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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: His Own Highlight Video. Frank James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felipe Costa's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Costa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Costa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Costa pulls his head out easily.
James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Costa is working away from the top position though.
Costa is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Costa thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
James tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Costa working the head and body with strikes.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Costa trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James is looking to improve his position.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Costa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Costa passes to full mount!
Costa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Costa landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Costa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Costa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Costa landing strikes from the mount.
Costa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. James looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Costa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James is rocked!
Costa tries to control but James wriggling away.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Costa postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt James bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Costa and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Costa!
After winning the bout, Felipe Costa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru has chosen Break as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Brunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishimaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brunner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Ishimaru.
Brunner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishimaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brunner blocks the body kick.
Ishimaru darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brunner wants to get back to full guard.
Brunner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brunner.
Brunner is looking for a triangle but Ishimaru pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunner is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ishimaru has his hands clasped together but Brunner extends an breaks Ishimaru's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brunner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Brunner!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mike Brunner made sure he mentioned Cyclone Nutrition Company, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Bullwinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Cable is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Bullwinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Cable!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cable throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bullwinkle's head.
Bullwinkle takes a swing at Cable's ribcage but misses.
Bullwinkle connects with a leg kick. Cable looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bullwinkle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cable looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bullwinkle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cable.
Cable throws the kick towards the body but Bullwinkle avoids it.
Cable stuffs the takedown.
Bullwinkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bullwinkle misses with a head kick.
Bullwinkle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cable closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bullwinkle's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bullwinkle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cable manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bullwinkle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cable landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullwinkle keeping moving, preventing Cable from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullwinkle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bullwinkle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bullwinkle working for a triangle but Cable defends it easily.
Bullwinkle working for a triangle but Cable defends it easily.
Bullwinkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle working for submissions but it's allowed Cable to get to half guard.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cable trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bullwinkle with the active half guard here but Cable passes nicely into side control.
Bullwinkle tries to improve position but can't.
Cable is working Bullwinkle over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullwinkle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bullwinkle throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bullwinkle thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bullwinkle misses with a kick to the body.
Bullwinkle blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Bullwinkle.
Cable looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bullwinkle!
Cable breaks from Bullwinkle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cable trying to control but Bullwinkle is having none of it.
Bullwinkle regains half guard.
Bullwinkle actively working from the bottom here.
Cable seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle has hold of Cable's hands but Cable slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullwinkle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bullwinkle actively working from the bottom here.
Bullwinkle is pressing down on Cable's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cable passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullwinkle looking for submissions off his back.
Bullwinkle is breathing heavily.
Cable lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Cable will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bullwinkle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rocky Bullwinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullwinkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cable.
A solid body kick from Cable.
Cable scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cable explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bullwinkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cable.
Rocky Bullwinkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullwinkle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cable counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sean Cable seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bullwinkle fails with the takedown.
Bullwinkle moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cable fakes the leg kick and cracks Bullwinkle in the body.
Cable lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cable thuds his shin into the meat of Bullwinkle's side.
Cable looks to land a body kick but Bullwinkle moved away.
Cable lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bullwinkle will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bullwinkle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cable controlling from the top position.
Cable passes Bullwinkle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cable lands a nice short elbow.
Cable is trying to control. Bullwinkle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions off his back.
Cable wants to work for an arm triangle but Bullwinkle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cable is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullwinkle wants to improve his position but Cable is controlling well.
Bullwinkle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sean Cable has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bullwinkle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cable pulls his head out easily.
Cable looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cable working over Bullwinkle with some ground and pound. Bullwinkle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cable landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cable is nestled in close to Bullwinkle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cable is looking to take a break and control but Bullwinkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cable is trying to control. Bullwinkle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions off his back.
Bullwinkle actively working from the bottom here.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cable lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle is trying to get back to full guard.
Bullwinkle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cable is nestled in close to Bullwinkle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cable with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cable trying to control from half guard but Bullwinkle is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bullwinkle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bullwinkle keeps working.
Bullwinkle looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Cable 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!
Bullwinkle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bullwinkle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bullwinkle looks for a takedown but Cable sprawls well.
Bullwinkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cable was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullwinkle.
Cable throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cable lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cable throws a wild body kick that Bullwinkle sees coming a mile off.
Cable drives through with a takedown into Bullwinkle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bullwinkle keeping moving, preventing Cable from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cable connects with a couple of short punches.
Bullwinkle has momentary wrist control but Cable slips an elbow through the middle.
Bullwinkle is looking for a triangle here but Cable uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable is working Bullwinkle over with some ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bullwinkle manages to get back to half guard.
Cable passes to side control.
