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V.O.G 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Somkane Kummanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Salute to the Jugger. Frankie Edgar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Somkane Kummanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kummanee.
Kummanee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edgar throws a body punch but Kummanee moves out of range.
Edgar throws a body punch but Kummanee moves out of range.
Kummanee cracks the inside of Edgar's front leg.
Edgar throws a lazy right hand but Kummanee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kummanee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kummanee scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kummanee.
Kummanee throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummanee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kummanee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edgar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edgar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kummanee lands with a hook. Edgar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kummanee ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Kummanee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kummanee!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kummanee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Edgar controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kummanee is trying to stand up.
Edgar lands a big elbow.
Edgar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Edgar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Edgar looking to ground and pound but Kummanee is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws some wild stikes that Kummanee manages to avoid easily.
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edgar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Edgar won't let Kummanee get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Edgar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Edgar lands with some strikes.
Kummanee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Edgar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is landing with some decent strikes but Kummanee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Edgar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Edgar controlling his opponent.
Edgar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kummanee hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Edgar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kummanee hang on?
Edgar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kummanee is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Kummanee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kummanee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edgar throws out the jab.
Edgar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kummanee was covering up waiting for the punch and Edgar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Edgar stops Kummanee from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edgar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kummanee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar stands and throws Kummanee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Edgar throws a strike aimed at the side of Kummanee's head but Kummanee avoids it well.
Edgar misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummanee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Edgar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kummanee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kummanee is not content to let Edgar control the position.
Edgar looks up at the clock and then as Kummanee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edgar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Edgar in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummanee tries to escape but Edgar is in control.
Edgar slows the pace down.
Kummanee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edgar on the ground.
Kummanee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Edgar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Edgar landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar tries to score with some ground and pound. Kummanee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Edgar throws an elbow but Kummanee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kummanee is pushing Edgar's head away, looking to escape. Edgar manages to hold on to the position though.
Edgar trying to control the position but Kummanee is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to score with some ground and pound. Kummanee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Frankie Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar controlling the position from side mount.
Edgar trying to control the position but Kummanee is working away.
Kummanee tries to escape but Edgar is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummanee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kummanee wants to get back to his feet but Edgar is dominant here and he's now got Kummanee's back!
Edgar keeps control of the position easily here as Kummanee tries to buck him off.
Kummanee covering up well under a series of strikes from Edgar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kummanee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kummanee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kummanee avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Edgar throws a right hand that misses
and Kummanee counters with a leg kick.
Kummanee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kummanee ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Kummanee scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummanee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kummanee lands a lovely overhand right.
Kummanee lands with a kick to the temple. Edgar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kummanee moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Kummanee tries a head kick but it misses.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Edgar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kummanee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Edgar is controlling him well.
Frankie Edgar 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.
Edgar is staying tight to Kummanee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Edgar working the strikes but Kummanee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kummanee's head.
Edgar is controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar landing punches.
Kummanee bucks Edgar off and manages to get back to his feet!
Edgar misses the body punch
and Kummanee counters with an inside leg kick.
Edgar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
Kummanee throws a head kick that misses.
Edgar dives in and grabs Kummanee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kummanee pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummanee throws a head kick that Edgar semi-blocks.
Edgar shoots in but no luck this time.
Somkane Kummanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Edgar.
Kummanee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kummanee misses with a head kick.
Kummanee throws a head kick that Edgar semi-blocks.
Edgar throws a lazy right hand but Kummanee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somkane Kummanee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Somkane Kummanee is winning the standup battle so far.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Somkane Kummanee.
I think Edgar 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Edgar!
Frankie Edgar got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rising Dawn. Laurent has chosen Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chan Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent lands a jab to Lei's midsection.
Lei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lei gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laurent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lei shoots and misses
and Laurent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lei thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Lei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lei 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.
Lei postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laurent is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lei, into his guard.
Lei keeping full guard, as Laurent tries to pass.
