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MMA13: Beasts PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kapeng Mainit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luras Vart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kapeng Mainit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luras Vart!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vart tries to score with a low kick but Mainit moves his leg out of the way.
Mainit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vart tries to close the distance and clinch but Mainit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vart lands with an overhand left.
Mainit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vart stuffs the takedown.
Mainit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mainit looks for a takedown but Vart sprawls well.
Mainit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vart to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mainit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mainit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vart wants to get up but he can't break Mainit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mainit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mainit controls Vart momentarily but Vart frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mainit is working an open guard so Vart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mainit is breathing heavily.
Vart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mainit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Kapeng Mainit has been cut.
Mainit fails to land with a series of punches.
Mainit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mainit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luras Vart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kapeng Mainit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vart lands with a big right hook that stumbles Mainit - he's out on his feet here! Vart follows up with another monster hook that separates Mainit from consciousness! Mainit falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Vart stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luras Vart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Spack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spack is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kernkraft 400. Heinz Spack struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Vlay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinz Spack!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spack tries to avoid it but Vlay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spack to the ground. Spack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vlay shoots for a takedown but Spack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spack throws a jab when Vlay was well out of range.
Spack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vlay. Vlay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horrible takedown by Vlay or perhaps it was just good defense by Spack which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Vlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Spack.
Spack throws a right hand that Vlay ducks under and follows up with a left that Vlay also avoids with ease.
Heinz Spack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spack loads up on a big right hand but Vlay slips the punch.
Spack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vlay circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vlay is defended easily by Spack.
Spack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vlay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vlay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spack avoids it really well and circles away.
Vlay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vlay somewhat.
Spack lands a glancing blow to the side of Vlay's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vlay wants to control from the top but Spack keeps moving.
Vlay is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vlay won't allow Spack to get back to his feet.
Spack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vlay is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vlay postures up in Spack's guard and throws a big left but Spack blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlay trying to control the position from guard on top but Spack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vlay has a takedown stuffed.
Vlay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spack tries to bum rush Vlay with a series of wild strikes but Vlay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vlay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vlay.
Spack looks gassed!
Spack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vlay circles away quickly and effectively.
Spack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vlay trying to control but Spack is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vlay throwing strikes from guard but Spack blocks nicely.
Vlay looking to pass the guard.
Spack keeping moving, preventing Vlay from controlling successfully.
Vlay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spack is keeping the position for now.
Spack keeping moving, preventing Vlay from controlling successfully.
Vlay 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.
Spack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vlay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vlay moves away.
Vlay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vlay closes the distance and clinches up with Spack, looking for a takedown. Vlay pushes Spack against the cage but Spack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vlay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spack takes a step back to recover.
Vlay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spack's calf.
Vlay shoots in for a double leg but Spack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vlay dodges the punch combination from Spack.
Vlay throws a nice head kick!
Vlay has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vlay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spack but Spack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vlay.
Vlay scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vlay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vlay lands a head kick!
Spack scores with a hook to the body. Vlay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vlay is defended easily by Spack.
Vlay shoots in and drives through. Spack sprawls well.
Vlay shoots in for a double leg but Spack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Vlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Spack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vlay shoots in but no luck this time.
Spack stalks Vlay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vlay's face. Vlay staggers backwards, shaken.
Spack scores with a one two! Vlay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vlay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spack but Spack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vlay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vlay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlay shoots in but Spack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Spack misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vlay.
Heinz Spack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vlay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vlay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vlay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spack looks to score with a jab to the body but Vlay is just out of range.
Spack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vlay has a takedown stuffed.
Vlay shoots for a double leg takedown but Spack sprawls well. He's pushed Vlay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spack throws a right and a left that Vlay avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vlay jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spack manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vlay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spack is pushing Vlay's head away, looking to escape. Vlay manages to hold on to the position though.
Vlay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vlay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vlay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vlay trying to control the action but Spack is working from the bottom.
Vlay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spack has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vlay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vlay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vlay advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spack is squirming around, avoiding Vlay's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vlay thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vlay dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vlay.
Spack throws a series of strikes that have Vlay backpedaling.
Spack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vlay.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vlay.
Spack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vlay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vlay trying to control but Spack is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vlay.
Vlay postures up in Spack's guard and throws a big left but Spack blocks it.
Vlay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vlay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vlay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vlay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vlay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vlay won't allow Spack to sweep him here.
