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EG Amsterdam - 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Rumbalo (ranked 4786 p4p, 25815 weight class) and River Napom (ranked 473 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as River Napom enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Rumbalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, River Napom!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumbalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Napom misses with a head kick.
Napom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rumbalo lands a really nice looking cross but Napom seems unphased.
Rumbalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Napom.
Rumbalo works the jab nicely.
Rumbalo lands a slapping body shot.
Napom moves to clinch but Rumbalo breaks away
and Rumbalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Napom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Napom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rumbalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Napom somewhat.
A nice combination there by Rumbalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rumbalo throwing a counter right hand but Napom manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Napom misses with a wild body shot.
Rumbalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Rumbalo finds it's target.
Ross Rumbalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Rumbalo lands.
Rumbalo cracks Napom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rumbalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Napom takes one on the button.
Napom ducks under a wild hook from Rumbalo.
Napom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Napom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo blocks a head kick by Napom.
Napom misses with a few strikes there.
Rumbalo scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumbalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Napom is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo throws out a powerful jab.
Napom is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumbalo finish him?
Rumbalo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Napom drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rumbalo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Napom's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Rumbalo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yousef Alejandro (ranked 5457 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Norton Cockerell (ranked 502 p4p, 467 weight class). Cockerell has chosen Police On My Back/ The Rocketz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yousef Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Norton Cockerell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockerell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cockerell scores with the left hand. Alejandro knows he should have avoided that one.
Alejandro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cockerell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Cockerell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yousef Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cockerell lands a big uppercut and Alejandro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alejandro looks OK. Cockerell waves Alejandro back to his feet!
 Alejandro is rocked!
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!
Alejandro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cockerell counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Alejandro out cold! What a finish! Cockerell is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Norton Cockerell!
Norton Cockerell made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Bye, Bye Muay Thai guy. three down one to go.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuba Nowak (ranked 5249 p4p, 4475 weight class) and Cory Yin (ranked 437 p4p, 409 weight class). Cory Yin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kuba Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cory Yin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Yin does no damage.
Nowak forces Yin back against the cage and clinches.
Yin stops a takedown attempt from Nowak.
Yin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Yin.
Yin lands a head kick. Nowak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Kuba Nowak has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Yin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nowak doesn't seem phased though.
Yin fakes the leg kick and cracks Nowak in the body.
A jab from Yin does it's job there.
Nowak blocks a head kick by Yin.
Nowak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yin throws a combination. Nowak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nowak is rocked!
Yin connects with a nice cross there... Nowak is looking wobbly and Yin recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nowak to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Yin jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cory Yin!
Our winner, Cory Yin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gadzhi Magomedov (ranked 5355 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Ricky Trujillo (ranked 438 p4p, 391 weight class). Ricky Trujillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gadzhi Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov fails with the takedown
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov shoots for a takedown but Trujillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trujillo with a hook.
Magomedov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Magomedov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trujillo is trying to maintain the position but Magomedov is very close to passing his half guard.
Magomedov is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Magomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Magomedov's back!
Despite being in a bad position, Magomedov is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Trujillo not allowing Magomedov to control his hands.
Magomedov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trujillo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Trujillo trying to control.
Magomedov turns into Trujillo and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov 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.
Magomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Magomedov postures up.
Trujillo working a defensive guard but Magomedov passes into half guard.
Magomedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Trujillo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trujillo defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo wants to get back to full guard.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trujillo is trying to maintain the position but Magomedov is very close to passing his half guard.
Trujillo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Magomedov manages to mount him!
Magomedov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Trujillo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gadzhi Magomedov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Jacoby (ranked 4021 p4p, 5151 weight class) and Alonso Montes (ranked 442 p4p, 491 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Luc Jacoby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Montes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacoby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Montes counters with a crisp one two that drops Jacoby! Montes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jacoby to his feet! Jacoby is in big trouble!
Jacoby misses with a looping left.
Jacoby tries to clinch up but Montes circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacoby misses with an uppercut
and Montes rattles Jacoby with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Jacoby tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Montes dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Jacoby stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alonso Montes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Ivanov (ranked 3980 p4p, 4396 weight class) and Knight Knox (ranked 384 p4p, 404 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knight Knox!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knox!
Ivanov lands a few punches from side control.
Ivanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ivanov lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Ivanov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knox takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knox tries to bench press Ivanov off him but Ivanov keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov misses with the ground and pound.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ivanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ivanov scoring with punches and elbows.
 It looks like Knight Knox has been cut.
Ivanov working the head with strikes.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Ivanov lands an elbow.
Knox is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a nice forearm strike.
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Ivanov finish him?
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanov landing a few strikes.
That has opened up Knight Knox's cut even more.
Ivanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The cut above Knight Knox's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ivanov landing strikes.
Knight Knox's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Knight Knox's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Ivanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nurbek Daniarov (ranked 4233 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Brad Kamelto (ranked 393 p4p, 390 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nurbek Daniarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Kamelto!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamelto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniarov's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kamelto!
Kamelto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniarov throws a right hand that misses
and Kamelto counters with a good, hard body kick but Daniarov shrugs it off.
Daniarov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kamelto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniarov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniarov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kamelto scores with a kick to the body.
Kamelto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamelto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniarov eats them both and turns towards Kamelto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniarov misses with an uppercut.
Daniarov misses with a body shot
and Kamelto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Daniarov misses.
Kamelto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daniarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamelto moves away from the strike by Daniarov.
Kamelto throws out a counter right but Daniarov avoids it with no problem.
Daniarov swings for the body but Kamelto moves out of range.
Kamelto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamelto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kamelto throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kamelto.