Lei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laurent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lei. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Lei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laurent gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei tries for a takedown but Laurent circles away easily
and Laurent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laurent keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laurent cracks Lei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laurent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laurent on his heels. He'll look to pass Laurent's guard now, I'm sure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laurent can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lei stands and throws Laurent's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laurent can't do much from the bottom here.
Lei thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Laurent tries to escape but Lei is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei has hold of Laurent's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Laurent tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lei cranks the arm and Laurent screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Laurent, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chan Lei!
An out of breath Chan Lei thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into the arena with New York blaring out of the sound system. Alonzo Griffin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alonzo Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, No Chance!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Chance displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chance fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin cracks Chance with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Chance's shoulder, as Chance tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chance avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Chance takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Chance takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Chance misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Chance tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin digs a good hook to Chance's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chance shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin counters with a right hand to the body.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alonzo Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffin scores with a one two! Chance had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chance is rocked!
Alonzo Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Chance is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Griffin cracks Chance on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Chance falls backwards against the cage. Griffin follows up with more strikes that drop Chance to his knees. Griffin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Chance! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Griffin!
A relieved looking Alonzo Griffin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alive - P.O.D. Brian Blessed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed thows a left - swing and a miss!
de Pina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
de Pina throws out a loose jab but Blessed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from de Pina finds it's target.
de Pina walks into a straight right hand from Blessed.
Blessed misses with a hook.
Blessed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blessed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steven de Pina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Pina misses the jab.
Blessed throws a jab but it's blocked by de Pina.
de Pina misses with an uppercut. Blessed saw that one coming.
de Pina moves away from the strike by Blessed.
de Pina throws a lazy uppercut
and Blessed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blessed misses with a hook
and de Pina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blessed throws an off balance right hand
and de Pina counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Blessed.
de Pina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blessed.
Good standup being displayed there by Blessed as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Pina misses with a straight right.
de Pina misses with an uppercut.
Blessed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blessed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Pina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blessed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from de Pina.
Blessed ducks under a wild hook from de Pina.
de Pina is breathing heavily.
Blessed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Pina.
de Pina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from de Pina there as he acknowledges the shot.
de Pina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blessed.
de Pina throws a jab when Blessed was well out of range.
Blessed moves out of range as de Pina strikes.
Blessed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Blessed. That snapped de Pina's head back.
Blessed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Pina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blessed slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blessed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Blessed throws a looping overhand right but de Pina ducks down to avoid it.
de Pina throws a right hand that misses
and Blessed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of de Pina's head but de Pina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blessed cracks de Pina with a good jab.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but de Pina moved out of range nicely.
de Pina slips a jab and a cross from Blessed.
de Pina misses with a double jab.
de Pina throws a lazy right hand but Blessed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed lands a really nice looking cross but de Pina seems unphased.
Blessed looks to land a right hand but de Pina moved out of range.
Blessed tests de Pina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
de Pina stalks Blessed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blessed's face. Blessed staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from de Pina misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
de Pina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
de Pina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blessed.
Blessed connects with a nice looking jab.
Blessed works the jab nicely.
de Pina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blessed manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Blessed misses.
A big left from Blessed misses.
Blessed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
de Pina ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
de Pina walks into a straight right hand from Blessed.
de Pina scores with the left hand. Blessed knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from de Pina.
Blessed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
de Pina throws a jab but it's blocked by Blessed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Blessed.
Blessed misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
de Pina throws an overhand right that lands on Blessed's shoulder, as Blessed tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by de Pina.
de Pina pushes Blessed away with a front kick.
de Pina misses with a looping right.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of de Pina's head but de Pina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
de Pina throws out a loose jab but Blessed uses good head movement to avoid it.
de Pina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Pina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de Pina on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blessed throws a hook but de Pina avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blessed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Pina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Blessed 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.
de Pina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blessed staying out of range there.
de Pina scoring well with a low kick there.
de Pina takes one on the button.
Blessed lands a head shot.
de Pina is rocked!
de Pina throws a head kick but Blessed moves out of range.
Oh de Pina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
de Pina takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by de Pina.
