TGC 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mscibor Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake has chosen Nate's Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Olszewicz
vs
Drake

187 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mscibor Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake throws a series of punches but Olszewicz avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olszewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Olszewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.

Drake lands a big uppercut and Olszewicz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Olszewicz looks OK. Drake waves Olszewicz back to his feet!

Olszewicz is rocked!

It looks like Mscibor Olszewicz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Drake shuts the power down on Olszewicz. Lights out, game over! Drake is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathan Drake!
Nathan Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Caporale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Larsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eugenio Caporale's chin.

Caporale
vs
Larsen

178 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Dragon

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Caporale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caporale misses the shot to the body.
Caporale looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Caporale stuns Larsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caporale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caporale misses with an uppercut
and Larsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Caporale.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Caporale is just out of range.

Larsen clinches up against the cage.
Caporale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caporale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caporale blocks an uppercut.

Caporale breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Larsen does it's job there.
Larsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caporale missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen catches Caporale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larsen slips under a jab from Caporale.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Caporale does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Caporale misses.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Caporale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caporale moves away.
Caporale just misses with a punch to the body.
Caporale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caporale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caporale is looking to wear down Larsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caporale shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsen tries to sprawl out of it but Caporale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caporale swings widly with a right hand

and Larsen moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caporale can't get the takedown.
Larsen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Larsen fails to land.
Larsen lands with a right to the head.
Caporale tries for a takedown but Larsen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugenio Caporale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caporale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsen's elbow.
Larsen lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caporale is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Larsen scores with a shot to the side of Caporale's head.
Caporale blocks an uppercut.
Caporale lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Caporale manages to break the clinch.
Larsen cracks Caporale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larsen takes a swing at Caporale's ribcage but misses.
Caporale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Caporale.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Caporale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caporale was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Larsen dodges the punch combination from Caporale.
Caporale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Caporale's head.
Larsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Caporale eats them both and turns towards Larsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Caporale rushes Larsen and presses him up against the cage.
Caporale lands a body punch.
Caporale can't find room to land a body shot as Larsen controls the action.
Larsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Caporale controls his hands.
Larsen scores with a shot to the side of Caporale's head.
Larsen prevents the takedown attempt.
Caporale lands a body punch.

Caporale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peter Larsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
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!
Larsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Caporale.

Larsen tries to keep at a distance but Caporale has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Caporale breaks from the clinch.
Caporale throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caporale lands a really nice looking cross but Larsen seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caporale throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Caporale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Caporale misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Larsen will probably get the nod.
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.

Larsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caporales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Larsen.
Larsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Caporale misses with a body shot.
Caporale works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Caporale looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caporale was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Larsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caporale.
Caporale is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Larsen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Caporale needs to keep his hands up - Larsen had a free shot at his head there.
Caporale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Caporale takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Caporale jabs at Larsen's body.
Caporale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsen's calf.
Caporale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larsen is out of range and Caporale settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Caporale connects with a body shot.
Caporale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larsen circles away.
Larsen throws a good cross that connects.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caporale moves away.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Caporale moved out of range.
Larsen lands with a nice body punch.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Caporale's shoulder, as Caporale tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caporale misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Eugenio Caporale is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Larsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen walks into a stiff left hand from Caporale.
Larsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caporale manages to avoid it.
Larsen slips a straight right by Caporale.
Larsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caporale.
Larsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Caporale circles away.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen punishes Caporale's body with a nice straight punch.
Caporale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Larsen clinches up against the cage.
Larsen prevents a body shot from Caporale.
Caporale blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to stall but Caporale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caporale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Caporale wants to take the fight to the mat but Larsen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Caporale has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Larsen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Caporale throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Larsen!
Larsen is breathing heavily.
Caporale misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen avoids the strikes from Caporale.
Caporale throwing sloppy strikes.
Caporale throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Caporale somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caporale lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caporale not allowing Larsen to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to escape but Caporale has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Caporale looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Caporale trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Larsen doesn't escape.
Caporale misses with a punch to the head.
Caporale is not going to allow Larsen to sit and survive in this position.

