APFC 51: Ashes of the Fallen PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Heart Vacnacy- the wanted as his entrance music. Pep Hernandez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Koscheck
vs
Hernandez

182 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
175 lbs
10 - 15 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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, Josh Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck scores with a head kick. Hernandez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Pep Hernandez has been cut.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Koscheck fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hernandez lands a left and a right that send Koscheck crashing to the mat, dazed. Hernandez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Josh Koscheck has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hernandez knocks Koscheck out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pep Hernandez!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lawler
vs
Jackson

181 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Lawler looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lawler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robbie Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Lawler.
Jackson tries to bum rush Lawler with a series of wild strikes but Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawler scores with a jab.

Jackson is rocked!
Lawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Lawler cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lawler staying out of range there.
Lawler dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Lawler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawler finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler cracks Jackson with a hook to the temple - Jackson is on wobbly legs here! Lawler swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jackson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lawler wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robbie Lawler!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Overeem
vs
Silva

185 cm
26
185 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva motions for Overeem to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Overeem.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overeem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
and Overeem counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Silva! He's just covering up as Overeem starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaid Abdul Karim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Abdul Karim
vs
Rua

185 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zaid Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdul Karim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Abdul Karim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abdul Karim shoots for a double leg takedown but Rua sprawls well. He's pushed Abdul Karim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdul Karim circles away.

Abdul Karim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abdul Karim lands in his opponent's guard.
Abdul Karim advances to half guard.
Abdul Karim prevents Rua from improving his position.
Abdul Karim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Abdul Karim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.

Rua manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Abdul Karim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaid Abdul Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdul Karim tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdul Karim to the ground. Abdul Karim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Abdul Karim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rua is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Abdul Karim's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Rua actively working from the bottom here.
Abdul Karim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rua is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdul Karim working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Abdul Karim.

Abdul Karim is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but Rua defending well.
Rua wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Karim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdul Karim lands with a punch from half guard.

Rua is rocked!
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Abdul Karim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
Abdul Karim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdul Karim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua has hold of Abdul Karim's hands but Abdul Karim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rua is still in real trouble! Can Abdul Karim finish him?
Rua trying to hold on to Abdul Karim's head to control him but Abdul Karim postures up.
Ground and pound from Abdul Karim.
Abdul Karim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rua is trying to stand.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Abdul Karim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abdul Karim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abdul Karim lands with a punch from half guard.
Rua works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abdul Karim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Karim postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Rua covers up, he's hurt! Abdul Karim keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Abdul Karim and the ref steps in to end the fight! Abdul Karim can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaid Abdul Karim!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!

Alberto Perez
vs
Emelianenko

185 cm
20
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.

Perez forces Emelianenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianenko seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Perez working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Perez improves position.
Perez lands a nice elbow.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the ropes.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emelianenko. Emelianenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Perez clinches.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perez lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perez.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab

and Perez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez lands a nice elbow.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Fedor Emelianenko's cut even more.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.

Perez darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the ropes.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Perez rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perez landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perez is keeping busy.

Perez breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Perez improves position.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?

Perez manages to break the clinch.

Perez has Emelianenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the ropes.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Perez counters with a body kick.

Perez drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the ropes.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Perez closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the ropes.
Perez lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Fedor Emelianenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perez lands a damaging elbow.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Perez with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Perez.

That's two 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!

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.

Fedor Emelianenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Perez closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the ropes.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Perez manages to break the clinch.

Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Perez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the ropes.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab

and Perez moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.

Perez moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Perez lands an elbow just above Emelianenko 's eye.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Alberto Perez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West- Amazing . Diaz has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!

Diaz
vs
Kraus

181 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
178 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kraus gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kraus lands a couple of elbows.
Kraus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraus pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Kraus is controlling well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kraus trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.

Kraus is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Well, if Kraus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraus trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.

Kraus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kraus is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kraus slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Kraus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz gets full guard.
Kraus distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kraus distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kraus controls the pace.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kraus is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kraus wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Frederik Kraus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kraus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kraus tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kraus just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz moves out of range as Kraus throws a body kick.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Kraus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Kraus saw that one coming.
Kraus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Kraus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Kraus is looking to clinch.
Kraus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Kraus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Kraus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kraus wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Kraus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Kraus or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraus manages to avoid it.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraus manages to avoid it.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kraus is defended easily by Diaz.
Kraus dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Kraus's head and hops out.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Kraus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Kraus lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kraus throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Kraus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kraus off to one side.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kraus doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kraus is defended easily by Diaz.
Some wild striking there from Kraus.
Kraus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kraus. Kraus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.

Kraus gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kraus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kraus prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Kraus is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Kraus pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kraus forces his way into half guard.
Kraus is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is staying active underneath Kraus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kraus is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Kraus is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kraus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kraus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus landing with the ground and pound.
Kraus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kraus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kraus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kraus controls the pace.
Frederik Kraus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kraus trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kraus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kraus trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kraus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kraus passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kraus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kraus lands strikes from half guard.

Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Kraus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kraus trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Kraus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kraus shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Kraus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz misses with a hook. Kraus ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Kraus both land. Nice combination.
Kraus looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraus is just out of range.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kraus shoots in but no luck this time.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Kraus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Diaz punishes Kraus's body with a nice straight punch.
Kraus walks into a jab.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Kraus ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Kraus or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz cracks Kraus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kraus misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Kraus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kraus has a takedown stuffed.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kraus doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraus.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Kraus shakes it off.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Kraus tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Frederik Kraus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraus feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Kraus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kraus.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Kraus has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kraus.
Kraus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kraus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kraus lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kraus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kraus lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.

Diaz gets control of Kraus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Kraus tries to pass.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Kraus postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Kraus wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kraus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kraus defends it easily.
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!

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kraus defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frederik Kraus.
I've got Kraus 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!

Frederik Kraus wins by unanimous decision!