Cable landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cable looks up at the clock and then as Bullwinkle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cable smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bullwinkle looking for a sweep but Cable has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cable working Bullwinkle over with strikes here.
Cable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bullwinkle is in a horrible position here. Cable smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cable wants to control the pace but Bullwinkle is squirming around nicely.
Bullwinkle working to try and regain half guard.
Cable controlling the pace for now.
Bullwinkle is trying to escape the mount.
Cable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Cable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bullwinkle squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable lands a big elbow.
Cable scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bullwinkle taking shots to the head.
Bullwinkle working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cable landing punches.
Bullwinkle is rocked!
Bullwinkle takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Cable's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Cable!
In his post fight interview, Sean Cable started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Amnesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes into the arena with Dream On - Aerosmith blaring out of the sound system. Amnesia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pump It . Andreas Amnesia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rex Tyler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Amnesia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amnesia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyler is able to avoid easily.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amnesia misses with a low kick.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amnesia as he jumps to the side.
Tyler shoots in but Amnesia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amnesia swivels and escapes.
Tyler has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyler.
A big right from Amnesia misses.
Tyler checks a low kick from Amnesia.
Crunch! Amnesia slams his shin into Tyler's torso.
Amnesia misses with an uppercut
and Tyler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Amnesia's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.
Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Amnesia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amnesia manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Amnesia's guard.
Amnesia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Amnesia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amnesia manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Amnesia's guard.
Tyler pushing down on Amnesia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyler is working for a submission of some sort.
Tyler 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.
Tyler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Amnesia is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Tyler!
In his post fight interview, Rex Tyler started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tso's choice of entrance music: Kung Fu Fighting. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marty Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tso.
Tso jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tso dives in and grabs Laguna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laguna pushes down on Tso's head and hops out.
Tso fails to land the takedown.
Tso fails with a takedown attempt.
Marty Laguna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Tso.
A lazy left from Laguna finds it's target.
Tso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Tso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tso drives through with a takedown into Laguna's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laguna pulls Tso in close to prevent any damage.
Laguna controls Tso momentarily but Tso frees himself.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laguna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laguna tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso throws a big elbow that misses.
Tso is pushing down on Laguna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laguna is fighting to maintain full guard but Tso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Laguna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laguna wants to improve his position but Tso is controlling well.
Tso misses with a head shot. Laguna uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Laguna keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso throws a strike but Laguna rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Laguna is standing up over Tso. Tso looks to escape but Laguna dives into side control.
Laguna is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tso will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laguna has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Laguna stalls from top position.
Tso is trying to buck Laguna off.
Laguna tries to score with some ground and pound. Tso controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Laguna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tso keeps working.
Laguna has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Tso looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tso with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso postures up.
Tso is in close to Laguna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Tso throws a big right hand that misses.
Tso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tso chips away with some ground and pound.
Laguna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tso is one step ahead there.
Tso stops Laguna from standing up.
Laguna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laguna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laguna with a jab.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tso moves away.
Laguna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tso drives through with a takedown into Laguna's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tso throwing strikes from guard but Laguna blocks nicely.
Tso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laguna is looking to stand up but Tso isn't so interested in that idea.
Tso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tso throws a strike but Laguna rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tso's guard.
Tso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laguna is controlling him.
Tso pushes Laguna off and gets back to his feet.
Tso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Laguna. Those never looked like landing.
Laguna scores with a jab to the head.
Tso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tso has a takedown stuffed.
Tso misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
General Tso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tso throws out the jab.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marty Laguna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tso misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Tso.
Tso clobbers Laguna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laguna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tso somewhat.
Laguna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marty Laguna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Tso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna slips under a jab from Tso.
Tso misses with a jab to the body
and Tso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tso misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from Laguna.
Tso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laguna sprawls well. Laguna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tso gets slowly back to his feet.
Tso thows a body shot but no joy.
Tso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laguna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tso lands a nice shot to the body.
Tso misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tso misses with a straight left.
Tso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tso misses with a wild combination.
Laguna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laguna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laguna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tso just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laguna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laguna lands a slapping body shot.
Tso is breathing heavily.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Laguna throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Tso misses.
Tso shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tso throwing shots but Laguna is blocking nicely.
Tso is trying to control the action in half guard but Laguna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tso lands strikes from half guard.
Laguna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laguna is trying to get back to full guard.
Laguna won't allow Tso to pass to mount.
Laguna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso misses with a head shot. Laguna uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laguna wants to get back to his feet but Tso passes into half guard.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tso is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tso with shots to the head and body - Laguna looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laguna is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso landing strikes from the mount.
Tso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laguna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Laguna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laguna wants to control but Tso is having none of it.