Brian Blessed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
de Pina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blessed throws the left hand but de Pina avoids the punch easily.
Blessed 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.
Blessed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for de Pina.
A leg kick checked by Blessed.
Blessed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Pina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blessed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blessed connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent de Pina tumbling to the canvas! Blessed pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! de Pina was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Blessed!
Brian Blessed opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
143 lbs
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26
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jiu Jitsu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie landing strikes.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jiu Jitsu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but Jiu Jitsu has mounted him!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Jiu Jitsu has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie tries to hold on but Jiu Jitsu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jiu Jitsu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to hold on but Jiu Jitsu pushes him away.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jiu Jitsu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Jiu Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jiu Jitsu wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie pulls Jiu Jitsu in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Jiu Jitsu pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie pulls Jiu Jitsu in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jiu Jitsu tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie working Jiu Jitsu over with strikes.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Jiu Jitsu's temple.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jiu Jitsu wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Jiu Jitsu defends the submission attempt.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jiu Jitsu avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Gracie blocks Jiu Jitsu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 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!
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jiu Jitsu hang on?
Gracie wants to control the pace but Jiu Jitsu is squirming around nicely.
Gracie cracks Jiu Jitsu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiu Jitsu tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Jiu Jitsu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Gracie tries to work over Jiu Jitsu's front leg with a kick but Jiu Jitsu checks it.
Jiu Jitsu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie prevents Jiu Jitsu from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adam Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Jiu Jitsu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jiu Jitsu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jiu Jitsu shrugs it off.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Jiu Jitsu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jiu Jitsu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jiu Jitsu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gracie and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Gracie!
A relieved looking Adam Gracie 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pussy Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Duke Lion. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
157 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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28
157 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pussy Juice!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juice looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
Juice misses with a looping right.
Juice misses with a straight right.
De Vries gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juice gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from De Vries.
De Vries is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Vries 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.
De Vries is looking to take a break and control but Juice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Vries thows a huge punch but Juice dodges it nicely.
De Vries is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Juice!
De Vries landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries lands a heavy elbow.
Juice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Vries.
De Vries throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Vries unloading with bombs!
De Vries throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juice because De Vries loaded up on that one.
Juice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Juice bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries pulls Juice in close to prevent any damage.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries seems keen to control Juice's posture.
Juice trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans De Vries.
De Vries lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Juice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juice.
De Vries misses with a body kick.
De Vries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Vries feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Vries attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries works Juice's body with a nice hook.
Juice misses with a straight left.
De Vries dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juice. That did some damage!
De Vries moves out of range as Juice strikes.
A swing and a miss from De Vries.
The fighters circling - Juice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
Juice misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a head kick. Juice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Vries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juice blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries misses with a body shot
and Juice counters with a straight right hand.
De Vries scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Vries lands strikes from half guard.
De Vries throwing shots but Juice is blocking nicely.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Vries is trying to work for a kimura but Juice is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juice works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juice shoots for a double leg takedown but De Vries sprawls well. He's pushed Juice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juice rushes De Vries and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Vries is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Juice can't fight it off and eventually De Vries manages to take the fight to the floor. Juice looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Vries postures up in Juice's guard and throws a big left but Juice blocks it.
De Vries missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Vries throwing strikes from guard but Juice blocks nicely.
De Vries throwing strikes but missing.
De Vries working some strikes from top position.
De Vries postures up in Juice's guard and throws a big left but Juice blocks it.
De Vries working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries connects with a couple of short punches.
De Vries distracts Juice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Vries pushes down on Juice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Vries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juice's head.
De Vries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Vries trying to control from half guard but Juice is working away.
Juice is looking to improve his position.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juice is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Vries connects with a nice short shot to Juice's temple.
Juice trying to control here.
De Vries scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Juice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Vries misses with a head shot. Juice uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Vries has managed to get both his arms back between Juice's legs - danger averted.
De Vries got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Vries has managed to get both his arms back between Juice's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries works over Juice with some ground and pound from guard.
