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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aurin Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lokren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Execute. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aurin Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cop misses with a takedown
and Lokren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cop won't be happy with that.
Cop is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lokren controlling the position from side mount.
Cop is trying to get back to his feet.
Cop is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lokren off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cop gets his hands free as Lokren looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop struggling to land strikes to the head as Lokren covers up.
Cop scores with punches from the back.
Will Cop go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I really don't envy Lokren right now.
Lokren is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren wants to escape the position.
Cop is working for a rear naked choke. Lokren is not defending it well and Cop has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Lokren refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Lokren's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cro Cop!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amarin Kaewke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pychu Reja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amarin Kaewke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pychu Reja!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaewke loads up on a big right hand but Reja slips the punch.
Kaewke stuffs the takedown.
Reja has closed the distance and engaged Kaewke in a clinch.
Reja is trying to pull guard but Kaewke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reja takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pychu Reja has been cut.
Kaewke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reja's efforts to push away.
Reja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaewke misses with a knee to the head.
Kaewke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reja is trying to push Kaewke away but Kaewke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaewke lands a knee to the head.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the head but Reja blocks with his arms.
Kaewke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the head but Reja blocks with his arms.
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!
Kaewke lands a knee to the head.
Kaewke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Pychu Reja's cut even more.
Kaewke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reja looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaewke misses with a knee strike.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaewke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaewke landing knees to the head.
The cut above Pychu Reja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaewke stalling in the clinch.
Kaewke connects with a knee to the head.
Kaewke has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Reja goes down! Kaewke dives on top of him - Reja manages to get guard.
Reja is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reja keeping moving, preventing Kaewke from controlling successfully.
Reja is still in real trouble! Can Kaewke finish him?
Kaewke is really struggling to control Reja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Reja seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke tries to free his leg and advance position but Reja is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Amarin Kaewke just wasn't active enough.
Reja gets a clinch.
Reja fails to pull guard.
Amarin Kaewke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pychu Reja.
Kaewke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reja's face.
Pychu Reja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kaewke with a knee to the head.
Kaewke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the head but Reja blocks with his arms.
Kaewke misses with a knee to the head.
Kaewke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reja's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pychu Reja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amarin Kaewke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kacprzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacprzak comes to the cage accompanied by Downstait -Beat you down. Bonjaski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ring of Fire. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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240 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Kacprzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Bonjaski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjaski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like Bonjaski is going to stand back up.
Bonjaski is trying to work for a kimura but Kacprzak is defending well.
Kacprzak pushes Bonjaski off looking to stand but Bonjaski dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kacprzak manages to get to full guard.
Bonjaski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bonjaski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bonjaski misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonjaski checks a leg kick.
Bonjaski throws a head kick that misses
and Kacprzak counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacprzak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonjaski throws a series of punches but Kacprzak avoids them all with ease.
Michal Kacprzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kacprzak shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonjaski sprawls well. He's pushed Kacprzak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonjaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kacprzak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjaski.
Bonjaski cracks a nice hook into Kacprzak's ribs.
Bonjaski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kacprzak on the side of the head.
Kacprzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski misses with a double jab.
Kacprzak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonjaski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Kacprzak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kacprzak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjaski.
Bonjaski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kacprzak is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjaski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjaski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bonjaski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kacprzak has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski decides to return to a standing position.
Bonjaski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bonjaski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonjaski is looking for a kimura here.
Bonjaski wants to work for an arm triangle but Kacprzak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kacprzak sees it coming and defends easily.
Bonjaski stands up out of the half guard.
Bonjaski looks to land a combination but Kacprzak avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonjaski. Kacprzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjaski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kacprzak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonjaski swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kacprzak shoots for a takedown but Bonjaski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjaski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kacprzak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonjaski drops Kacprzak with a nice combination! Bonjaski dives into Kacprzak's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Michal Kacprzak has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjaski stands and steps away. Kacprzak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Michal Kacprzak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Bonjaski.
Bonjaski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonjaski thuds a left hand into Kacprzak's body.
Bonjaski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kacprzak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonjaski drops back looking for a leg! Kacprzak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kacprzak manages to kick Bonjaski off! Bonjaski jumps back into Kacprzak's guard.
Bonjaski gets to his feet - Kacprzak follows without any prompting.
Bonjaski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacprzak throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonjaski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kacprzak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonjaski stands up and waves to Kacprzak to follow him.
Bonjaski gets the takedown into side control.