Tso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laguna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
General Tso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tso throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Laguna because Tso loaded up on that one.
Tso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laguna is looking to escape.
Tso landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Laguna is rocked!
Laguna avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tso.
Tso throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tso 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.
Marty Laguna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tso throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Laguna because Tso loaded up on that one.
Laguna tries to hold on but Tso postures up.
Tso raining down shots from the mount!
Tso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
General Tso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Laguna is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laguna is looking to escape.
Laguna seems to have got his legs back now.
Tso controlling from the full mount.
Tso lands a heavy elbow.
Laguna bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Laguna looks to land a combination but Tso avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
General Tso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tso 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Tso!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Dukic blocks the leg kick.
Dukic misses with a body kick.
Allen Iverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iverson throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iverson moves out of range as Dukic throws a body kick.
Iverson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dukic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dukic cracks the inside of Iverson's front leg.
Dukic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iverson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukic.
Dukic throws a solid leg kick but Iverson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dukic.
Iverson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dukic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dukic.
Dukic swings for the body but Iverson moves out of range.
Dukic lands a front kick.
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!
Dukic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iverson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iverson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Dukic.
Iverson scores with a jab.
Iverson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iverson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dukic works Iverson's body with a nice hook.
Dukic throws a leg kick but Iverson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iverson thuds a left hand into Dukic's body.
Dukic misses the shot to the body.
Dukic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic throws a low kick but Iverson avoids it.
Iverson moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Iverson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Iverson misses the target.
Iverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukic.
Dukic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson jabs Dukic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Iverson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dukic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iverson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dukic moves out of range as Iverson strikes.
Dukic is looking to chop away at Iverson's legs.
Dukic scores with a body shot.
Dukic blocks a leg kick.
Dukic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Iverson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iverson doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Dukic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Iverson.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Dukic misses with a leg kick
and Iverson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dukic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iverson.
Dukic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iverson walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Iverson. Beautiful body shot.
Dukic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iverson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iverson throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Iverson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dukic counters with a good low kick that Iverson was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dukic wants to slow Iverson down by chopping away at his legs.
Dukic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iverson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dukic defending well as Iverson loads up on a big left hand.
Dukic misses with a low kick.
Dukic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iverson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic checks the leg kick.
Iverson lands a slapping body shot.
Iverson swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iverson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dukic jabs Iverson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Iverson misses.
Iverson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukic counters with a low kick, right behind Iverson 's knee.
Iverson wants to land a leg kick but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic digs a good hook to Iverson's body.
Dukic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dukic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iverson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Dukic throws the kick towards the body but Iverson avoids it.
Iverson moves out of range as Dukic throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Dukic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Iverson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dukic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dukic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dukic scores with a spinning back kick!
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Iverson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dukic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dukic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukic.
Iverson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dukic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dukic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iverson throws a series of punches but Dukic avoids them all with ease.
Iverson blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iverson moves out of range as Dukic throws a body kick.
Iverson throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Dukic takes a swing at Iverson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukic blocks a low kick nicely.
Dukic tries to score with a low kick but Iverson moves his leg out of the way.
Iverson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dukic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iverson connects with a right hand. Dukic shakes it off.
Zdravko Dukic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Dukic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iverson connects with a leg kick. Dukic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Iverson misses.
A good leg kick by Dukic.
Iverson throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukic slips a straight right by Iverson.
Dukic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iverson scores with the left hand. Dukic knows he should have avoided that one.
Iverson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dukic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukic counters with a low kick, right behind Iverson 's knee.
Dukic moves out of range as Iverson throws a body kick.
Dukic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iverson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iverson moves out of range of the strikes.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dukic.
Iverson misses with a low kick.
Iverson connects with a nice looking jab.
Iverson is looking to score with low kicks.
Iverson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Dukic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dukic cracks Iverson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dukic connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iverson's sensitive parts.
Iverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic throws a sloppy head kick and Iverson moves out of range easily.
Iverson misses the body punch
and Dukic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Iverson throws out a loose jab but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic lands a jab to the nose.
Dukic thows a leg kick but Iverson checks it
and Iverson counters with a nice body shot.
Iverson looks to throw a body kick
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dukic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iverson moves away.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iverson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
A low kick from Dukic is predictable there
and Iverson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dukic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iverson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dukic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iverson takes a step back to recover.
Dukic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic throws a one two combo.
Dukic cracks Iverson with a good jab.
Dukic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iverson manages to avoid it.
Iverson walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Iverson.
Iverson throws a jab when Dukic was well out of range.
Iverson is looking to score with low kicks.
Iverson throws a leg kick which misses Dukic's front leg but catches the back leg as Dukic tries to avoid it.