Spack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vlay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spack!
Vlay throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spack is squirming around, avoiding Vlay's attempts to control the action.
Spack tries to hold on but Vlay postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlay is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Vlay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marco Vlay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and radu sorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev comes to the cage accompanied by Ya kuplu tebe dom. Vasiliy Sobolev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, radu sorin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
sorin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sobolev.
Sobolev lands an elbow.
It looks like radu sorin has been cut.
Check out the look on Sobolev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A big shot lands for Sobolev! That's hurt sorin! Will he recover? Sobolev fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yanick Goossens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mosoltov OGrady (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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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yanick Goossens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mosoltov OGrady!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goossens feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending OGrady crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yanick Goossens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Steffensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Judith by a Perfect Circle. Hannes Steffensen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Blaze's chin.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Steffensen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steffensen lands a jab to the head.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steffensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaze lands in his opponent's guard.
Steffensen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steffensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steffensen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze stays in close to Steffensen's body and controls the position.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Steffensen keeps moving.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steffensen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control but Steffensen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steffensen connects with a single shot there.
Blaze shoots in and bounces Steffensen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steffensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steffensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blaze preventing the sweep.
Blaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blaze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steffensen's head.
Blaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steffensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaze manages to get himself to full guard.
Steffensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze controls Steffensen momentarily but Steffensen frees himself.
Blaze wants to stand up but Steffensen is controlling him.
Blaze trying to control the position here.
Steffensen won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Blaze trying to control the position here.
Steffensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
Blaze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steffensen punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch but Steffensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hannes Steffensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Steffensen - just one landing.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Steffensen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Steffensen darts in and clinches Blaze up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Steffensen.
Steffensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steffensen breaks from the clinch.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Steffensen.
Steffensen tries to clinch there but Blaze circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Steffensen.
A shot to de liver by Steffensen. Beautiful body shot.
Steffensen throws a series of strikes that have Blaze backpedaling.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Steffensen has cracked Blaze with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Steffensen lands another huge swinging hook and Blaze tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Blaze, before Steffensen can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hannes Steffensen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Grape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen Skatalites - James Bond as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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228 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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256 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Grape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grape shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bishop working a defensive guard here.
Grape pushing down on Bishop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grape not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grape connects with a nice short shot to Bishop's temple.
Grape thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grape looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grape lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grape working Bishop over with strikes.
Bishop pushes Grape off looking to stand but Grape dives back in and keeps control.
Bishop wants to control but Grape is keeping busy.
Bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grape. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Grape takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grape winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grape thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Grape is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grape throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grape scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grape.
Grape has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grape scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grape thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Grape is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grape slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Grape is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bishop has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grape is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grape thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Grape wants to take a breather but Bishop is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grape scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grape looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bishop wants to control but Grape is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bishop is refusing to be controlled, as Grape sits in half guard.
Grape looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grape looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grape missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop taking some punishment here, with Grape in his half guard.
Grape seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bishop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grape missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grape drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop actively working from the bottom here.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grape thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grape drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Grape dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grape closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grape seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bishop tries to kick Grape off but Grape keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grape takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grape is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grape lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grape in particular looking to stall.
Grape working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grape looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grape is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape lands with a punch from half guard.
Grape thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grape not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop gets full guard.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Grape is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grape connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grape accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grape makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grape might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grape lands a couple of elbows.
Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grape defends well.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Grape throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grape postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grape slips nicely into half guard.
Grape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bishop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grape looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grape scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grape lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gilbert Grape overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bishop is looking to escape.
Grape trying to control from Bishop's half guard. Bishop has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Grape passes Bishop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bishop taking some punishment here, with Grape in his half guard.
Bishop is not content to let Grape control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grape scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grape lands strikes from half guard.
Grape thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Grape content to control rather than advance.
Grape drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grape is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop is staying active underneath Grape, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grape working Bishop over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Grape dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grape misses with the combination.
Grape misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Grape.
Bishop slips under a jab from Grape.
Bishop misses with a takedown
and Grape counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bishop won't be happy with that.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grape is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Grape has control of the leg.
Grape scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bishop trying to hold on to Grape's head to control him but Grape postures up.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grape is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape wants to take a breather but Bishop is having none of it.
Grape seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grape lands a nice short elbow.
