A.O.R.G 42 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Shafiqul Jony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Shafiqul Jony
vs
Metzger

180 cm
20
232 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheikh Shafiqul Jony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Metzger!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shafiqul Jony misses with a hook to the body

and Metzger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Metzger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Metzger drops back looking for a leg! Shafiqul Jony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shafiqul Jony manages to kick Metzger off! Metzger jumps back into Shafiqul Jony's guard.

Metzger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shafiqul Jony takes a swing at Metzger's ribcage but misses.
Shafiqul Jony moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheikh Shafiqul Jony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger closes the distance and clinches up with Shafiqul Jony, looking for a takedown. Metzger pushes Shafiqul Jony against the cage but Shafiqul Jony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Metzger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Metzger is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Shafiqul Jony is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Shafiqul Jony flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Metzger anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Shafiqul Jony and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Metzger slips an arm under Shafiqul Jony chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Metzger has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Metzger is squeezing on Shafiqul Jony like an anaconda would it's prey. Shafiqul Jony fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andreas Metzger!
Andreas Metzger made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tank
vs
Johnson

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Tank circles away.
Tank throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Giant Tank has been cut.
Tank blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Tank 's eye.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Tank in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.

Giant Tank's cut is getting worse.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson slips a straight right by Tank.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Tank back into the cage.
Tank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Tank in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.

Giant Tank's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Giant Tank's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giant Tank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Johnson!

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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Primo Victoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ade Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victoria comes into the arena with Sabaton - Primo Victoria blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Victoria
vs
Winner

178 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
191 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Primo Victoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ade Winner!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winner cracks Victoria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Victoria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winner.
Winner scores with a nice head shot.
Winner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winner throws out a powerful jab.

Victoria closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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 referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Winner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Victoria's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Victoria passes the guard and advances to mount!

Victoria jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Winner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Winner and Victoria has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Winner is looking for a sweep.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Victoria tries for a kimura but Winner is defending well.

Victoria is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Winner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Victoria working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Winner is trying to control Victoria's posture but Victoria avoids it.

Victoria is trying to get an arm triangle but Winner is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Victoria wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Victoria tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Winner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Victoria is controlling him well.

Victoria thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Winner is holding on to half guard well.
Victoria not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Victoria is trying to work for a kimura but Winner is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winner wants to control but Victoria is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Winner has one foot on Victoria's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoria misses the shot to the body.
Winner lands a jab to the nose.
Winner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Winner misses.
Nice defenses there by Victoria.
Ade Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victoria takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Winner misses with an uppercut
and Victoria counters with a body kick that stops Winner in his tracks momentarily.
Winner misses the jab.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victoria.
Victoria misses the body punch
and Winner counters with a left to the body.
Victoria connects with a looping right hand.
Winner slips under a jab.
Victoria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winner to score with a decent uppercut.
Winner misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victoria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victoria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Victoria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winner.
Victoria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winner 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Victorias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winner wants it to stay on the feet.
Victoria misses with an uppercut.
Victoria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victoria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Victoria feints and as Winner raises his hands in defense, Victoria changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Winner holds on and takes a little breather.
Victoria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Winner wants to get back to his feet but Victoria is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ade Winner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Winner throws a shot from downtown. Victoria moves away and avoids it.
Winner scores with a one two! Victoria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Victoria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winner to score with a decent uppercut.
Winner misses with a straight left.
Winner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Victoria. Victoria gets slowly back to his feet.
Victoria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Winner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winner misses with a left hand
letting Victoria counter with a right hand.
Victoria throws the left hand but Winner avoids the punch easily.
Winner misses with an uppercut.
Victoria shoots in for a double leg but Winner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victoria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victoria moves out of range of the strikes.
Ade Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Victoria.
Victoria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Winner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winner throws a hook but Victoria avoids it easily.
Victoria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Victoria.
Victoria ducks under a wild hook from Winner.
Winner swinging wildly here.
Winner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victoria slips under a jab.
Winner misses with a straight right.
Winner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Victoria on the side of the head.
Winner throws a head kick but Victoria moves out of range.
Victoria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Victoria misses with a takedown attempt - Winner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Victoria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Winner misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Victoria.
Winner misses with a right hand
and Victoria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winner thinking.
Victoria is looking to wear down Winner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Victoria moves out of range of the strikes.
Winner misses with an uppercut
and Victoria counters with a two punch combo.
Victoria slips under a jab from Winner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner scores with the left hand. Victoria knows he should have avoided that one.
Victoria connects with a single shot there.
Winner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victoria.
Victoria throws a shot to the body.
Ade Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victoria. Winner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winner throws a head kick but Victoria moves out of range.
Victoria staying out of range there.
Donk. Winner catches Victoria right on the button with a cross.
Victoria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winner tries a head kick but it misses.
Winner scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner throws a jab but it's blocked by Victoria.
Winner missing with a left hand there. Victoria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victoria. Winner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victoria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victoria shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Victoria's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Winner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winner throws an overhand right that lands on Victoria's shoulder, as Victoria tries to avoid the shot.
Winner lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victoria swinging wildly here.
Victoria throws a nice looking combination but Winner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Victoria tests Winner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winner looks to land a left hand but Victoria moved out of range nicely.
Victoria takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Victoria fails with the takedown.
Winner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victoria.
Victoria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winner with a hook.
A slow jab from Winner misses its intended target.
Winner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Victoria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Victoria has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Victoria there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winner, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Victoria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winner throws out the jab.
Victoria throws a leg kick but Winner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winner connects with a high kick.
Winner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Victoria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winner.
Winner lands a really nice looking cross but Victoria seems unphased.
A cross from Winner lands.
Victoria takes one to the side of the head.
Victoria thows a body shot but no joy.
Victoria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Winner misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victoria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victoria throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Victoria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Victoria.
Winner throws a jab but it's blocked by Victoria.
Winner throws a jab but it's blocked by Victoria.
Winner missing with a left hand there. Victoria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victoria throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Victoria connects with a body shot.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victoria manages to avoid it.
Winner lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Victoria is out of range.
Winner throws an off balance right hand
enabling Victoria to counter with a crisp jab.
Victoria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner with a hook.
Victoria wants to land a leg kick but Winner is out of range.
Winner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Victoria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winner slips a jab and a cross from Victoria.
Winner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a hook to the body
and Victoria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victoria tries for a takedown but Winner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victoria looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Victoria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Winner throws the left hand but Victoria avoids the punch easily.
Winner lunges at Victoria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victoria's hand.
Ade Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Victoria misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victoria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Victoria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner misses with a hook.
Winner misses with a looping left.
Primo Victoria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victoria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winner.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ade Winner!

