noteboom pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom lands strikes from half guard.
De Noteboom is controlling the pace.
Corvina with the active half guard here but De Noteboom passes nicely into side control.
Banica Corvina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corvina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robert De Noteboom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert De Noteboom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Noteboom, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert De Noteboom!
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