De Vries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Vries throws a big elbow that misses.
De Vries stands up over Juice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juice is on top in guard.
Juice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Vries is keeping the position for now.
De Vries has his hands on Juice's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Vries counters with a thumping low kick.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. Juice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Vries scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Vries avoids it really well and circles away.
Juice misses the shot to the body.
De Vries keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pussy Juice.
De Vries thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Juice if he has to take too many more of those.
Juice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
De Vries shoots in and bounces Juice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Vries throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries throws a big right hand that misses.
De Vries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juice trying to control the position.
Juice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Vries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Vries passes Juice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Vries prevents Juice from improving his position.
De Vries is thwarting Juice's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Juice has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Vries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Vries landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Vries is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Juice wants to control but De Vries is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Vries not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Vries looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Vries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Vries looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Vries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Vries looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Juice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juice is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from De Vries.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juice is refusing to be controlled, as De Vries sits in half guard.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juice wants to get back to full guard.
Juice wants to control but De Vries is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice moves into full guard.
De Vries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juice throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juice.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Juice as he connects with a hook.
Juice throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by De Vries.
Juice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juice.
Juice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Juice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Vries motions for Juice to come forward. De Vries throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hans De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
Juice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Juice.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juice can do to turn this around?
Juice avoids the body shot from De Vries.
De Vries throws a low kick but Juice moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from De Vries.
Juice throws a lazy right hand but De Vries sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Vries lands a body shot.
De Vries has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juice can't break the clinch.
De Vries lands a knee to the head.
Juice stalling in the clinch but De Vries improves position.
Juice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries displaying some good clinch control by pressing Juice up against the cage.
Juice misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Juice avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
Juice goes for a takedown attempt but De Vries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice defenses there by De Vries.
De Vries is looking to clinch.
De Vries 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries throws a lazy uppercut
and Juice counters with a nice uppercut.
De Vries defending well as Juice loads up on a big left hand.
De Vries rushes Juice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juice as De Vries tries to tie him up.
Juice has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
De Vries has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Juice is trying to keep an underhook but De Vries manages to get the takedown into half guard.
De Vries sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juice defending well though.
Juice regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Vries lands a couple of digs.
De Vries slips nicely into half guard.
De Vries thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from De Vries.
De Vries wants to take a breather but Juice is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Vries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Vries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Vries trying to pass the guard but Juice defending well.
Juice trying to control but De Vries postures up.
Juice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Vries.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Vries pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries had his way with Pussy Juice in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
De Vries moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Vries.
De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries cracks Juice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Vries connects with an inside leg kick.
De Vries takes the fight into the clinch.
Juice scores with a shot to the side of De Vries's head.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juice struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
Juice blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries lands a right hand.
Juice avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
A short right from Juice on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juice backwards.
Juice throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juice tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
A short uppercut from Juice.
Good body shot from Juice.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Juice has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Juice misses with a body punch.
De Vries lands a knee to the head.
Juice tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Juice back against the cage.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries manages to pull guard.
Pussy Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juice.
Juice tries to free his leg and advance position but De Vries is retaining full guard.
Juice trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries controls Juice momentarily but Juice frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Juice defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.
Juice looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
Juice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Vries to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice shoots in for a double leg but De Vries sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Vries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juice's calf.
De Vries moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juice 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.
De Vries scores with a jab. Juice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Juice.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
Juice dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juice.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries lands a takedown into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Vries chips away with some ground and pound.
Juice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Vries accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juice keeping full guard, as De Vries tries to pass.
Juice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Vries throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries preventing the sweep.
Juice has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. De Vries 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 Juice.
Hans De Vries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Vries working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
Hans De Vries retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Hans De Vries thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Pashurinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Hieron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pashurinko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Hieron!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hieron scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pashurinko regains half guard.
Hieron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pashurinko keeps working.
Hieron is thwarting Pashurinko's attempts to control the position.
Pashurinko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hieron.
