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Vigor Live! VIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, -N- The Bay. This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo with a poor takedown
so Cormeir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pablo has his foot on Cormeir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cormeir works his way back into a safe position though.
Cormeir stands up over Pablo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cormeir distracts Pablo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pablo has his foot on Cormeir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cormeir works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormeir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pablo pushes a forearm under Cormeir's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cormeir is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Pablo!
A relieved looking Pablo Pablo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radomir Jareszczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McClane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Refuse/Resist. Radomir Jareszczuk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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214 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radomir Jareszczuk!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jareszczuk shoots in looking for a takedown but McClane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jareszczuk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McClane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jareszczuk's hands.
McClane scores with a nice strike.
McClane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by McClane.
Jareszczuk misses with a low kick.
A jab from McClane does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jareszczuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jareszczuk is looking to stall here but McClane recovers full guard.
Jareszczuk wants to control from the top but McClane keeps moving.
Jareszczuk is fighting to break McClane's control of his arms but McClane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jareszczuk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jareszczuk being controlled here momentarily.
Jareszczuk won't allow McClane to get back to his feet.
Jareszczuk throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John McClane just wasn't active enough.
McClane throws a front kick that sends Jareszczuk stumbling back into the cage.
McClane lands the left hand.
McClane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jareszczuk looks for a takedown but McClane sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane connects with a leg kick. Jareszczuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McClane lands with a hook. Jareszczuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McClane connects with a right hand. Jareszczuk shakes it off.
Jareszczuk tries for a takedown but McClane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radomir Jareszczuk.
Jareszczuk doesn't manage to clinch there - McClane circles away.
Jareszczuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jareszczuk shoots in for a takedown but McClane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jareszczuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McClane tries to avoid it but Jareszczuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McClane to the ground. McClane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jareszczuk looks winded!
McClane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McClane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McClane works Jareszczuk's body with a nice hook.
John McClane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McClane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jareszczuk has time to react.
A jab lands there for McClane.
Jareszczuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jareszczuk is rocked!
McClane cracks Jareszczuk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McClane has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jareszczuk to stand back up!
Jareszczuk is still on wobbly legs! Can McClane finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane lands a jab to Jareszczuk's midsection.
McClane lands with a big right hook that stumbles Jareszczuk - he's out on his feet here! McClane follows up with another monster hook that separates Jareszczuk from consciousness! Jareszczuk falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! McClane stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John McClane!
John McClane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slurms Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keph Zagra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slurms Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keph Zagra!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mckenzie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Slurms Mckenzie has been cut.
Mckenzie cracks Zagra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zagra throws a head kick that misses.
Mckenzie dips to his left and cracks Zagra with an uppercut!
Mckenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zagra. That did some damage!
Keph Zagra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zagra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zagra tries a head kick but it misses.
Mckenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Zagra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mckenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zagra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zagra blocks a head kick by Mckenzie.
Zagra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Mckenzie tenderised Zagra's leg. Zagra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mckenzie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mckenzie misses with a head kick.
Zagra throws an overhand right that lands on Mckenzie's shoulder, as Mckenzie tries to avoid the shot.
Mckenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Zagra moves out of range easily.
Zagra is looking to clinch but Mckenzie is avoiding it.
Zagra fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mckenzie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mckenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zagra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zagra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mckenzie misses with a body kick.
Zagra throws a sloppy head kick and Mckenzie moves out of range easily.
Zagra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mckenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Zagra looks winded!
Zagra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zagra's sensitive parts.
Mckenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zagra's sensitive parts.
Mckenzie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mckenzie jabs Zagra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zagra is looking to clinch.
Mckenzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mckenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zagra looks to clinch
and Mckenzie counters with a head kick that drops Zagra to the mat! Zagra scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Zagra is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zagra.
Zagra is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckenzie finish him?
Zagra throws a sloppy head kick
and Mckenzie counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Zagra! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Slurms Mckenzie!