Caporale is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caporale throwing damaging strikes from the back! Larsen could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Caporale dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Larsen throws a series of punches but Caporale avoids them all with ease.
Caporale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsen.
Caporale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caporale throws an off balance right hand
and Larsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Caporale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caporale lands a jab to the nose.
Caporale lands with a straight right. Larsen didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Peter Larsen has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Larsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caporale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caporale connects with an inside leg kick.
Larsen connects with a body shot.
Larsen walks into a left hand.
Caporale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caporale was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Caporale thows a body shot but no joy.
Caporale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen swings for the body but Caporale moves out of range.
Caporale misses with a hook

and Larsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Caporale.
Larsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Caporale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caporale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larsen on the side of the head.
Larsen throws a hook but Caporale avoids it easily.
Caporale wants to clinch up but Larsen keeps it at a distance.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caporale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Caporale misses with an uppercut
and Caporale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caporale throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Caporale lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Caporale moves away and avoids it.
Caporale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caporale throws a head kick that misses.
Caporale scores with a nice strike.
Caporale throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen digs a good hook to Caporale's body.
Caporale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caporale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caporale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Caporale.
Larsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Caporale.
Caporale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caporale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Caporale does no damage.
Caporale connects with a crisp jab.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caporale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Caporale.
Caporale looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Caporale staying out of range there.

Caporale gets tackled into the cage by Larsen. Larsen maintains the clinch.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caporale breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Larsen coming out on top.
Caporale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Caporale. That snapped Larsen's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Caporale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caporale.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Caporale ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caporale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Larsen checks a low kick from Caporale.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Caporale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caporale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Caporale!
A victorious Eugenio Caporale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pi Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Kesting (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.

Ling
vs
Kesting

199 cm
24
268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pi Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Kesting!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling tries to clinch up but Kesting circles away and keeps his distance.

Ling moves into the clinch.
Ling is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ling misses with a punch to the body.
Ling stops a takedown attempt from Kesting.
Kesting jumps guard but Ling stands there with Kesting around his waist. Kesting gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ling gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ling trying to control but Kesting is working from the bottom.
Ling will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ling working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kesting not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kesting is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ling is aware though and is defending well.
Ling distracts Kesting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ling working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling gets to his feet and stands over Kesting, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kesting felt that one! Ling unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kesting from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pi Ling!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albredo Bastiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Bastiani

190 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
233 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albredo Bastiani!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bastiani tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bastiani circles away.
Santos moves away from the strike by Bastiani.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos moves forwards but Bastiani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Bastiani is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.

Bastiani has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos has Bastiani pushed against the cage.
Bastiani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiani struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Bastiani.
Bastiani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos is looking to control Bastiani's arms but Bastiani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Bastiani misses with a body punch.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Bastiani manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Bastiani decides to pull guard.
Santos trying to control but Bastiani is working from the bottom.
Bastiani pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastiani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastiani wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Neil Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Bastiani.
Bastiani avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastiani looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastiani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastiani looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bastiani cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Bastiani just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastiani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastiani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Bastiani avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Bastiani misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bastiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Bastiani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bastiani misses with an uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Santos tries to clinch but Bastiani is having none of it.
Bastiani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bastiani to score with a decent uppercut.
Bastiani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with the body kick
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a combination. Bastiani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bastiani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastiani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastiani throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastiani throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Bastiani thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Bastiani connects with a jab.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albredo Bastiani dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bastiani scores with a hook.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastiani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bastiani lands an overhand right.
Bastiani throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bastiani. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Bastiani.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Bastiani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastiani swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is looking to clinch but Bastiani is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Bastiani - just one landing.
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!
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastiani.
Bastiani throws a big shot that misses.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiani jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Bastiani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastiani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos checks a low kick from Bastiani.
Bastiani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bastiani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Bastiani settles back down.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastiani.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bastiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Bastiani - just one landing.
Bastiani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albredo Bastiani seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos defending well as Bastiani loads up on a big left hand.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastiani tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastiani to the ground. Bastiani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Santos clinches with his opponent.

Bastiani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastiani blocks the body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Bastiani moves out of range.
Bastiani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Bastiani avoids it.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bastiani throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Bastiani swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in but Bastiani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastiani works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bastiani circles away.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Bastiani sprawls well.
An inside leg kick lands from Bastiani.
Bastiani connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Bastiani cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Bastiani digs a good hook to Santos's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastiani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bastiani connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastiani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bastiani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastiani.
Bastiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastiani scores with a jab to the body.
Bastiani connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Bastiani swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Bastiani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastiani shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bastiani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bastiani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastiani connects with a crisp jab.