Pashurinko gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pashurinko has control of Hieron's left arm, preventing Hieron from doing any damage.
Hieron won't allow Pashurinko to sweep him here.
Hieron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pashurinko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hieron postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pashurinko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hieron, into his guard.
Pashurinko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pashurinko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hieron is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashurinko pushing down on Hieron's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pashurinko stands up out of the half guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Hieron misses the target.
Hieron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hieron tries to clinch but Pashurinko is having none of it.
Pashurinko closes the distance and clinches up with Hieron, looking for a takedown. Pashurinko pushes Hieron against the cage but Hieron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pashurinko shoots in for a takedown but Hieron shows good takedown defense.
Hieron dives in and scores a takedown into Pashurinko's guard.
Hieron throwing strikes from guard but Pashurinko blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pashurinko is on top in guard.
Hieron keeping moving, preventing Pashurinko from controlling successfully.
Pashurinko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pashurinko is trying to control the action in half guard but Hieron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pashurinko is working for a submission of some sort.
Pashurinko content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pashurinko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pashurinko seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pashurinko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pashurinko is thwarting Hieron's attempts to control the position.
Pashurinko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pashurinko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pashurinko maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hieron could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pashurinko has cracked it and Hieron is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pashurinko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Pashurinko!
A very excited looking Anton Pashurinko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Fujisaki has chosen Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso catches Fujisaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fujisaki misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujisaki.
Fujisaki is looking to take a break and control but Tso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tso is pushing Fujisaki's head away, looking to escape. Fujisaki manages to hold on to the position though.
Fujisaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fujisaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fujisaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujisaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tso tries to escape but Fujisaki is in control.
Tso throws Fujisaki to one side and escapes!
Nice takedown defense from Tso. No joy for Fujisaki on that attempt.
Fujisaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Tso.
Nice sprawl there from Tso as Fujisaki shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fujisaki.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Tso slaps away a takedown attempt from Fujisaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fujisaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tso.
General Tso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujisaki manages to avoid it.
Tso thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujisaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujisaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tso throws out the jab.
Tso throws a body punch but Fujisaki moves out of range.
Tso throws a right and a left that Fujisaki avoids nicely.
Tso looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujisaki is just out of range.
Fujisaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tso is looking to wear down Fujisaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso throws a shot to the body.
Tso fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujisaki dives in and grabs Tso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tso pushes down on Fujisaki's head and hops out.
Tso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tso throws the left hand but Fujisaki avoids the punch easily.
Fujisaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tso's head backwards.
Tso swings for the body but Fujisaki moves out of range.
Fujisaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Tso coming out on top.
A jab from Tso finds it's way through Fujisaki's defenses.
General Tso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fujisaki drives through with a takedown into Tso's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fujisaki pushing down on Tso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fujisaki stops Tso from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tso manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tso swings for the body but Fujisaki moves out of range.
Tso misses with a hook. Fujisaki ducked under it nicely.
Fujisaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Tso sprawls well. He's pushed Fujisaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tso leaves Fujisaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tso is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fujisaki shoots for a takedown but Tso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujisaki throws a body punch but Tso moves out of range.
Tso throws a shot from downtown. Fujisaki moves away and avoids it.
Fujisaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tso but Tso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fujisaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujisaki manages to avoid it.
Fujisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujisaki counters with a left and a right that stings Tso.
Tso misses with an uppercut. Fujisaki saw that one coming.
Fujisaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fujisaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tso pushes Fujisaki off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso throws a hook to the side of Fujisaki's head but Fujisaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that round.
That's time! Tso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Fujisaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Tso which made him look bad.
Tso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tso lands with a hook. Fujisaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fujisaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tso throws a shot to the body.
Fujisaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Tso misses the jab.
Fujisaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tso circles away.
Fujisaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tso looks to land a left hand but Fujisaki moved out of range nicely.
Tso lands a jab.
Tso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tso takes a swing at Fujisaki's ribcage but misses.
Fujisaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fujisaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujisaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tso.