A very excited looking Slurms Mckenzie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baal Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baal Zebub!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zebub misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchell throws a hook but Zebub avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Zebub.
Zebub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell with a poor takedown
and Zebub counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mitchell! Zebub lets Mitchell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like James Mitchell has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zebub lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zebub tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitchell is able to avoid easily.
Zebub throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zebub counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebub swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zebub turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zebub avoids it really well and circles away.
Zebub tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zebub counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zebub rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zebub working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zebub walks away with a smile on his face. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baal Zebub is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zebub throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell throws a push kick but Zebub slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebub lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mitchell will feel that in the morning.
Mitchell looks for a takedown but Zebub sprawls well.
Zebub is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crack! A monster head kick from Zebub and Mitchell falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Zebub!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baal Zebub!
After winning the bout, Baal Zebub 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Brona (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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219 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Brona!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland tries to work over Brona's front leg with a kick but Brona checks it.
Sutherland sizes up Brona with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sutherland tries a head kick but it misses.
Sutherland closes the distance and clinches.
Sutherland gets underhooks to prevent Brona's takedown attempt.
Brona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sutherland smiles and moves away.
Paul Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland misses with a double jab.
A combination from Sutherland does no damage.
Brona shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sutherland is trying to defend but Brona finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brona looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Brona has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sutherland regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brona trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sutherland is keeping the position for now.
Brona throws a big elbow that misses.
Brona chips away with some ground and pound.
Brona trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brona might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sutherland kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sutherland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sutherland tries to stand and escape but Brona is controlling the position.
Brona is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sutherland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sutherland's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brona gets his hands free as Sutherland looks to control.
Brona trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Brona controlling the positon.
Brona is not going to allow Sutherland to sit and survive in this position.
Sutherland defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Brona's arms.
Sutherland is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Brona looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona struggling to land strikes to the head as Sutherland covers up.
Brona throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sutherland is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sutherland defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Brona's arms.
Brona trying to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brona is trying to stick to Sutherland's back but Sutherland is turning into Brona. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brona's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sutherland.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland gets to his feet - Brona follows without any prompting.
Brona closes the distance and clinches up with Sutherland, looking for a takedown. Brona pushes Sutherland against the cage but Sutherland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Brona dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brona looks to land a combination but Sutherland avoids it well.
Paul Sutherland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutherland cracks a nice hook into Brona's ribs.
Brona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sutherland misses with a double jab
and Brona counters with a series of strikes. Sutherland will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brona shoots for a takedown but Sutherland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sutherland is looking to score with low kicks.
Sutherland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brona is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sutherland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brona shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.
Brona misses with an uppercut
and Sutherland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sutherland manages to avoid it.
Sutherland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sutherland throws a leg kick but Brona sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Sutherland as Brona shoots in.
Sutherland throws a low kick but Brona moves out of range easily.
Brona shoots in looking for a takedown. Sutherland tries to sprawl out of it but Brona keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sutherland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland misses with a body kick.
Sutherland misses with a double jab.
Sutherland throws a body punch but Brona moves out of range.
Sutherland tries a head kick but it misses.
Brona slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sutherland. Brona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sutherland is looking to clinch.
Sutherland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland misses with a few strikes there.
Sutherland misses with the combination.
Sutherland throws a front kick aimed at Brona's knee but Brona avoids it well.
Sutherland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sutherland stuffs the takedown.
Brona fails with a takedown attempt.
Brona shoots for a takedown but Sutherland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona throws a leg kick but Sutherland moved away.
Sutherland throws out a powerful jab.
Sutherland works over Brona's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutherland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sutherland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sutherland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brona is defended easily by Sutherland.
Brona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sutherland sprawls well. Sutherland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brona gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sutherland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brona misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sutherland tries to land a front kick but Brona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sutherland.