Dukic moves out of range as Iverson strikes.
A lazy left from Dukic finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic cracks a nice hook into Iverson's ribs.
Iverson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iverson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Dukic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dukic moves out of range of the body kick from Iverson.
Dukic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iverson's hands.
Dukic moves out of range of the body kick.
Iverson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab from Iverson.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dukic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dukic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Iverson misses.
Jab from Dukic.
Dukic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iverson.
Iverson dips to his left and cracks Dukic with an uppercut!
Iverson blocks a leg kick.
Iverson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iverson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Iverson. Beautiful body shot.
Dukic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dukic throws a push kick but Iverson slaps the foot to one side.
Iverson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dukic looks to land a body kick but Iverson moved away.
Dukic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iverson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iverson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dukic takes a swing at Iverson's ribcage but misses.
Iverson takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Dukic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iverson scores with a nice head shot.
Dukic misses with a body kick.
Dukic looks to land a body kick but Iverson moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dukic. Iverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson throws a leg kick but Dukic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dukic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Iverson misses with an uppercut.
Dukic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dukic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iverson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dukic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dukic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Dukic looks to land a left hand but Iverson moved out of range nicely.
Iverson swings widly with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a right hand to the body.
Dukic throws a leg kick but Iverson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dukic keeps Iverson at a distance using the push kick.
Dukic misses with a low kick as Iverson jumps back.
Iverson connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dukic throws a lazy body kick
and Iverson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Iverson lands with a straight right. Dukic didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dukic.
Iverson avoids the body shot from Dukic.
Dukic throws a low kick, looking for Iverson's leg but Iverson calmly moves out of range.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Iverson.
Dukic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dukic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Iverson - just one landing.
Dukic avoids the body shot from Iverson.
Iverson looks to throw the jab but Dukic is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iverson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic throws a solid leg kick but Iverson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dukic.
Dukic throws a shot to the body.
Iverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iverson tests Dukic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zdravko Dukic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dukic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Iverson counter with a right hand.
Allen Iverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iverson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dukic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iverson misses with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
Iverson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dukic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iverson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iverson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iverson throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zdravko Dukic.
Well Dukic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zdravko Dukic!
After winning the bout, Zdravko Dukic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan comes into the arena with Ikenai Tayou blaring out of the sound system. Kong has chosen ไรซิงซัน as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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31
163 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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28
164 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kong.
Chan with a nice cross.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kong thows a body shot but no joy.
Kong feints and then cracks Chan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chan down.
Chan throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Kong scores with a punch to the head.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan dives in and grabs Kong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kong pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
Chan tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chan somewhat.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kong's guard.
Kong has his hands on Chan's head, controlling the position.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kong pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qing Kong has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kong which made him look bad.
Kong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!
Qing Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Chan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kong.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.
Chan looking to score a takedown here. Kong is defending well but Chan drives through and ends up in Kong's guard.
Chan wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
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!
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kong regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chan checks a leg kick.
Chan tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Chan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kong pinned against the cage. Kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Kong tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Kong throws a body kick that misses
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chan throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan shoots in and drives through. Kong sprawls well.
Chan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Chan avoids the body shot from Kong.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.
Chan tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qing Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan blocks a head kick by Kong.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kong takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
Chan blocks a head kick by Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chan.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Kong.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kong misses with a double jab.
Kong lands with a hook. Chan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong leaves Chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kong swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into Kong's guard.
Chan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan stands and throws Kong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kong is looking to reverse the position.
Chan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kong regains half guard, as Chan was trying to land strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong misses with a leg kick
and Chan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A combination from Kong does no damage.
Chan 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.
Kong looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Chan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chan stands up over Kong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chan postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Chan trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan thumps Kong with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong stuns Chan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kong tries to sprawl but Chan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kong wants to control but Chan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chan tries to pass to full mount but Kong defends it.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan.
Yamapi Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling away here and it's allowed Kong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Kong trying to control the position here.
Chan throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamapi Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Kong!
A very excited looking Qing Kong 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonney's choice of entrance music: public enemy number 1. 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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28
148 lbs
26 - 5 - 0 |
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28
133 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bonney quickly recovers to half guard.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.
Nelson prevents Bonney from standing back up.
Bonney is concentrating on defense, preventing Nelson from advancing position.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonney keeps working.
Bonney looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney trying to get back to full guard but Nelson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Nelson breaks from Bonney's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonney hang on?
Bonney is working to get back to half guard.
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bonney is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Bonney is rocked!
It looks like William Bonney has been cut.
Nelson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bonney in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bonney to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Nelson!
Jake Nelson retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Face in the Sand kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fred Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
160 lbs
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32
158 lbs
28 - 12 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
22 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Witt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a swing at Witt's ribcage but misses.