Tso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tso swings for the body but Fujisaki moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujisaki doesn't seem phased though.
Tso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fujisaki.
Tso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fujisaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujisaki shoots in for a takedown but Tso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fujisaki.
General Tso is winning the standup battle so far.
Tso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Tso misses.
Tso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujisaki.
Horrible takedown by Fujisaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Tso which made him look bad.
Fujisaki tries for a takedown but Tso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fujisaki misses with a hook. Tso ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fujisaki scores with a jab to the head.
Tso looks to land a left hand but Fujisaki moved out of range nicely.
Tso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujisaki.
Tso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujisaki.
A jab lands there for Tso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fujisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tso misses with a double jab.
Tso scores with a one two! Fujisaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fujisaki scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tso tries to buck Fujisaki off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki wants to control the pace but Tso is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tso is trying to stand.
Fujisaki trying to control but Tso is having none of it.
Tso is trying to stand.
Fujisaki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tso manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fujisaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Tso is defending well.
Tso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tso tries to get out of the position.
Tso wants to get back to his feet.
Fujisaki controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso throws Fujisaki to one side and escapes!
Fujisaki misses the shot to the body.
Fujisaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tso throws out the jab.
Tso looks to land a left hand but Fujisaki moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Tso misses its intended target.
Tso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tso wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujisaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujisaki swings for the body but Tso moves out of range.
Fujisaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tso.
Tso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujisaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fujisaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tso throws out the jab.
Fujisaki lands with a shot to the body.
Tso looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujisaki is just out of range.
Fujisaki scores with a punch to the head.
Fujisaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tso.
Nice defenses there by Fujisaki.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujisaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Tso misses with a wild body shot.
Tso is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fujisaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujisaki.
Good exchange - Tso coming out on top.
Tso looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujisaki is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tso.
Tso misses the shot to the body.
Tso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tso looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujisaki is just out of range.
Tso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujisaki.
Fujisaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujisaki passes to full mount!
Tso is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fujisaki looking to control but Tso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fujisaki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fujisaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tso is looking to escape.
Tso is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki trying to control but Tso is having none of it.
Tso squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tso stops Fujisaki from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tso has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Tso defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fujisaki's arms.
Fujisaki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tso. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Tso fending off the submission attempt from Fujisaki.
Fujisaki looking for the RNC.
Fujisaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tso is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Fujisaki off. It looks like it's working - Fujisaki slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Tso displaying calm under pressure there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fujisaki.
Tso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tso wants it to stay on the feet.
Tso lands a lovely overhand right.
Fujisaki drops his hands momentarily and Tso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujisaki.
Fujisaki shoots in and bounces Tso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tso pushes Fujisaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fujisaki dives in and grabs Tso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tso pushes down on Fujisaki's head and hops out.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Tso lands a jab to the head.
Tso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tso wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso misses with a series of wild punches.
Fujisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tso throws a right hand that Fujisaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Fujisaki also avoids with ease.
Tso misses with a body shot.
Tso misses with an uppercut. Fujisaki saw that one coming.
Tso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujisaki.
Fujisaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tso but Tso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tso lands a really nice looking cross but Fujisaki seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujisaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tso's waist but Tso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fujisaki off to one side.
Tso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujisaki.
Tso misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fujisaki shoots in and drives through. Tso sprawls well.
Fujisaki shoots in but Tso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujisaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fujisaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tso counters with a straight right hand.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Tso throws out a loose jab but Fujisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso misses with an uppercut. Fujisaki saw that one coming.
Tso jabs Fujisaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fujisaki slips a jab from Tso.
Fujisaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujisaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujisaki is rocked!
Fujisaki has his takedown stuffed
and Tso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujisaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Tso finish him?
Fujisaki looks to land a left hand but Tso moved out of range nicely.
Fujisaki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fujisaki slips under a jab from Tso.
Tso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujisaki looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tso lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fujisaki. Tso pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). General Tso!
General Tso retains his bantamweight title!
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