Brona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
DJ Brona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sutherland pulls Brona in close to prevent any damage.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Brona from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brona is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sutherland throws a sloppy body shot
and Brona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sutherland wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sutherland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brona's guard.
Sutherland wants to stand but Brona has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brona controls Sutherland momentarily but Sutherland frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland gets to his feet - Brona follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brona manages to avoid it.
Brona checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paul Sutherland is winning the standup battle so far.
Sutherland throws a leg kick but Brona checks it.
Donk. Brona catches Sutherland right on the button with a cross.
Sutherland tries to work over Brona's front leg with a kick but Brona checks it.
Brona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sutherland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brona dives in and grabs Sutherland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sutherland pushes down on Brona's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brona shoots in but Sutherland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paul Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.
Sutherland lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sutherland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brona has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a head kick that Brona semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sutherland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sutherland looks for the body kick but Brona saw that one coming.
Sutherland misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona blocks a leg kick.
Brona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sutherland to score with a decent uppercut.
Sutherland lands a jab to the nose.
Brona checks a leg kick.
Brona shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sutherland as he jumps to the side.
Brona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sutherland.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland connects with a body shot.
Sutherland is pawing at Brona, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Brona's nose. Brona is badly hurt! Sutherland pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Brona tries desperately to hold on but Sutherland is relentless in his assault! As Brona receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Sutherland away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sozu Arghei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Indrid Cold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sozu Arghei's chin.
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sozu Arghei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arghei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arghei misses with a kick to the body.
Cold misses with a straight left.
Cold clinches.
Arghei has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cold is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cold working Arghei over with knees to the body.
Arghei being controlled against the cage.
Cold tries to land a knee to the head but Arghei blocks with his arms.
Cold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arghei is looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arghei's face.
It looks like Sozu Arghei has been cut.
Cold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold is pressed up against the cage. Arghei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cold down to the mat. Cold avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sozu Arghei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arghei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Arghei circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Arghei circles away.
Cold moves into the clinch successfully.
Cold missing with knees to the body.
Arghei takes an elbow to the temple.
Cold stalling in the clinch but Arghei improves position.
Arghei is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arghei takes an elbow to the temple.
Cold scores a nice knee to the body.
Cold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arghei's face.
Arghei is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cold pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arghei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arghei wants to take the fight to the mat but Cold manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arghei managing to block the knees to the body from Cold.
A knee to the head by Cold.
Cold prevents the takedown attempt.
Arghei drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arghei is breathing heavily.
Cold scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold looking to throw knees to the head but Arghei is blocking nicely.
Cold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cold stops a takedown attempt from Arghei.
Arghei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arghei tries for a takedown but Cold manages to get underhooks.
Cold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arghei wants a takedown.
Arghei goes for a takedown attempt but Cold pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Indrid Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arghei slaps away a takedown attempt from Cold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arghei throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Arghei looks for the body kick but Cold saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arghei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Arghei.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Arghei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arghei misses with a double jab.
Cold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arghei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arghei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cold fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arghei avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Cold with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arghei's waist but Arghei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cold off to one side.
Cold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arghei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cold somewhat.
Sozu Arghei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arghei throws a push kick but Cold slaps the foot to one side.
Cold throws a body kick that misses.
Arghei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Arghei circles away.
Arghei misses with the combination.
Cold fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cold tries to clinch there but Arghei circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indrid Cold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sozu Arghei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arghei throws a series of punches but Cold avoids them all with ease.
Cold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arghei finds it's way round the side to connect with Cold's head.
Arghei misses the shot to the body.
Cold tries to clinch but Arghei moves out of range.
Arghei leaves Cold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arghei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arghei throws a right and a left that Cold avoids nicely.
Cold blocks the body kick.
Cold wants to clinch up but Arghei keeps it at a distance.
Arghei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arghei throws a head kick but Cold moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cold avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arghei scores with a one two! Cold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Indrid Cold has been cut.
Cold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arghei sprawls well. Arghei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cold gets slowly back to his feet.
