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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budoy Drilon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budoy Drilon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Budoy Drilon!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drilon gets caught napping as Jim dives in and scores a takedown. Drilon manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drilon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jim has managed to get both his arms back between Drilon's legs - danger averted.
Drilon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jim has passed into half guard!
Jim is trying for a kimura here. Drilon looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jim wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slim Jim!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Halen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Halen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watkins lands a big head kick that sends Van Halen tumbling to the mat! Watkins takes a step backwards and waves Van Halen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Watkins looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Watkins backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Van Halen's temple! It sends Van Halen violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Watkins celebrates and the doctors try to help Van Halen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Matthew Watkins!
After winning the bout, Matthew Watkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Spitteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jum Uytr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spitteri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forget. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Spitteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jum Uytr!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spitteri.
Horrible takedown by Uytr or perhaps it was just good defense by Spitteri which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uytr stalling in the clinch but Spitteri improves position.
Spitteri is trying to stall.
Spitteri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spitteri thows a body kick. Uytr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spitteri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uytr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Spitteri! Uytr is out on his feet! Spitteri rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Uytr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Uytr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Spitteri!
Sean Spitteri managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HITME! Clothing Line (Chuck Norris Collection), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandera Boobjob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandera Boobjob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ira Stein!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein lands a nice hook to Boobjob's body. Boobjob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boobjob could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Decent striking displayed by Stein there.
It looks like Alexandera Boobjob has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boobjob throws a head kick but Stein moves out of range.
Stein sizes up Boobjob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boobjob is breathing heavily.
Stein cracks Boobjob with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boobjob looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stein finish him?
Boobjob is rocked!
Alexandera Boobjob's cut is getting worse.
Boobjob ducks under a wild hook from Stein.
Oh Boobjob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stein throws out a loose jab but Boobjob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boobjob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boobjob blocks a jab.
Boobjob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boobjob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boobjob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boobjob moves out of range as Stein strikes.
Stein connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Boobjob covering up! Stein comes in with a big uppercut and Boobjob goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ira Stein!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Hughes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hughes trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlson Gracie.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hughes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie wants to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes landing punches.
Gracie wants to control but Hughes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Hughes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hughes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Hughes isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hughes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hughes.
A jab from Hughes finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hughes throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hughes working away.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
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!
Hughes working away.
Gracie is not content to let Hughes control the position.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hughes.
Gracie keeping his opponent close.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Gracie has his hands on Hughes's head, controlling the position.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hughes has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Hughes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlson Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (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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Basic striking
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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
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie keeping hold of Jones's head, controlling as best he can.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gracie to the ground. Jones is now in Gracie's guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie looks gassed!
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Jones throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Jones with a jab.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie looking to control.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Jones is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie 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.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones working away.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie is rocked!
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Jones landing strikes.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Gracie tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Jones stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie pulls Jones in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie looking to control.
Jones works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Jones stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Jones tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Skorpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etienne Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Learmont is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pink Floyd - Darkside Of The Moon. Niko Skorpio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Etienne Learmont's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niko Skorpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Etienne Learmont!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Learmont moves into the clinch.
Skorpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Learmont tries to throw a body punch but Skorpio avoids it by throwing Learmont back against the cage.
Learmont misses with an elbow strike.
Skorpio lands a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Skorpio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Skorpio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Learmont's head.
Learmont wants to stand and escape but Skorpio is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skorpio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Learmont's head.
Skorpio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Learmont is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!
Skorpio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Learmont working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skorpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Learmont keeping moving, preventing Skorpio from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skorpio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skorpio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Learmont for as long as he can get away with.
Skorpio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skorpio trying to control the position from guard on top but Learmont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Niko Skorpio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Skorpio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Learmont.
Skorpio cracks Learmont with an open hand slap.
Skorpio lands a nice looking body shot.
Skorpio looking to score a takedown here. Learmont is defending well but Skorpio drives through and ends up in Learmont's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Learmont has momentary wrist control but Skorpio slips an elbow through the middle.
Skorpio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skorpio trying to control the position from guard on top but Learmont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skorpio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Skorpio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Learmont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skorpio looking to sit in guard and control but Learmont gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Learmont has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Skorpio is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Learmont wants to pass the guard but Skorpio is keeping the position.
Skorpio controlling Learmont's posture.
Learmont must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Learmont wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Skorpio's closed guard. He's half up but Skorpio has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Skorpio pivots and extends the arm, Learmont falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Skorpio! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Niko Skorpio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Tokito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruutana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Tokito!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutana rushes Tokito and presses him up against the cage.
Ruutana is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tokito can't fight it off and eventually Ruutana manages to take the fight to the floor. Tokito looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruutana throwing strikes but missing.
Ruutana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruutana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruutana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tokito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruutana lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruutana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ruutana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruutana stalling.
Ruutana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tokito's head.
Tokito trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruutana thows a huge punch but Tokito dodges it nicely.
Ruutana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruutana trying to mount his opponent but Tokito defends it.
Tokito looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ruutana passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokito keeps working.
An elbow from Ruutana crashes against the mat.
Tokito is not content to let Ruutana control the position.
Ruutana cracks Tokito with a big right hand but Tokito just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tokito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruutana throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tokito works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ruutana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tokito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruutana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutana is keen to just control but Tokito is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Ruutana 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.
Ruutana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tokito's calf.
Nice body punch from Ruutana.
Ruutana scores with a spinning back kick!
Gabriel Tokito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruutana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tokito has his takedown stuffed
and Ruutana counters with a head kick.
A left lands for Ruutana.
Tokito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokito is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Ruutana.
Tokito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruutana counters with a nice uppercut.
Armas Ruutana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Tokito.
Tokito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tokito is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Ruutana moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Tokito! Ruutana continues to tee off on Tokito, landing with a left and a right! Ruutana connects with a right hand that leaves Tokito sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Ruutana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Armas Ruutana!
A victorious Armas Ruutana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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