Witt tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones catches Witt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Witt misses.
Witt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Witt getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Witt looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Witt postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones keeping full guard, as Witt tries to pass.
Witt postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws a big right hand that misses.
Witt throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Witt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Witt.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fred Jones.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Witt is out of range.
Witt thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a hook but Witt blocks it.
Witt fails with the takedown.
Witt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Witt throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Witt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones controls Witt momentarily but Witt frees himself.
Witt lands a couple of digs.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Witt trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones not doing much here.
Jones trying to control from Witt's half guard. Witt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Witt to sweep him here.
Witt keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Witt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones stays in close to Witt's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones stands and steps away. Witt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aaron Witt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Witt misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Witt. That snapped Jones's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Witt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Witt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is pulling down on Witt's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Witt postures up.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Witt is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses.
Witt throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Witt looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Witt is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Witt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Witt is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Witt defends it.
Witt wants to get back to full guard.
Witt gets full guard.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Witt looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to pass the guard but Witt is keeping the position.
Witt wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Witt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Witt is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Witt has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Witt keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Witt looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Witt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fred Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Witt throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Witt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt misses with a body shot.
Witt throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Witt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Witt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Witt avoids the body shot from Jones.
Witt looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Witt.
Witt looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Witt checks a leg kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Witt looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Witt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones tries to work over Witt's front leg with a kick but Witt checks it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Witt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Witt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Witt is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Witt down.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Witt's head.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Witt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Witt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witt misses with a body shot.
Witt takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Witt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Witt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Witt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Witt.
Witt misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Witt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Witt's head.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Witt is defending well.
Witt is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Witt keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Witt trying to control from the bottom.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Witt defending well.
Witt is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones prevents Witt from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fred Jones.
Witt misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a body shot.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones works Witt's body with a nice hook.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Witt rather than just go for the knockout.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Witt's front leg but catches the back leg as Witt tries to avoid it.
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 telegraphed right hand from Witt misses the target.
Witt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Witt moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones scores with a hook.
Witt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Witt misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones cracks Witt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Witt throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Witt misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Witt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones cracks the inside of Witt's front leg.
Witt avoids the head kick by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jones really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Witt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Witt wants to clinch.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Witt should have avoided that one.
Jones blocks a jab.
Witt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Witt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Witt moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Witt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Witt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Witt pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Witt is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Witt punching from the bottom.
Jones is keen to just control but Witt is a slippery customer.
Witt wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Witt gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witt looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Witt is keeping the position.
Jones pushing down on Witt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones controlling the action here.
Witt is looking to improve his position.
Witt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Witt is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Witt is having none of it.
Fred Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Witt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Witt tries to clinch up.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Witt throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Witt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones has his hands on Witt's head, controlling the position.
Witt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Witt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones keeping full guard, as Witt tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is controlling Witt's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jones dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Witt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Witt somewhat.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Witt misses with a hook.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Witt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Witt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a body shot
enabling Witt to counter with a crisp jab.
Witt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Witt misses with a wild body shot.
Witt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Witt shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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.
Witt connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Witt with a jab.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Witt walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Witt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Witt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Witt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Witt wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Witt is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Witt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Witt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witt takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Witt avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Witt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Witt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Witt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Witt misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones slips under a jab from Witt.
Witt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Witt checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Witt off the cage and back into range.
Fred Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Witt.
Witt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Witt tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Witt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Witt clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Witt misses with the head strike.
Witt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Witt misses with a punch on the inside.
Witt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Witt to the mat. Witt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Witt looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Witt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Witt moves out of range easily.
Witt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Witt can pounce on him.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Witt.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Witt's knee but Witt avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Jones!
Fred Jones is the new featherweight champion!
Fred Jones made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cheeseburger In Paradise. Shannon Bannon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon looks to land a right hand but Berger moved out of range.
Berger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bannon sprawls well initially but Berger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bannon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berger.
Still in half guard, Berger seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bannon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berger trying to control from half guard but Bannon is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Berger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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. Berger connects with a nice short shot to Bannon's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berger.
Berger controlling the action here.
Bannon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berger seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Berger.
Berger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bannon defending well though.
Berger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger thows a huge punch but Bannon dodges it nicely.
Bannon pushes Berger off but Berger dives into side control.
Berger has knee on belly and moves into mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bannon hang on?
Berger dominating with strikes here.
Berger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Berger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Berger loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bannon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Berger land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Berger stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Berger!
Dieter Berger retains his super heavyweight title!
Dieter Berger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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