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FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie De Smet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Quaid is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Smet
vs
Quaid

186 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie De Smet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Smet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quaid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Smet defends it nicely.
Quaid shoots in for a double leg but De Smet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Smet closes the distance and lands a one-two.

De Smet clinches up with Quaid and pushes him back against the cage.
Quaid wants a takedown but no success here.
Charlie De Smet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
De Smet is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quaid tries to pull guard but De Smet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Smet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
De Smet lands with a left to the head.

De Smet manages to break the clinch.
De Smet misses with a looping left.
Quaid avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Smet misses with a body shot.
Quaid shoots in for a double leg but De Smet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Quaid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Quaid is looking for a kimura but De Smet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quaid to get the leverage.
De Smet wants to control the action here but instead Quaid manages to pass to full mount!
Quaid avoids the attempt from De Smet to control.
Quaid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Smet has left one of his arms exposed and Quaid doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. De Smet screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Douglas Quaid!
Our winner, Douglas Quaid, 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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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarmith Creston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beat it. Firco Nowack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nowack
vs
Creston

196 cm
29
240 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

192 cm
24
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Firco Nowack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sarmith Creston!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creston misses with a body shot.
Creston throws a wild body kick that Nowack sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Creston.
Creston closes the distance and clinches up with Nowack, looking for a takedown. Creston pushes Nowack against the cage but Nowack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nowack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nowack blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nowack.
Nowack misses with a hook
and Creston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nowack tries to clinch up.
Nowack looks to clinch

so Creston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creston wants to control from the top but Nowack keeps moving.
Nowack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Creston on the ground.
Creston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Creston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nowack working a defensive guard here.
Creston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowack is keeping the position for now.
Creston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nowack throws a leg kick that misses.
Creston cracks a nice hook into Nowack's ribs.
Creston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowack.
Firco Nowack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nowack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creston is out of range.
Nowack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creston. That did some damage!
A big left from Creston misses.
Nowack is looking to score with low kicks.
Nowack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nowack looks to throw a body kick
and Nowack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creston staying out of range there.
Creston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowack defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowack avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nowack has managed to clinch.
Creston avoiding damage as Nowack throws knees to the body.
Creston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Creston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creston checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Creston.
Nowack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Creston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nowack.
Creston feints and then cracks Nowack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nowack down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Creston jabs at Nowack's body.