Bishop is not content to let Grape control the position.
Bishop pushes Grape off looking to stand but Grape dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Grape seems content to control.
Grape is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bishop as he works his way to full guard.
Grape keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Grape wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to stand up but Grape is controlling him.
Grape is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grape postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grape forces his way into half guard.
Grape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grape takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grape is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grape is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bishop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grape is trying to control the action in half guard but Bishop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grape is really struggling to control Bishop but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Grape thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Grape scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grape looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bishop pushes Grape off looking to stand but Grape dives back in and keeps control.
Grape throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to control Grape's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bishop avoid being mounted?
Grape scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bishop is not content to let Grape control the position.
Grape takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grape scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gilbert Grape is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grape missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grape performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Larry Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop has hold of Grape's hands but Grape slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Grape showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grape 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 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Grape!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atreides's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HERE WE GOOOOO!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
217 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wein!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wein manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wein is trying to keep Atreides in close.
Atreides thows a big elbow that misses.
Wein can't keep his opponent in guard - Atreides advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Atreides looks to land a strike but Wein avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atreides looking to pass the guard.
Atreides advances position into side control!
Atreides wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wein, who protects the arm well.
Atreides tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Atreides has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein is trying to improve his position.
Wein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Atreides tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wein is defending against the submission attempts here by Atreides.
Wein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atreides is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wein is just riding it out for now. Atreides eventually gives up the hold.
Atreides is looking to advance position but Wein won't allow it.
Wein tries to kick Atreides off but Atreides keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Atreides is trying to work for a kimura but Wein is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wein misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wein defends it nicely.
Atreides paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atreides fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wein scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Paul Atreides has been cut.
Atreides tries to clinch up but Wein circles away and keeps his distance.
Atreides shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wein defends it nicely.
Wein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atreides momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Atreides finds it's way through Wein's defenses.
Wein thows a body shot but no joy.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wein throws a push kick but Atreides slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atreides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atreides throws a series of punches but Wein moves out of range.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Atreides sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paul Atreides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wein misses with the combination.
Wein throws a hook but Atreides blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atreides gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atreides jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wein walks away with a smile on his face. Atreides gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atreides circles away quickly and effectively.
Atreides drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Atreides tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Atreides's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Atreides drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wein scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Atreides sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atreides tries to clinch up but Wein circles away and keeps his distance.
Wein throws a leg kick but Atreides sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atreides fails with a takedown attempt.
Wein missing with a left hand there. Atreides was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Atreides checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wein cracks Atreides with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Atreides moves away and avoids it.
Atreides scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atreides fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Atreides looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wein!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides working Wein over with strikes here.
Wein manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Atreides wants to free his trapped foot but Wein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atreides is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wein tries to roll over but Atreides keeps him under control.
Wein slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to free his leg and advance position but Wein is retaining full guard.
Wein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atreides throwing strikes from guard but Wein blocks nicely.
Atreides might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Atreides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Atreides moves away and avoids it.
Wein swats away the attempt to clinch by Atreides.
Wein lands with a cross.
Wein works over Atreides's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atreides looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein swats away the attempt to clinch by Atreides.
Some wild striking there from Wein.
Wein takes a swing at Atreides's ribcage but misses.
Atreides thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein forces Atreides back against the cage and clinches.
Atreides blocks an uppercut.
Wein is trying to stall.
Atreides tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wein smiles and moves away.
Wein closes the distance and pushes Atreides back into the cage.
Atreides blocks an elbow strike.
Atreides tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wein smiles and moves away.
Wein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atreides loads up on a big right hand but Wein slips the punch.
Atreides is looking to clinch.
Wein misses with a kick to the body.
Atreides clinches.
Atreides jumps guard but Wein stands there with Atreides around his waist. Atreides gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atreides avoiding damage as Wein throws knees to the body.
Wein looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wein is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Atreides has denied him.
Atreides letting Wein take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Wein.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Atreides's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wein throws a big shot that misses.
Wein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atreides feints and as Wein raises his hands in defense, Atreides changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atreides is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wein is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wein has escaped and now he's on top!
Wein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wein postures up in Atreides's guard and throws a big left but Atreides blocks it.
Wein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wein stands up over Atreides, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Atreides lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wein!