Cold moves out of range of the body kick from Arghei.
Sozu Arghei is winning the standup battle so far.
Cold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arghei.
Arghei tries to land a front kick but Cold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cold throws a series of punches but Arghei avoids them all with ease.
Arghei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cold misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooh!!! Arghei has knocked Cold down with a huge combo! Arghei steps away and waves a wobbly Cold back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cold is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold wants to clinch.
Cold is still on wobbly legs! Can Arghei finish him?
Cold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sozu Arghei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Indrid Cold.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Arghei misses with a few strikes there.
Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Arghei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arghei lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Cold can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Arghei and Cold drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Arghei.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sozu Arghei!
Sozu Arghei was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Vredenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Vredenburg!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vredenburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vredenburg looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger swinging wildly here.
Vredenburg throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vredenburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tiger staying calm.
The ground and pound from Tiger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vredenburg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vredenburg stops Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Vredenburg wants to stand up but Tiger has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tiger is trying to stand up here but Vredenburg is controlling him well.
Vredenburg passes to side control.
Vredenburg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiger checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiger counters with a head kick. That will keep Vredenburg thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vredenburg avoids the head kick by Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vredenburg blocks a head kick by Tiger.
Vredenburg throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Tiger.
Tiger gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vredenburg trying to remain calm as Tiger controls from the top position.
Tiger wants to control but Vredenburg is keeping him busy.
Tiger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vredenburg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vredenburg can't do much from the bottom here.
Vredenburg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg gets back to half guard.
Tiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tiger with the ground and pound but Vredenburg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Vredenburg is retaining full guard.
Vredenburg is pulling down on Tiger's head to control his posture.
Tiger scoring with some ground and pound.
Vredenburg wants to get back to his feet but Tiger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg is looking to stand up but Tiger isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiger trying to control but Vredenburg is working from the bottom.
Tiger stays in close to Vredenburg's body and controls the position.
Vredenburg wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Tiger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tiger tries to bum rush Vredenburg with a series of wild strikes but Vredenburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dante Vredenburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vredenburg counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tiger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vredenburg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tiger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vredenburg!
Tiger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vredenburg throws a leg kick but Tiger moved away.
Tiger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vredenburg counters with a big head kick but Tiger shrugs it off.
Vredenburg misses with a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tiger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger trying to control but Vredenburg is working from the bottom.
Vredenburg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg is looking to slow Tiger down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vredenburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Tiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vredenburg lands a jab.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vredenburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Vredenburg moves out of range.
Tiger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vredenburg was covering up waiting for the punch and Tiger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger stops Vredenburg from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control but Vredenburg is working from the bottom.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vredenburg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger content to stall in guard here.
Tiger stops Vredenburg from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Tiger.
Sloppy strikes from Vredenburg. Those never looked like landing.
Vredenburg throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiger is out of range and Vredenburg settles back down.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vredenburg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiger.
Tiger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vredenburg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tiger wants to stand up but Vredenburg is controlling the position.
Vredenburg kicks Tiger off and gets back to his feet.
Tony Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vredenburg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vredenburg fails to land with a series of punches.
Vredenburg lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger misses with the combination.
Vredenburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Vredenburg misses with an uppercut.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vredenburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Vredenburg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Tiger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Tiger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vredenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg cracks Tiger with a good jab.
Vredenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tiger tries to bum rush Vredenburg with a series of wild strikes but Vredenburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Vredenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vredenburg. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vredenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Vredenburg stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vredenburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vredenburg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vredenburg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vredenburg wants to stand but Tiger is controlling the position.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Vredenburg is retaining full guard.
Tiger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vredenburg wants to get back to his feet but Tiger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Tiger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tiger slips a jab and a cross from Vredenburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg misses with a looping right.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Vredenburg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiger counters with a head kick.
