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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic comes into the arena with More Then A Feeling blaring out of the sound system. Ivan Tunjic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tunjic
vs
The Beast

177 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

200 cm
26
148 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunjic doesn't manage to clinch there - The Beast circles away.
Ivan Tunjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunjic takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Beast connects with a nice looking jab.
The Beast works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Beast moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Beast lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Beast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

The Beast tries to sprawl but Tunjic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunjic thows a huge punch but The Beast dodges it nicely.
Tunjic is trying to control the action in half guard but The Beast is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tunjic.
The Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tunjic.
The Beast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tunjic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tunjic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tunjic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tunjic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast is trying to stand.
Tunjic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tunjic moves nicely into side control.
Tunjic lands a nice forearm strike.
Tunjic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tunjic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Beast down.
The ground and pound from Tunjic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Tunjic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Beast is trying to get back to his feet.
Tunjic misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tunjic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Beast dodges the ground and pound from Tunjic.
The Beast takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Beast is trying to buck Tunjic off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunjic lands a nice forearm strike.
The Beast wants to get back to his feet but Tunjic drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Tunjic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Beast managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tunjic.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Beast can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tunjic grinds an elbow into The Beast's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast is trying to buck Tunjic off.
The Beast avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tunjic.
The Beast is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tunjic connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Tunjic crashes against the mat.
Tunjic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tunjic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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

Tunjic tries for a kimura but The Beast is defending well.
Tunjic is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Beast is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tunjic working the body and head with strikes.
Tunjic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Tunjic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tunjic trying to control the action but The Beast is working from the bottom.
Tunjic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Beast is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tunjic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tunjic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Beast lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Beast misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunjic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Beast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Beast stalks Tunjic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tunjic's face. Tunjic staggers backwards, shaken.
Tunjic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Beast defends it nicely.
The Beast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Beast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Beast lands a nice looking body shot.
Tunjic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Beast lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Beast.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunjic tries to clinch but The Beast moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Tunjic or perhaps it was just good defense by The Beast which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Beast moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boris The Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tunjic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Beast as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tunjic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Beast lands with a nice body punch.

The Beast rushes Tunjic and presses him up against the cage.
Tunjic wants a takedown.
The Beast is trying to break free.
The Beast is trying to break the clinch but Tunjic has him pressed against the cage.
The Beast gets underhooks to prevent Tunjic's takedown attempt.
Tunjic drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Beast pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Beast scores with a three punch combo!
Tunjic shoots for a takedown but The Beast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Beast lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic walks into a left hand.
The Beast lands a glancing blow to the side of Tunjic's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from The Beast.

Tunjic is rocked!
The Beast jabs at Tunjic's body.
The Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tunjic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Beast!
The Beast lands with a nice body punch.
The Beast looks for the body kick but Tunjic saw that one coming.
Tunjic closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Beast circles away.
The Beast throws a leg kick but Tunjic moved away.
The Beast fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Beast connects with a body shot.

The Beast closes the distance and pushes Tunjic back into the cage.
Tunjic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tunjic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Beast gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast tries to circle away but Tunjic has him pinned against the cage.
Tunjic wants to take the fight to the mat but The Beast manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Beast.
Tunjic prevents The Beast from breaking the clinch.
The Beast prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tunjic fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Beast is defending well.
The Beast wants to get back to striking at distance but Tunjic won't allow it.
The Beast cracks Tunjic with a nice body shot.
Tunjic is trying to drag The Beast to the mat but The Beast just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Beast tries to break the clinch but Tunjic is controlling the position.
Tunjic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Beast gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tunjic can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris The Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The Beast looks to land a combination. Tunjic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Beast lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Beast stuffs the takedown attempt from Tunjic. Tunjic gets slowly back to his feet.
Tunjic shoots in for a double leg but The Beast sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tunjic darts in trying to clinch
and The Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tunjic takes the fight into the clinch.
Tunjic tries to pull guard but The Beast won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tunjic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Beast is trying to force a seperation but Tunjic has the dominant position.
The referee calls for The Beast to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Beast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Tunjic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tunjic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Beast stalling the fight.
Tunjic has The Beast pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Beast manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Beast.
The Beast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Beast is trying to push Tunjic away but Tunjic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Tunjic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tunjic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Beast wants to stand but Tunjic is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Beast tries to stand but Tunjic is controlling from the bottom.
Tunjic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tunjic 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from The Beast as Tunjic shoots in.
An inside leg kick from The Beast misses.
Boris The Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunjic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Beast stuns Tunjic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast works Tunjic's body with a nice hook.
The Beast scores with a body shot.
Tunjic is looking to clinch.
The Beast connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tunjic fails with a takedown attempt.
The Beast lands with a nice body punch.
Tunjic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunjic is trying to pull guard but The Beast turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic tries to pull guard but The Beast won't allow it.
Tunjic prevents The Beast from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on The Beast's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris The Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Beast has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris The Beast!
An out of breath and clearly excited Boris The Beast thanked xXx - iForce Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wilhelm Reich in Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frankenstein
vs
Reich

