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AFLC 39: Anthony Vs Gronholm PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the ring accompanied by Snoop Dogg Ft The Doors - Riders on the Storm. Greg Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rousimar Palhares's chin.
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares fails with the takedown.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Greg Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palhares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palhares lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Walker is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Palhares passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker prevents Palhares from moving into mount.
Walker wants to control but Palhares postures up.
Walker seems a little lost for a moment, as Palhares dominates the positioning.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Palhares has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Palhares has hold of Walker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Walker seems comfortable defending it but Palhares has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Walker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Walker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Palhares couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rousimar Palhares!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the ring accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm . Michael Bisping will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping throws a body kick that misses.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like James Walker has been cut.
Bisping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bisping pinned against the ropes. Bisping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bisping misses with a leg kick
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Walker wants a takedown.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisping is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Bisping circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker pushes Bisping up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bisping scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bisping lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Bisping.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker moves forwards but Bisping connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Bisping which made him look bad.
Bisping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bisping scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker walks into a jab.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
Bisping is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bisping fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walker avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bisping leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker has Bisping pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bisping manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bisping is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Walker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bisping looks winded!
Walker manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Walker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bisping is looking to land body kicks.
Bisping lands with a cross.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bisping stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bisping misses with a low kick.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries to move into range but Bisping moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker wants to clinch.
Bisping misses the jab.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bisping takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bisping tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker moves out of range as Bisping throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bisping manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Bisping shows good takedown defense.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bisping throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker wants to clinch but Bisping slips to the side
and Bisping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Bisping throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker wants to clinch.
Bisping lands a two punch combo.
Bisping misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker rushes Bisping and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bisping has Walker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Bisping.
Bisping throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Bisping displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Bisping takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bisping misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bisping stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bisping gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Bisping stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisping gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Bisping stops a takedown attempt from Walker.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Walker wants a takedown.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bisping avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bisping managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
Bisping is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walker is defending well.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bisping gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bisping is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bisping.
Walker tries for a takedown but Bisping manages to get underhooks.
Bisping tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the ropes.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bisping prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bisping lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Bisping shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bisping has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping working hard to break the clinch.
Bisping is pressed up against the ropes. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bisping down to the mat. Bisping avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Bisping back into the ropes.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bisping pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bisping connects with a looping right hand.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Bisping throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Bisping only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Bisping.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Bisping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Walker moves away from the strike by Bisping.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bisping sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bisping looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bisping scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bisping misses.
Walker looks for a takedown but Bisping sprawls well.
Bisping lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Bisping connects with a jab.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands the left hand.
Walker takes one on the button.
Bisping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisping stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bisping wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
Walker blocks a head kick by Bisping.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Bisping shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a leg kick
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bisping prevents the takedown attempt.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bisping feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Bisping then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is trying to get back to full guard.
Bisping wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bisping is trying to control but Walker passes into side control!
Walker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
James Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bisping 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Unsettling Differences" by Blue Smock Nancy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Costa scores with the left hand. Holmes knows he should have avoided that one.
Da Costa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Da Costa thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Da Costa cracks Holmes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Da Costa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Holmes to stand back up!
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Da Costa.
Da Costa is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Holmes hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adriano Da Costa!
Our winner, Adriano Da Costa, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dela Cruz checks a leg kick.
Dela Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dela Cruz trying to control the pace.
Dela Cruz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dos Santos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dela Cruz has cracked it and Dos Santos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dela Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
A very excited looking Mauricio Dela Cruz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Simms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Thor Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roger Simms's chin.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Simms!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simms looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Simms drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Simms lands a couple of digs.
Simms trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Simms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simms is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simms is controlling him.
Simms landing with the ground and pound.
Simms throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva wants to stand but Simms is controlling the position.
Simms distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Simms throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Simms working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva pushes Simms off and scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
It looks like Roger Simms has been cut.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Simms's head.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Simms, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simms fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Simms avoids it well.
Simms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simms misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Simms.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Simms does no damage.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva jabs Simms to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simms misses with a two punch combination.
Silva works over Simms's head and body with a nice combination.
Simms is rocked!
Simms gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thor Silva!
Thor Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Valanciunas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Darnell's chin.
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22
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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32
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Darnell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bruce Darnell has been cut.
Darnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valanciunas throws a head kick that misses.
Valanciunas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Darnell right on the button. Darnell goes down! Valanciunas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Valanciunas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Valanciunas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Martin Le Corre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Ennio Morricone - The Return of Ringo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
210 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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27
221 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Martin Le Corre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Corre misses with a body shot.
Le Corre blocks a low kick nicely.
Jean Martin Le Corre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Corre swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Le Corre connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Le Corre blocks a head kick by Jones.
Le Corre misses with a body shot.
Le Corre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Le Corre scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Le Corre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Le Corre swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones cracks the inside of Le Corre's front leg.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Le Corre, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Le Corre against the ropes but Le Corre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
A clash of legs there as Le Corre blocks the low kick.
Jones shoots in and bounces Le Corre off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Le Corre working a defensive guard here.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Corre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le Corre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le Corre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones pushes down on Le Corre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Le Corre's thigh. Le Corre counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Le Corre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Le Corre has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Le Corre wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le Corre trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Le Corre won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
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!
Le Corre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Le Corre uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Le Corre in particular looking to stall.
Le Corre is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Le Corre wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Le Corre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Le Corre defends well.
Le Corre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Le Corre has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones pushes a forearm under Le Corre's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Le Corre is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Jones!
Peter Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. wild boyz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Filipovic has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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27
244 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar fails with the takedown.
Spar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Filipovic wants to clinch.
Filipovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filipovic pinned against the ropes. Filipovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic lands a head kick!
Filipovic looks winded!