Bonjaski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kacprzak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonjaski finds it's way round the side to connect with Kacprzak's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjaski fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonjaski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kacprzak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonjaski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Bonjaski does no damage.
Bonjaski looking to score a takedown here. Kacprzak is defending well but Bonjaski drives through and ends up in Kacprzak's guard.
Bonjaski stands up from Kacprzak's guard - Bonjaski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kacprzak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonjaski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kacprzak!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Kacprzak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bonjaski scores with a three punch combo!
Bonjaski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kacprzak.
Kacprzak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonjaski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kacprzak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonjaski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kacprzak.
Bonjaski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacprzak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonjaski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjaski decides to stand back up. Bonjaski steps back and let's Kacprzak get back to his feet.
Kacprzak tries to sprawl but Bonjaski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bonjaski prevents Kacprzak from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonjaski stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kacprzak looks for a takedown but Bonjaski sprawls well.
Bonjaski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjaski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michal Kacprzak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kacprzak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kacprzak could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kacprzak.
Kacprzak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bonjaski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bonjaski misses with a body punch
and Kacprzak counters with a shoot takedown. Bonjaski fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjaski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bonjaski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bonjaski stands up out of the half guard.
Kacprzak shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonjaski tries to sprawl out of it but Kacprzak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonjaski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kacprzak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjaski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bonjaski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kacprzak rather than just go for the knockout.
Bonjaski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kacprzak's guard.
Kacprzak trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bonjaski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bonjaski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bonjaski as Kacprzak shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Kacprzak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonjaski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kacprzak throws a right hand that Bonjaski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjaski also avoids with ease.
Bonjaski looking to score a takedown here. Kacprzak is defending well but Bonjaski drives through and ends up in Kacprzak's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kacprzak is working an open guard so Bonjaski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bonjaski shoots in and gets a takedown into Kacprzak's guard.
Kacprzak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonjaski is one step ahead there.
Remy Bonjaski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonjaski stands and steps away. Kacprzak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bonjaski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski misses with a two punch combination.
Bonjaski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kacprzak to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kacprzak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bonjaski dives on top into guard.
Remy Bonjaski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonjaski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kacprzak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bonjaski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Michal Kacprzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski wants to get up but he can't break Kacprzak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bonjaski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kacprzak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonjaski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kacprzak kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remy Bonjaski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kacprzak fails with the takedown
and Bonjaski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Remy Bonjaski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonjaski throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kacprzak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjaski.
Kacprzak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bonjaski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonjaski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjaski!
A relieved looking Remy Bonjaski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Statham!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham scores a takedown into full mount!
Statham is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Statham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Statham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Statham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown wants to control but Statham is having none of it.
Statham landing punches.
Statham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Statham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Statham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown is rocked!
Statham is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Statham lands with some strikes.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Statham postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Brown bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Statham and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Statham!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Nestea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the Name- Fort Minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yuri Boyka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alessandro Nestea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nestea shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nestea wants to work for an arm triangle but Boyka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nestea gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Boyka connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka shoots for a double leg takedown but Nestea sprawls well. He's pushed Boyka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Nestea keeps it at a distance.
Boyka moves out of range as Nestea strikes.
Nestea darts in and clinches Boyka up against the cage.
Boyka jumps guard but Nestea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alessandro Nestea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka blocks an elbow strike.
Boyka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Nestea.
Boyka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nestea gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nestea has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Boyka regains guard immediately.
Nestea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nestea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nestea wants to stand but Boyka is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyka has momentary wrist control but Nestea slips an elbow through the middle.
Nestea wants to control from the top but Boyka keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nestea uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nestea lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nestea remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boyka sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestea perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nestea is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nestea performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boyka trying to control but Nestea postures up.
Boyka is defending against the submission attempts here by Nestea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is looking for a sweep. Nestea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nestea works his way into side control.
Nestea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyka keeps working.
Nestea working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka seems a little lost for a moment, as Nestea dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Nestea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka catches Nestea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nestea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nestea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nestea tries to avoid it but Boyka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nestea to the ground. Nestea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boyka lands a jab-cross combination.
Boyka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nestea closes the distance and pushes Boyka back into the cage.
Nestea jumps guard and drags Boyka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nestea is trying to hold Boyka in close to prevent damage but Boyka has managed to pass into half guard.
It looks like Boyka is going to stand back up.