188 cm
28
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
138 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Valhalla 160

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilhelm Reich!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankenstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frankenstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Reich sprawls well. He's pushed Frankenstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frankenstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Reich counters with a shoot takedown. Frankenstein fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Frankenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankenstein keeping full guard, as Reich tries to pass.
Frankenstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reich on the ground.
Reich postures up in Frankenstein's guard and throws a big left but Frankenstein blocks it.
Reich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frankenstein is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wilhelm Reich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Reich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Frankenstein tries to hold on but Reich pushes him away.
Frankenstein wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Reich controls the position.
Well, with Reich on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Frankenstein is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reich looking to break Frankenstein's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Frankenstein remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Reich will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Reich controlling from the back.

Reich is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What can Frankenstein do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Frankenstein fending off the submission attempt from Reich.
Reich is hanging on to Frankenstein's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein turns into Reich and is now in his guard.
Frankenstein wants to stand but Reich is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frankenstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frankenstein's guard.
Reich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wilhelm Reich.
Reich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frankenstein tries to clinch up but Reich circles away and keeps his distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Frankenstein enables Reich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frankenstein manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frankenstein is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Reich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown by Frankenstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Reich which made him look bad.
Frankenstein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frankenstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frankenstein shoots in for a takedown but Reich shows good takedown defense.
Frankenstein shoots and misses

so Reich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Frankenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frankenstein's guard.
Reich is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frankenstein wants to improve his position but Reich is controlling well.
Reich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Frankenstein wants to control the action here but instead Reich manages to pass to full mount!
Reich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frankenstein defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reich.
Frankenstein is controlling an arm, preventing Reich from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich controlling from the full mount.
Frankenstein sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reich working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Frankenstein's thigh. Frankenstein counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Frankenstein wants to sweep here but Reich controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilhelm Reich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Reich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Reich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reich is trying to take his opponent's back.
Reich controlling the position easily from mount.

Frankenstein defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reich.
Reich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenstein throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Frankenstein tries to lock up and control but Reich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frankenstein is looking to improve his position but Reich isn't that keen on the idea.
Reich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilhelm Reich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilhelm Reich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Reich.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reich controls the position.
Frankenstein struggling a bit here.
Reich happy to just control the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frankenstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wilhelm Reich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Frankenstein tries for a takedown but Reich circles away easily

and Reich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Frankenstein!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reich controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Reich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilhelm Reich!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Snoop DoGG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Lee

185 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
189 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Next Level Nutrition 159q $60 (video proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Lee connects with a jab.

It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.
Lee lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Oooooh!!! Lee has knocked Davis down with a huge combo! Lee steps away and waves a wobbly Davis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Davis is rocked!
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Lee shuts the power down on Davis. Lights out, game over! Lee is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Lee!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ryan Lee waved his t-shirt featuring Next Level Nutrition 159q $60 (video proof)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Omar Khairat - Alexandria . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harnick
vs
Dunham

174 cm
27
162 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
156 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham looks for a takedown but Harnick sprawls well.

Dunham gets a takedown into half guard.
Harnick pushes Dunham off looking to stand but Dunham dives back in and keeps control.

Dunham wants to work for an arm triangle but Harnick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Dunham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Dunham is working for a kimura but Harnick is defending it quite comfortably.
Harnick looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunham is trying to work for a kimura but Harnick is defending well.

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

Dunham is trying to work for a kimura but Harnick is defending well.
Dunham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harnick wants to get back to his feet.

Dunham seems to be working for a kimura but Harnick defends the submission attempt.

Dunham is looking for a kimura here.
Dunham moves into full mount! Harnick won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harnick's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Dunham has hold of Harnick's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harnick manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Dunham goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Harnick is on top in guard.
Harnick is looking to stand up but Dunham won't let him.
Dunham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dunham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harnick is just riding it out for now. Dunham eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick is trying to stand back up but Dunham is controlling him
Harnick trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Dunham wants to work for an arm triangle but Harnick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Harnick is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunham.