Wein has left one of his arms exposed and Atreides doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Wein screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Atreides!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Krantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OTEP-Battle Ready kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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274 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Krantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krantz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krantz lands with a cross.
Krantz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson with a hook.
It looks like Zachary Krantz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws a head kick but Krantz moves out of range.
Krantz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krantz off to one side.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Krantz.
Krantz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Krantz passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Krantz wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krantz trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Krantz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krantz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thompson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is in bad spot here.
Krantz working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Thompson is doing well to defend. Krantz seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Thompson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zachary Krantz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dequan Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badr Hari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dequan Randolph's chin.
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285 lbs
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240 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dequan Randolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Randolph.
It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
Randolph lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hari can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Randolph and Hari drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Randolph.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dequan Randolph!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shuno Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson's entrance music is Ison & Fille - Muevete (Spanska Flugan). A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shuno Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harnick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson has managed to clinch.
Svensson lands a nice uppercut.
Harnick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Svensson can't fight it off and eventually Harnick manages to take the fight to the floor. Svensson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harnick tries to stand but Svensson is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harnick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Svensson looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harnick postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Harnick trying to move into half guard but instead Svensson has managed to sweep!
Harnick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Svensson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Harnick closes the distance but Svensson moves to the side
and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harnick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harnick digs a right hand into Svensson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svensson's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svensson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Harnick.
Svensson landing knees to the head.
Svensson connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harnick looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
Svensson has Harnick pressed against the cage, preventing Harnick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svensson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Harnick.
Harnick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harnick lands with a short shot to the head.
Harnick is trying to break free.
Harnick leaning against his opponent.
Svensson scores a nice knee to the body.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harnick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harnick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svensson is defending well for now.
Svensson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harnick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svensson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
Harnick takes an elbow to the temple.
Harnick can't break the clinch.
Harnick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svensson is working Harnick over against the cage.
Harnick looks gassed!
Svensson avoiding damage.
Harnick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svensson walks away with a smile on his face. Harnick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Svensson rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
Harnick misses with some punches.
Svensson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Svensson.
Svensson avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Harnick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harnick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harnick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Harnick keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shom Harnick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Svensson looks to clinch
and Harnick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Svensson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Harnick circles away.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harnick forces Svensson back against the cage and clinches.
Harnick wants the takedown. Svensson is fighting it off but Harnick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Svensson's guard against the cage.
Harnick is fighting to break Svensson's control of his arms but Svensson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Svensson wants to control but Harnick passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harnick is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harnick stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.
Harnick pushes down on Svensson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Svensson is holding on to half guard well.
Svensson is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is holding on to half guard well.
Harnick is trying to work for a kimura but Svensson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Svensson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harnick is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harnick is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shom Harnick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Svensson has closed the distance and engaged Harnick in a clinch.
Harnick being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harnick.
Harnick is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harnick jumps guard but Svensson stands there with Harnick around his waist. Harnick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson tries to clinch but Harnick moves away
and Harnick counters with a three punch combo that has Svensson backing up. Svensson nods at Harnick to acknowledge the strikes.
Harnick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harnick tries to clinch there but Svensson circles away.
Crunch! Harnick slams his shin into Svensson's torso.
Svensson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harnick with a knee to the head.
Harnick wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensson won't allow it.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harnick is keeping busy.
Svensson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svensson smiles and moves away.
Harnick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shuno Svensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shom Harnick.
Svensson lands an elbow just above Harnick 's eye.
Svensson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harnick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harnick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svensson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svensson controlling the action here for a moment.
Harnick missing with knees to the body.
Harnick tries for a takedown but Svensson manages to get underhooks.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harnick misses with a body punch.
Svensson prevents Harnick from breaking the clinch.
Svensson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Svensson.
Svensson lands a hook that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Svensson.
Harnick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson digs a right hand into Harnick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harnick's gas tank.
Svensson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svensson scores a nice knee to the body.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body.
Svensson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harnick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Harnick.
Svensson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harnick's defenses.
Harnick manages to pull guard.
Svensson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Svensson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harnick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harnick being controlled here, momentarily.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harnick is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a big right hand that misses.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svensson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harnick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harnick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harnick.
Svensson has Harnick pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick throws and elbow that misses. Svensson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harnick's guard. Nice move by Svensson!
Shuno Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shom Harnick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harnick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shom Harnick.
I've got Harnick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shom Harnick!
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FIGHT
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