Kamelto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniarov is rocked!
Daniarov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Daniarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamelto connects with a right that clearly hurt Daniarov. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kamelto proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Daniarov collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Kamelto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Christianski (ranked 4001 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Tyler Williams (ranked 440 p4p, 369 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Memory Remains by Metallica. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Christianski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Williams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Christianski fails with a takedown attempt.
Christianski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams gets a double leg takedown into Christianski's guard.
Christianski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Williams manages to pass to side control.
Christianski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianski has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christianski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christianski tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams stops Christianski from getting back to his feet.
Christianski trying to control from the bottom.
Williams decides to return to a standing position.
Christianski misses with a looping right.
Christianski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams jumps guard but Christianski stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Christianski trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Christianski into the cage.
Christianski breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with the combination.
Christianski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Christianski throws a body shot but no joy.
Christianski drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Christianski can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Christianski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christianski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Christianski fails with the takedown.
Christianski shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christianski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christianski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams works Christianski's body with a nice hook.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Christianski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Christianski shoots in.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Christianski.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christianski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Christianski is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams darts in and clinches Christianski up against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Christianski.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Christianski dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Christianski just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Christianski backwards.
Christianski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Christianski breaks from the clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christianski is trying to control but Williams manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Christianski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Christianski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Christianski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Christianski is looking to get back to his feet here but Williams is keeping cool and he's managed to take Christianski's back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Christianski can't escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianski tries to escape the position.
Christianski wants to get back to his feet.
Good control from Williams.
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.
Christianski just trying to survive but Williams is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Williams trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Christianski doesn't escape.
Williams looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Williams cracks Christianski with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Christianski from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Williams is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianski tries to escape but Williams has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Christianski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Christianski wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Good control from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christianski takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Christianski's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Williams is not going to allow Christianski to sit and survive in this position.
Williams lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Christianski.
You can see the frustration on Christianski's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Christianski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williams rushes Christianski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams rushes Christianski and presses him up against the cage.
Christianski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams jumps guard but Christianski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christianski breaks the clinch.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Christianski. Christianski maintains the clinch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Christianski uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianski tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Christianski tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Christianski drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Christianski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christianski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Christianski counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Christianski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams drives through and clinches with Christianski against the cage.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Christianski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Christianski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christianski sprawls well. Christianski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Christianski is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Christianski fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Christianski. Those never looked like landing.
Williams swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Christianski. Christianski maintains the clinch.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christianski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christianski wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Christianski in his tracks for a moment.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christianski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christianski is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Christianski is trying to stall.
Christianski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams tries for a takedown but Christianski manages to get underhooks.
Christianski tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianski darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Christianski into the cage.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christianski defends it nicely.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Williams!
Tyler Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Challinor (ranked 2619 p4p, 4207 weight class) and Amstel Gross (ranked 307 p4p, 434 weight class). Challinor comes to the cage accompanied by Down Under. Amstel Gross will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Challinor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amstel Gross!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Challinor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Challinor closes the distance and pushes Gross back into the cage.
Gross has Challinor pushed against the cage.
Gross misses with a body punch.
Challinor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gross pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gross is trying to pull guard but Challinor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gross goes for a takedown attempt but Challinor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gross tries to clinch but Challinor moves away
so Challinor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gross is on top in guard.
Gross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challinor wants to sweep but no luck.
Gross trying to control the position from guard on top but Challinor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Challinor has a closed guard, preventing Gross from standing up.
Gross trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Challinor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Challinor looking to pass the guard.
Challinor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gross working a defensive guard here.
Challinor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gross is pulling down on Challinor's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gross can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gross keeping full guard, as Challinor tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gross is on top in guard.
Challinor manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gross decides to pull guard.
Challinor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Challinor wants to pass the guard but Gross is keeping the position.
Challinor passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gross has his foot on Challinor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Challinor works his way back into a safe position though.
Gross is looking for a triangle but Challinor pushes his legs off easily.
Challinor forces his way into half guard.
Gross is looking to control Challinor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gross avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Challinor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Challinor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Challinor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Challinor uses his free foot to push down on Gross's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gross.
Gross is squirming around, avoiding Challinor's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challinor is working for a guillotine from mount but Gross frees his head quite easily.
Challinor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gross has given up his back here.
Challinor is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Challinor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Challinor looking to break Gross's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gross remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Challinor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Challinor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Challinor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gross but Gross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amstel Gross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gross misses with a series of wild punches.
Gross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Challinor counters with a single leg into guard. Gross didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gross trying to keep a closed guard but Challinor is proving a slippery customer.
Challinor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challinor is working hard here to advance position.
Challinor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gross trying to control the position.
Challinor looking to sit in guard and control but Gross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Challinor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Challinor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gross is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challinor wriggles free and stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gross.
Challinor moves into the clinch.
Gross breaks the clinch.
Challinor forces Gross back against the cage and clinches.
Gross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challinor wants the takedown. Gross is fighting it off but Challinor persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gross's guard against the cage.
Challinor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gross can do to turn this around?
Challinor cracks Gross with a solid left hand.
Challinor stands and throws Gross's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gross is looking to reverse the position.
Gross is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Challinor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gross has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Challinor but great work by Gross.
Challinor is trying to get back to half guard.
Challinor sneaks out the side door and pushes Gross away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gross shoots in for a double leg but Challinor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gross thows a leg kick but Challinor checks it
and Challinor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Challinor.
Challinor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gross is kicking away at Challinor from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Challinor grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Gross trying to push Challinor off... Gross taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Zachary Challinor!
Zachary Challinor took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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