Dunham seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Harnick has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Dunham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Harnick.
Harnick tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shom Harnick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunham moves out of range as Harnick throws a body kick.
Shom Harnick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dunham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dunham 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.
Dunham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick wants to get back to his feet but Dunham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Amir Dunham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dunham stops Harnick from standing up.
Harnick keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.
Harnick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunham.
Dunham stops Harnick from standing up.
Harnick keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.
Dunham postures up in Harnick's guard and throws a big left but Harnick blocks it.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harnick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harnick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunham is controlling him.
Dunham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harnick is keeping the position for now.

Dunham 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.
Dunham with a flurry of punches that miss.

Dunham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harnick manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dunham has Harnick in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnick wants to get up but he can't break Dunham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Dunham is looking for a triangle but Harnick pushes his legs off easily.
Harnick stopping the sweep attempt from Dunham.
Dunham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham has a closed guard, preventing Harnick from standing up.
Harnick postures up.

Harnick stands up from Dunham's guard - Harnick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Harnick.
Harnick is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harnick tries to land a leg kick but Dunham saw it coming and moves away.
Dunham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Amir Dunham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Harnick.
Harnick tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.

Harnick clinches up against the cage.
Dunham avoids the elbow strike from Harnick, against the cage.
Dunham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harnick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Harnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harnick - that will leave a mark!
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harnick is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Harnick circles away and we're back to standing.
Harnick darts in trying to clinch

and Dunham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Dunham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harnick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dunham, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunham, not yet.
Harnick wants to stand but Dunham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harnick stopping the sweep attempt from Dunham.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harnick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dunham's guard.

Dunham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harnick is aware though and is defending well.
Amir Dunham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harnick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dunham's guard.
Dunham is pulling down on Harnick's head to control his posture.
Harnick tries to stand but Dunham is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dunham has control of Harnick's left arm, preventing Harnick from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Harnick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnick is looking to chop away at Dunham's legs.
Harnick tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
Harnick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown but Harnick shows good takedown defense.
Shom Harnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shom Harnick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Dunham.

Dunham feints and as Harnick raises his hands in defense, Dunham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harnick wants to stand up but Dunham is controlling him.
Harnick being controlled here, momentarily.
Harnick wants to get back to his feet but Dunham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Amir Dunham hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harnick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harnick moves to clinch but Dunham breaks away

and Dunham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amir Dunham.
I've got Dunham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Dunham!
A determined Amir Dunham didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakumi Jabulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grandmaster Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabulani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is K'naan - Wavin´ flag. Grandmaster Red has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zakumi Jabulani's chin.

Jabulani
vs
Red

178 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

181 cm
29
177 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zakumi Jabulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grandmaster Red!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jabulani misses.
Red throws a big shot that misses.
Jabulani swings widly with a right hand
and Red counters with a left and a right that stings Jabulani.
Red takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Red throws a lazy right hand but Jabulani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabulani lands a lovely overhand right.
Jabulani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red.
Jabulani throws an off balance right hand
and Red counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Red waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabulani.
Red cracks Jabulani with a good jab.
Red throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jabulani looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red misses with a looping right.
Grandmaster Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jabulani lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice jab there from Jabulani.
Sloppy strikes from Jabulani. Those never looked like landing.
Red throws a lazy right hand but Jabulani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabulani misses with a straight right.
Jabulani throws an off balance right hand
letting Red counter with a right hand.
Red dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Red lunges at Jabulani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jabulani's hand.
Jabulani misses with a double jab
and Red counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jabulani throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red throws a combination. Jabulani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from Red misses.
Red scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zakumi Jabulani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabulani takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Jabulani. Those never looked like landing.
Red loads up on a big right hand but Jabulani slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabulani. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabulani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabulani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani throws the left hand but Red avoids the punch easily.
Jabulani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Jabulani does no damage.
Jabulani misses with a lunging right hand
and Red counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Red throws a big shot that misses.
Red jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jabulani throws a right hand that Red ducks under and follows up with a left that Red also avoids with ease.
Red misses with a straight left.
Jabulani lands with a straight right. Red didn't see that one coming.
Red changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabulani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jabulani misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabulani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabulani looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
Red moves out of range as Jabulani strikes.
Red misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabulani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
Jabulani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabulani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabulani misses with a wild body shot.
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 Zakumi Jabulani will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jabulani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Jabulani does a little dance to reset his feet.