Spar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Filipovic. No joy for Spar on that attempt.
Filipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spar doesn't seem bothered though.
Spar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Filipovic defends it nicely.
Spar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic stuffs the takedown.
Spar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Filipovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spar shoots in looking for a takedown but Filipovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Spar pushes him off.
Spar takes one to the chin there.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Spar pushes him off.
No luck for Spar with that takedown attempt.
Spar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrestling Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Filipovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Spar circles away.
Filipovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Spar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Spar circles away.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spar.
Spar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Spar pushes him off.
Spar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filipovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spar somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spar tries for a takedown but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spar keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Spar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spar shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spar fails with the takedown.
Filipovic throws a nice head kick!
Spar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filipovic as he avoids it easily.
Filipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Filipovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Spar pushes him off.
No luck for Spar with that takedown attempt.
Spar swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Spar is having none of it.
Spar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a push kick but Spar slaps the foot to one side.
Spar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar is trying to control the action in half guard but Filipovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spar lands strikes from half guard.
Spar winds up and cracks Filipovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Filipovic tries to kick Spar off but Spar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Filipovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spar works his way into full mount!
Spar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Filipovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirko Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Spar or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Spar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spar showed some decent athleticism there.
Spar working over Filipovic with some ground and pound. Filipovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Filipovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Filipovic is refusing to be controlled, as Spar sits in half guard.
Spar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Spar is looking to take a break and control but Filipovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic has hold of Spar's hands but Spar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spar lands a nice short elbow.
Filipovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Spar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filipovic keeps working.
Spar 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Filipovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Filipovic is still in real trouble! Can Spar finish him?
Spar unloads with some huge strikes here! Filipovic is out! Spar wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wrestling Spar!
After winning the bout, Wrestling Spar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eeppinen biisi. 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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31
273 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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35
280 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Gronholm!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronholm loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Gronholm leaves Anthony with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gronholm misses with an uppercut. Anthony saw that one coming.
Gronholm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anthony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gronholm defends it nicely.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anthony fails to land with a series of punches.
Gronholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony tries to clinch up
and Gronholm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anthony thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony shoots for a takedown but Gronholm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gronholm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Stephen Anthony has been cut.
Anthony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gronholm counters with a hugh head kick that removes Anthony from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcus Gronholm!
Marcus Gronholm is the new heavyweight champion!
Marcus Gronholm decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
217 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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28
202 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Dabrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Roosmalen dodges the punch combination from Dabrowski.
Roosmalen lands with a shot to the body.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot.
Roosmalen has Dabrowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Roosmalen is trying to stall.
Dabrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roosmalen stalling in the clinch but Dabrowski improves position.
Maybe Roosmalen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Roosmalen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dabrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roosmalen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dabrowski's elbow.
Roosmalen is working for takedown but Dabrowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dabrowski fails to land.
Dabrowski effectively controlling the action here.
Roosmalen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dabrowski.
A bit of stalling here from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Dabrowski.
Roosmalen pushes Dabrowski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Roosmalen blocks a body shot from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roosmalen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dabrowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Roosmalen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roosmalen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roosmalen throws a big elbow that misses.
Dabrowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Roosmalen throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Roosmalen stopping the sweep attempt from Dabrowski.
Roosmalen trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
Dabrowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Roosmalen trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
Roosmalen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dabrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dabrowski controls Roosmalen momentarily but Roosmalen frees himself.
Roosmalen looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dabrowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roosmalen pinned against the ropes. Roosmalen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dabrowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dabrowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosmalen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Roosmalen moves out of range easily.
Dabrowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafal Dabrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Dabrowski.
Roosmalen ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
Roosmalen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roosmalen checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roosmalen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dabrowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Dabrowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roosmalen.
Dabrowski misses the shot to the body.
Dabrowski swings for the body but Roosmalen moves out of range.
Dabrowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roosmalen.
Dabrowski throws a hook but Roosmalen avoids it easily.
Dabrowski moves out of range as Roosmalen throws a body kick.
Roosmalen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dabrowski is out of range.
Dabrowski connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Dabrowski moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Dabrowski off balance momentarily.
Dabrowski misses with a straight left.
Dabrowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roosmalen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stefan Roosmalen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Roosmalen misses
and Dabrowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roosmalen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roosmalen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Dabrowski blocks the low kick.
Dabrowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Roosmalen's head.
Roosmalen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dabrowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dabrowski tests Roosmalen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Dabrowski.
Rafal Dabrowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosmalen blocks the body kick.
Roosmalen throws a low kick, looking for Dabrowski's leg but Dabrowski calmly moves out of range.
Roosmalen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Dabrowski blocks the leg kick.
Dabrowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosmalen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski digs a good hook to Roosmalen's body.
Dabrowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roosmalen on the side of the head.
Dabrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roosmalen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dabrowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Roosmalen's head.
Dabrowski scores with a jab.
Dabrowski connects with the punch.
Dabrowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roosmalen staying out of range there.
Dabrowski scores with a nice head shot.
Dabrowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosmalen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dabrowski slips under a jab.
Roosmalen moves out of range as Dabrowski throws a body kick.
Roosmalen connects with an inside leg kick.
Dabrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roosmalen manages to avoid it.
Dabrowski defending well as Roosmalen loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski sizes up Roosmalen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roosmalen misses with a wild combination.
Dabrowski keeps Roosmalen at a distance using the push kick.
Dabrowski misses with a straight right.
Dabrowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roosmalen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dabrowski works Roosmalen's body with a nice hook.
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roosmalen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Dabrowski does it's job there.
Roosmalen walks into a jab.
Dabrowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dabrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roosmalen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roosmalen is rocked!
Dabrowski moves in close and cracks Roosmalen with a massive right hand! Roosmalen, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dabrowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafal Dabrowski!
Rafal Dabrowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Rafal Dabrowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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