Santos is rocked!
Santos switches off momentarily and Bastiani cracks him with a monster right hand! Santos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bastiani dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bastiani!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albredo Bastiani!
After winning the bout, Albredo Bastiani 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un comes to the cage accompanied by DPRKorean National Anthem. Ben Elliott has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jong Un
vs
Elliott

178 cm
26
214 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Tab Out Clothes

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Elliott.

Elliott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Elliott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Elliott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Elliott has control of an arm but Jong Un manages to advance to Elliott's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Elliott preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jong Un.
Jong Un misses with punches from the back.

Jong Un is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Jong Un working for a choke but Elliott is defending well.
Elliott rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jong Un is working for a submission of some sort.
Elliott tries to roll over but Jong Un keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Elliott is looking to escape.
Jong Un thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elliott's head.
Jong Un wants to take a breather but Elliott is having none of it.
Elliott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jong Un throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elliott pulls Jong Un in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong Un trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jong Un got a little sloppy there for a moment and Elliott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jong Un has managed to get both his arms back between Elliott's legs - danger averted.
Elliott has Jong Un pulled in close to control his posture.
Jong Un scoring with some ground and pound.
Jong Un won't allow Elliott to get back to his feet.
Jong Un tries to stand but Elliott is controlling from the bottom.
Jong Un stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elliott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elliott wants to sweep here but Jong Un controlling him for the moment.
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!
Jong Un throwing strikes but missing.
Jong Un preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott seems keen to control Jong Un's posture.
Jong Un postures up and lands a big shot to Elliott's brow.
Jong Un pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elliott is keeping the position for now.
Jong Un trying to control the position from guard on top but Elliott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elliott tries to bum rush Jong Un with a series of wild strikes but Jong Un uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elliott looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Un is just out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Elliott enables Jong Un to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Elliott manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jong Un looking to pass the guard.
Jong Un postures up in Elliott's guard and throws a big left but Elliott blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jong Un postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Elliott is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jong Un, into his guard.
Jong Un keeping moving, preventing Elliott from controlling successfully.

Jong Un is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Un is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elliott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elliott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elliott landing some decent shots from guard.
Elliott slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Elliott will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jong Un throws a jab but it's blocked by Elliott.
Jong Un ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elliott moves away.
Jong Un takes one on the button.

Elliott gets the takedown into side control.
Elliott is putting a hurting on Jong Un here, landing some big shots from side control.

Elliott tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elliott has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elliott trying to control the position but Jong Un is working away.
Jong Un tries to escape but Elliott is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un is looking for a sweep.
Jong Un is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Elliott off and has taken his back!

Jong Un is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Elliott knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Elliott for a finish.

Jong Un is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jong Un 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.

Elliott is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Elliott breaks Jong Un's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Elliott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jong Un swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elliott scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un keeping moving, preventing Elliott from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jong Un looking for a guillotine here but Elliott defends easily.
Elliott cracks Jong Un with a solid left hand.

Jong Un working for a triangle but Elliott defends it easily.
Elliott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Elliott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jong Un swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elliott trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong Un is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong Un is trying to keep Elliott in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Elliott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jong Un is keeping the position for now.
Ben Elliott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elliott trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong Un is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong Un trying to keep a closed guard but Elliott is proving a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Kim Jong Un wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Elliott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jong Un's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong Un is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elliott looking to pass the guard.
Elliott passes Jong Un's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Elliott tries to pass to full mount but Jong Un defends it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Un trying to hold on to Elliott's head to control him but Elliott postures up.
Elliott lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elliott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jong Un. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jong Un keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliott content to control rather than advance.

Elliott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jong Un doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Elliott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Elliott 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jong Un misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Jong Un throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Elliott tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jong Un is in Elliott's guard.
Elliott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jong Un.
Jong Un is looking to stand up but Elliott won't let him.
Jong Un trying to control the position from guard on top but Elliott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong Un throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jong Un is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Elliott has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jong Un is looking to defend but Elliott has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jong Un! Elliott pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jong Un taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Elliott!