Red tries to sprawl but Jabulani drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jabulani trying to control the pace.
Red is trying to control but can't.
Jabulani takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jabulani is looking to take a break and control but Red is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Red can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zakumi Jabulani.
Red will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabulani lands with a shot to the body.
Jabulani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red misses with a double jab
and Jabulani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zakumi Jabulani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabulani.
A cross from Red lands.
Red takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani slips a straight right by Red.
Jabulani misses with a wild combination.
Jabulani just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Red.
Jabulani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Red slips under a jab from Jabulani.
Red misses with an uppercut.
Jabulani ducks under a wild hook from Red.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabulani counters with a right hand to the body.
Red throws a hook but Jabulani blocks it.
Jabulani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jabulani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
A shot to the liver by Red. Beautiful body shot.
Jabulani misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Red tries to bum rush Jabulani with a series of wild strikes but Jabulani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabulani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabulani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red scores with the left hand. Jabulani knows he should have avoided that one.
Jabulani lands a jab to the nose.
Red 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.
Red takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Red scores with a four punch combination!
Red ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabulani lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabulani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jabulani misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabulani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabulani throws a series of punches but Red moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zakumi Jabulani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jabulani throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Red scores with a one two! Jabulani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jabulani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jabulani misses with a body shot.
Red scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Red lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jabulani doesn't seem phased though.
Jabulani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
Jabulani scores with a three punch combo!
Red misses with a few strikes there.
Red waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabulani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabulani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Red misses the shot to the body.
Jabulani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jabulani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Red misses.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabulani manages to avoid it.
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabulani.
A slow jab from Jabulani misses its intended target.
Red stuffs the takedown attempt from Jabulani. Jabulani gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani misses with a hook.
Jabulani moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Red.
Jabulani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Jabulani dips to his left and cracks Red with an uppercut!
Red throws a looping overhand right but Jabulani ducks down to avoid it.
Jabulani needs to keep his hands up - Red had a free shot at his head there.
Jabulani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jabulani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Jabulani ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Red, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jabulani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Red misses the jab.
Grandmaster Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red throws a looping overhand right but Jabulani ducks down to avoid it.
Red clobbers Jabulani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Red misses with a hook. Jabulani ducked under it nicely.
Red throws the left hand but Jabulani avoids the punch easily.
Jabulani misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani lands the left hand.
Red ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabulani moves away.
Red looks to throw the jab but Jabulani is out of range.
Jabulani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Red moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabulani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jabulani.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabulani.
Jabulani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabulani.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabulani manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grandmaster Red.
Well Jabulani 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nelson
vs
Crazy

150 cm
24
148 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy misses with a wild combination.
Nelson 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.
Crazy is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Crazy tries to clinch up
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crazy thinking.
Nelson defending well as Crazy loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crazy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson throws a body punch but Crazy moves out of range.
Nelson lands a head shot.

Nelson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crazy to the mat! Crazy manages to get full guard.
Crazy working a defensive guard here.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Crazy has wrist control.
Nelson stops Crazy from standing up.
Nelson passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy is trying to control but can't.
Crazy is trying to get back to full guard.
Crazy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Crazy tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Crazy taking some punishment here, with Nelson in his half guard.
Crazy trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Crazy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crazy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crazy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson controlling from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson scoring with some ground and pound.
Crazy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crazy is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up in Crazy's guard and throws a big left but Crazy blocks it.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Crazy blocks nicely.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Crazy's brow.
Nelson is working Crazy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crazy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nelson is now in half guard.
Crazy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crazy is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson trying to control but Crazy is working from the bottom.
Crazy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Crazy tries to stand but Nelson is controlling from the bottom.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nelson is on top in guard.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson stands up over Crazy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Crazy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crazy being controlled here, momentarily.
Crazy is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crazy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crazy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.

Nelson looking to score a takedown here. Crazy is defending well but Nelson drives through and ends up in Crazy's guard.
Crazy working a defensive guard here.
Crazy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crazy is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Crazy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Crazy keeps moving.
Crazy is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Crazy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Crazy keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crazy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crazy's head.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Crazy has wrist control.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Crazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crazy 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.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crazy keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Crazy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crazy 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.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Crazy keeps moving.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy working a defensive guard here.
Crazy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nelson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Crazy is keeping the position.
Nelson is working Crazy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson controlling from the top position.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Crazy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stands up over Crazy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crazy is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Nelson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Crazy's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Nelson!
Jake Nelson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wolfpack Blood Labs for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Toybox - Sailor Song . 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.