Nowack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Creston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Creston manages to break the clinch.
Creston throws a leg kick but Nowack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nowack blocks the body kick.
Creston clobbers Nowack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nowack 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.
Nowack connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston connects with a body shot.
Nowack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Creston counters with a good, hard body kick but Nowack shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarmith Creston dominated that round.
That's time! Nowack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Creston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nowack.
Nowack throws a leg kick
and Creston counters with a body kick.
Creston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Creston moves out of range as Nowack strikes.
Creston tests Nowack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nowack has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowack wants to land a leg kick but Creston is out of range.
Nowack moves in looking to clinch but Creston pushes him off.
Creston cracks a nice hook into Nowack's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Nowack blocks the leg kick.
Creston moves out of range as Nowack strikes.
Creston avoids a kick to the body.
Nowack takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sarmith Creston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good work by Creston as he checks the leg kick.
Creston lands a nice shot to the body.
Creston scores with a shot to the body.
Nowack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Creston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nowack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creston thuds his shin into the meat of Nowack's side.
Creston punishes Nowack's body with a nice straight punch.
Creston lands a jab to Nowack's midsection.
Creston scores with a jab to the body.

Creston shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nowack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Creston passes Nowack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Creston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Creston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nowack defends it well.
Creston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nowack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creston is pressing down on Nowack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nowack is holding on for now.
Creston working over Nowack with some ground and pound. Nowack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Creston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Creston is pressing down on Nowack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nowack is holding on for now.
Creston is trying to control the action in half guard but Nowack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Creston is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nowack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Creston stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarmith Creston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Creston gets a double leg takedown into Nowack's guard.
Creston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Creston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nowack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nowack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Creston is pushing down on Nowack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nowack is fighting to maintain full guard but Creston has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Creston wants to control but Nowack is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Creston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nowack checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Creston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nowack rather than just go for the knockout.
Nowack wants to clinch
and Creston counters with a right hand to the body.
Nowack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Creston tests Nowack's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Creston drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Creston trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Creston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

Creston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nowack is staying active underneath Creston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Creston is working for a submission of some sort.

Creston is working for a kimura but Nowack is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Creston in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarmith Creston really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nowack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Creston.
A jab from Nowack misses.
Nowack tries to clinch there but Creston circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Creston.
Creston shoots in for a takedown but Nowack shows good takedown defense.
A bone on bone clash there as Creston blocks the leg kick.
Nowack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nowack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Creston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Creston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Creston.
Firco Nowack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Creston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nowack.
Creston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nowack throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Creston.
A jab from Creston does it's job there.
Nowack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nowack thows a leg kick but Creston checks it
and Creston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nowack's knee momentarily.
A jab lands there for Creston.
Creston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nowack's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nowack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Creston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Creston pushes down on Nowack's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston trying to control the action but Nowack is working from the bottom.
Nowack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Creston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nowack is trying to control but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creston throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nowack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Creston thuds a left hand into Nowack's body.
Nowack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Creston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Creston closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nowack's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creston is pushing down on Nowack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nowack is fighting to maintain full guard but Creston has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creston is trying to control the action in half guard but Nowack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Creston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nowack defends it well.
Nowack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nowack tries to get out of the position.
Creston trying to mount his opponent but Nowack defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Creston is trying to work for a kimura but Nowack is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarmith Creston dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Creston misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nowack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nowack misses with a low kick.
Nowack tries to land a leg kick but Creston saw it coming and moves away.
Creston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nowack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nowack misses with a head kick.
Nowack throws a leg kick which misses Creston's front leg but catches the back leg as Creston tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Nowack misses.
Nowack throws a head kick but Creston moves out of range.
Nowack throws a solid leg kick but Creston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nowack.
Creston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creston throws out a loose jab but Nowack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creston. That's going to slow Nowack down.
Nowack misses with a looping left.
Creston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nowack.
Creston checks a low kick from Nowack.
Nowack misses with a body kick.
Creston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firco Nowack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowack throws a low kick but Creston avoids it.
Nowack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Creston fakes the leg kick and cracks Nowack in the body.
Creston works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creston cracks the inside of Nowack's front leg.
Creston keeps Nowack at a distance using the push kick.

Creston gets a double leg takedown into Nowack's guard.
Nowack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Creston controls the pace.
Creston scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creston passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Creston is working to tighten is grip on Nowack's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nowack has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Creston is really squeezing tight and eventually Nowack passes out! Creston breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sarmith Creston!
Sarmith Creston is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Sarmith Creston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.