Vredenburg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vredenburg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tiger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vredenburg tries to avoid it but Tiger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vredenburg to the ground. Vredenburg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dante Vredenburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Vredenburg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiger's sensitive parts.
Tiger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vredenburg connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Vredenburg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dante Vredenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
Tiger shoots in for a double leg but Vredenburg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Vredenburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Tiger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Rexum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putnam has chosen tap out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ronnie Putnam 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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Rexum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie Putnam!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putnam fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rexum to the ground. Putnam is now in Rexum's guard.
Rexum keeping full guard, as Putnam tries to pass.
Putnam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Putnam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Putnam has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rexum keeping moving, preventing Putnam from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putnam sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rexum's guard.
Putnam trying to control from half guard but Rexum is working away.
Rexum is trying to maintain the position but Putnam is very close to passing his half guard.
Rexum wants to improve his position but Putnam is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rexum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Putnam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ronnie Putnam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rexum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Putnam's guard.
Rexum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Putnam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rexum drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Putnam dives on top into guard.
Putnam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putnam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putnam wants to stand but Rexum is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rexum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putnam is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rexum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Putnam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Putnam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Putnam preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Rexum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putnam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronnie Putnam has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Putnam feints and as Rexum raises his hands in defense, Putnam changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Putnam trying to control but Rexum is working from the bottom.
Putnam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Putnam wants to stand but Rexum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ronnie Putnam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Putnam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rexum sprawls well initially but Putnam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Putnam prevents Rexum from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rexum is pressing down on Putnam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rexum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Putnam trying to control but Rexum is working from the bottom.
Putnam distracts Rexum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rexum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putnam wants to get up but he can't break Rexum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rexum is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Putnam is aware though and is defending well.
Rexum working for a triangle but Putnam defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Putnam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rexum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Putnam to the mat! Putnam manages to get full guard.
Rexum wants to pass the guard but Putnam is keeping the position.
Rexum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Putnam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Putnam is trying to control the position but Rexum postures up.
Rexum slips nicely into half guard.
Putnam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rexum pulls his head out easily.
Putnam is defending against the submission attempts here by Rexum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexum wants to pass to mount but Putnam is defending the position.
Putnam looking for subs from the bottom but Rexum mounts him!
Rexum landing strikes from the mount and Putnam is in trouble!
Rexum jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Putnam is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Putnam and Rexum has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rexum thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rexum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Putnam has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rexum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Putnam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rexum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rexum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rexum is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Putnam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rexum thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putnam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rexum is looking to improve his position.
Putnam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rexum has a hand on Putnam's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Putnam takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Putnam looking to control but Rexum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Putnam controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rexum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rexum defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Putnam.
Putnam working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rexum is desperately trying to improve his position but Putnam has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Rexum dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Rexum misses.
Putnam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rexum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rexum tries to sprawl but Putnam drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rexum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rexum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putnam is one step ahead there.
Rexum is working hard here to advance position.
Putnam slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexum is looking for a triangle but Putnam pushes his legs off easily.
Putnam stopping the sweep attempt from Rexum.
Rexum keeping moving, preventing Putnam from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Putnam 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Putnam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice defenses there by Putnam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putnam feints and as Rexum raises his hands in defense, Putnam changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Putnam preventing the sweep.
Putnam trying to control but Rexum is working from the bottom.
Rexum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rexum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arthur Rexum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Putnam trying to control but Rexum is working from the bottom.
Rexum controls Putnam momentarily but Putnam frees himself.
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!
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Rexum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Putnam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Putnam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Putnam showed some decent athleticism there.
Putnam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Putnam trying to mount his opponent but Rexum defends it.
Rexum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Putnam wants to control from the top but Rexum keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rexum wants to sweep here but Putnam controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronnie Putnam.
Rexum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rexum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rexum wants to advance to full mount but Putnam doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rexum stands and throws Putnam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Putnam is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Putnam.
I think Putnam 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Putnam!
Ronnie Putnam very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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