Hawkins
vs
Baloney

181 cm
26
180 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

179 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baloney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baloney lands with an overhand left.
Baloney lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charon Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baloney looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Baloney lands with a nice body punch.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Baloney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hawkins wants to clinch
and Baloney counters with a nice uppercut.
Baloney leaves Hawkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baloney misses the shot to the body.
Baloney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Baloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Baloney.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Baloney is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baloney misses with a body shot.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Baloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Baloney closes the distance and pushes Hawkins back into the cage.
Baloney blocks an elbow strike from Hawkins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hawkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baloney's brow.
Baloney lands a right hand.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Baloney is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Baloney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
Baloney lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Baloney.
Baloney avoids the elbow strike from Hawkins, against the cage.
Hawkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Baloney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baloney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baloney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baloney scores with a shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
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!
Baloney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baloney lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Baloney working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Hawkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baloney lands a nice uppercut.
Baloney gets through Hawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baloney's defenses.
Baloney blocks the elbow strike.
Baloney blocks an elbow strike.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Baloney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkins throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkins lands an elbow that stopped Baloney in his tracks for a moment.
Baloney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baloney is working Hawkins over against the cage.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Baloney blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Baloney tries to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Baloney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baloney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Baloney.
Baloney scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baloney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baloney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow.
Baloney lands a body punch.

Baloney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baloney works the jab nicely.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baloney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloney circles away.
Baloney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baloney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baloney scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Baloney finds it's target.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baloney connects with a crisp jab.
Baloney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baloney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baloney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Baloney.
Baloney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Baloney takes a swing at Hawkins's ribcage but misses.
Baloney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baloney cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Baloney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baloney lands with a light punch inside.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baloney struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.

Baloney manages to break the clinch.
Baloney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tony Baloney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baloney connects with a jab.
Baloney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloney circles away.

Baloney darts in and clinches Hawkins up against the cage.
Hawkins lands an elbow just above Baloney 's eye.

Baloney breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney is having none of it.
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
Baloney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charon Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baloney throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baloney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins shoots in for a double leg but Baloney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baloney misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Baloney cracks Hawkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baloney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Baloney pushes him off.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins lands a head kick!

Hawkins rushes Baloney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baloney blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Baloney lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Baloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baloney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baloney lands a jab to the head.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Baloney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baloney connects with a looping right hand.
Baloney misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a right hand that Baloney ducks under and follows up with a left that Baloney also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Baloney. No joy for Hawkins on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baloney throws out the jab.
Baloney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baloney throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charon Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baloney digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Baloney blocks a head kick by Hawkins.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloney circles away.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Baloney pushes him off.
Baloney cracks a nice hook into Hawkins's ribs.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baloney lands a right hook to the body.
Baloney throws a jab when Hawkins was well out of range.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baloney is fending him off so far but Hawkins persists. Nope, Baloney circles away and we're back to standing.
Baloney scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins takes one to the side of the head.
Baloney works Hawkins's body with a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hawkins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Baloney misses with a few strikes there.
Baloney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baloney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baloney scores with a three punch combo!
Baloney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Baloney digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Nice body punch from Baloney.
Hawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baloney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkins's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baloney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baloney.
Baloney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Baloney misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Baloney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Baloney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baloney lands with an overhand left.
Baloney thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Baloney.
Baloney lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Baloney throws a looping overhand right but Hawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Baloney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baloney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Baloney.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Baloney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baloney misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Baloney.

Hawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawkins showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hawkins works his way into full mount!
Baloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Baloney defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hawkins.
Hawkins prevents Baloney from getting the reversal.

Hawkins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Baloney to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Baloney shrugs it off.
Hawkins tries to push Baloney's head away but Baloney is holding on tight.
Charon Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney wants to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
Baloney is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Hawkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Hawkins working for a guillotine from mount but Baloney is in no mood to give up.
Baloney tries to buck Hawkins off but he can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baloney tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Baloney has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Baloney!
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baloney controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charon Hawkins.
Baloney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baloney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baloney lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Baloney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Baloney.
Baloney swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Baloney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baloney throws out a loose jab but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Baloney tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Baloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Baloney.
I've got Baloney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Baloney!
A less than humble Tony Baloney misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.