Nestea is trying to control but Boyka manages to pass to mount!
Nestea on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nestea tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestea wants to control but Boyka is having none of it.
Nestea is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nestea is squirming around, avoiding Boyka's attempts to control the action.
Boyka cracks Nestea with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nestea keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nestea is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestea wants to control but Boyka is having none of it.
Alessandro Nestea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nestea is trying to escape the mount.
Boyka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nestea is working to get back to half guard.
Nestea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka looking to finish Nestea with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nestea!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestea sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nestea is looking to escape.
Nestea is staying active underneath Boyka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boyka prevents Nestea from improving his position.
Boyka throwing shots but Nestea is blocking nicely.
Boyka stops Nestea from getting back to his feet.
Boyka wants to pass to mount but Nestea is defending the position.
Nestea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nestea wants to control but Boyka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyka with a poor takedown
and Nestea counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boyka won't be happy with that.
Alessandro Nestea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nestea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nestea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boyka is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boyka gets caught flat footed, as Nestea shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boyka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nestea is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Boyka.
Boyka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nestea wants to control but Boyka is keeping him busy.
Boyka prevents Nestea from improving position.
Nestea is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nestea landing a few strikes.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Boyka's face as Nestea controls the position.
Boyka can't do much from the bottom here.
Boyka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nestea is controlling him well.
Nestea wants to control but Boyka is keeping him busy.
Nestea content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nestea is trying to get an arm triangle but Boyka is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestea works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nestea wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boyka, who protects the arm well.
Boyka struggling a bit here.
Boyka being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestea wants to control but Boyka is keeping him busy.
Nestea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boyka is not content to let Nestea control the position.
Boyka wants to get back to his feet but Nestea drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestea trying to control the action but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Nestea working away.
Nestea lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boyka throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nestea decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nestea trying to mount his opponent but Boyka defends it.
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.
Nestea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nestea wants to pass the guard but Boyka is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Nestea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nestea has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Nestea!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Peacemaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peacemaker comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed / Stricken. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colt Peacemaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastien Chabal!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Peacemaker sprawling to the canvas! Peacemaker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chabal finish him?!
It looks like Colt Peacemaker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peacemaker misses with the combination.
Chabal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peacemaker lands with a nice body punch.
Chabal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Sebastien Chabal has been cut.
The fighters circling - Chabal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peacemaker scores with the left hand. Chabal knows he should have avoided that one.
Peacemaker lands with a right hand.
Peacemaker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Peacemaker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peacemaker.
A left lands for Peacemaker.
A combination from Chabal does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Peacemaker.
Peacemaker tests Chabal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chabal is rocked!
Peacemaker throws a hook but Chabal avoids it easily.
Chabal is still on wobbly legs! Can Peacemaker finish him?
Peacemaker misses with a straight left.
Peacemaker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chabal moves out of range as Peacemaker strikes.
A big right from Peacemaker misses.
Peacemaker grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Chabal takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Peacemaker cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Colt Peacemaker!
A relieved looking Colt Peacemaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Firco Nowack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowack looks to throw the jab but Werdum is out of range.
Nowack misses with a head kick.
Werdum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nowack tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowack tries to bum rush Werdum with a series of wild strikes but Werdum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nowack throws a sloppy head kick and Werdum moves out of range easily.
Werdum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nowack is fending him off so far but Werdum persists. Nope, Nowack circles away and we're back to standing.
Werdum feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nowack wants to get back to his feet but Werdum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nowack keeping moving, preventing Werdum from controlling successfully.
Werdum decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack tries to clinch but Werdum is having none of it.
Werdum fails with the takedown
and Nowack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Werdum's knee momentarily.
Nowack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Werdum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nowack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Werdum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Werdum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nowack counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowack looks to land a body kick but Werdum moved away.
Werdum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nowack counters with a nice kick to the body.
Werdum is breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Nowack uses the oldest trick in the book to send Werdum tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Nowack is absolutely delighted - when Werdum wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Firco Nowack!
Firco Nowack is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino throws a shot to the body.
Aquino scores with a jab to the body.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Aquino counters with a nice body shot.
Aquino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maia is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aquino scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Junior Maia has been cut.
Aquino lands a big right hand that sends Maia crashing to the mat! Aquino stays standing though and waves Maia back to his feet!
Maia is rocked!
Aquino circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Maia tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Aquino wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Aquino!
Jorge Aquino is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Jorge Aquino, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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