AFLC 81: Jackson Vs Lewis PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Lance could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Gatti's chin.

Lance
vs
Gatti

180 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

176 cm
35
178 lbs
18 - 26 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Lance.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lance as he jumps to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lance checks a leg kick.
Gatti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leon Lance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Lance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Gatti looks winded!

Gatti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gatti lands in his opponent's guard.
Gatti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lance pulls Gatti in close to his closed guard and prevents Gatti from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lance has control of Gatti's left arm, preventing Gatti from doing any damage.
Lance working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lance controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Leon Lance wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lance works Gatti's body with a nice hook.
Lance throws a combination that misses

so Gatti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gatti being controlled here momentarily.
Lance looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti wants to control from the top but Lance keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gatti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lance was covering up waiting for the punch and Gatti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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.
Lance is trying to control the position but Gatti postures up.
Lance tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Gatti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lance throws a hook but Gatti avoids it easily.
Lance throws a hook to the side of Gatti's head but Gatti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lance misses with a looping left.
Gatti scores with a head kick.
Lance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gatti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lance lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gatti!
Gatti is squirming around, avoiding Lance's attempts to control the action.
Lance fails to move to back control.

Lance is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gatti can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lance working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gatti tries to lock up and control but Lance gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lance seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gatti is holding on tight.
Gatti has given up his back here. Will Lance look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Gatti controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Lance has managed to slip his arm under Gatti's chin. This could be all over... yep, Gatti is tapping out! Submission win for Lance.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leon Lance!
The defeated Arturo Gatti had this to say: 'i said to myself, if i would loose against leon lance again i would retire! so i hope i get released from the organisation after this fight. thanks for everything but im gonna retire now!'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen It's Dark and Hell Is Hot as his entrance music. Chuck Liddell has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Arantes Do Nascimento
vs
Liddell

210 cm
33
212 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

190 cm
40
207 lbs
18 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do Nascimento pushes Liddell up against the ropes in a clinch.

Do Nascimento jumps into guard, dragging Liddell to the mat.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Do Nascimento keeps moving.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but instead Do Nascimento has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Liddell is pulling down on Do Nascimento's head to control his posture.
Liddell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Do Nascimento tries to pass.

Chuck Liddell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Do Nascimento gets tackled into the ropes by Liddell. Liddell maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Nascimento wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the ropes.
Do Nascimento is pushing Liddell up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liddell keeps control of Do Nascimento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Do Nascimento has the dominant position.

Liddell successfully pulls guard.
Do Nascimento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Do Nascimento from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell controls Do Nascimento momentarily but Do Nascimento frees himself.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Do Nascimento from controlling successfully.

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Do Nascimento on that attempt.

Do Nascimento looking to score a takedown here. Liddell is defending well but Do Nascimento drives through and ends up in Liddell's guard.
Do Nascimento sitting in guard here, content to control.
Liddell is trying to keep Do Nascimento in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liddell is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Liddell wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Do Nascimento is now in half guard.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell keeps trying to improve his position.
Do Nascimento wants to pass the guard but Liddell is defending well.
Liddell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Do Nascimento is working away from the top position though.
Do Nascimento looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is not content to let Do Nascimento control the position.
Liddell keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liddell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Do Nascimento is able to avoid easily.

Do Nascimento closes the distance and clinches.
Do Nascimento is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liddell is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do Nascimento tries to score a body lock takedown but Liddell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Do Nascimento with that takedown attempt.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Do Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell throws a leg kick that is checked

and Do Nascimento counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Liddell looking to control.
Do Nascimento wants to stand but Liddell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Do Nascimento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liddell is trying to control the position but Do Nascimento postures up.
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 ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Liddell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Do Nascimento closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddell did well to prevent Do Nascimento getting side control.

Do Nascimento stands up from half guard.

Do Nascimento moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Liddell misses with an elbow strike.

Do Nascimento has picked Liddell up - he's going for a ride! Do Nascimento dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do Nascimento is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Do Nascimento really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Do Nascimento isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Nascimento content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Do Nascimento trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Nascimento tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Do Nascimento wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Do Nascimento wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liddell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Edson Arantes Do Nascimento wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Do Nascimento keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Do Nascimento.
Do Nascimento connects with a single shot there.
Do Nascimento shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.

Do Nascimento has Liddell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Do Nascimento looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do Nascimento has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liddell after a bit of a struggle.
Do Nascimento is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liddell pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento prevents the takedown attempt.
Do Nascimento is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liddell is defending well.
Do Nascimento pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Do Nascimento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do Nascimento goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell throws a body punch but Do Nascimento moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Do Nascimento tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do Nascimento somewhat.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.

Liddell moves into the clinch.

Do Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Do Nascimento works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.

Do Nascimento scores with a takedown into Liddell's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Nascimento trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Do Nascimento from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to sweep but no luck.
Do Nascimento throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do Nascimento.
Do Nascimento throws an elbow that misses. Liddell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do Nascimento's guard. Nice move by Liddell!
Do Nascimento trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Liddell pushing down on Do Nascimento's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Do Nascimento is trying to maintain the position but Liddell is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Liddell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Do Nascimento does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Liddell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Do Nascimento wants to control but Liddell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Do Nascimento darts in and clinches Liddell up against the ropes.
Do Nascimento blocks the elbow strike.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Do Nascimento jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddell walks away with a smile on his face. Do Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Do Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Do Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Do Nascimento keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Do Nascimento gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Liddell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Do Nascimento avoids a wild elbow strike from Liddell.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but Do Nascimento blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Do Nascimento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Do Nascimento keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky has chosen -=Fried Day=- as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lee
vs
Bonjasky

183 cm
25
210 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

190 cm
41
219 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bonjasky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonjasky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Bonjasky ducks down to avoid it.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Bonjasky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a series of punches but Bonjasky avoids them all with ease.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bonjasky looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Bonjasky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonjasky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonjasky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Cung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonjasky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Cung Lee has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonjasky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bonjasky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bonjasky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes Bonjasky off looking to stand but Bonjasky dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Bonjasky 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 ref stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Bonjasky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Lee catches Bonjasky right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky blocks a jab.

Bonjasky looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Bonjasky drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Bonjasky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ernesto Bonjasky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bonjasky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonjasky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Bonjasky blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a hook but Bonjasky blocks it.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonjasky staying out of range there.
Lee throws a jab when Bonjasky was well out of range.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Bonjasky counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonjasky is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonjasky counters with a head kick.
Bonjasky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonjasky makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
A cross from Bonjasky lands.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lee drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bonjasky follows Lee to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Bonjasky!
A relieved looking Ernesto Bonjasky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nevsky
vs
Frazier

178 cm
35
200 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Cynical Truth (steel penn)

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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nevsky.
Nevsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.

Nevsky gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nevsky misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nevsky landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Frazier's head but Frazier avoids it well.
Frazier is trying to improve his position.
Frazier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nevsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frazier keeps working.
Nevsky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frazier is avoiding damage well.
Frazier tries to bench press Nevsky off him but Nevsky keeps the position.
Nevsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Frazier managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nevsky.
Frazier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nevsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Frazier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nevsky working the body and head with strikes.
Nevsky scores with punches from side control.
Nevsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Frazier's head but Frazier avoids it well.
Frazier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier is looking for a sweep.
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.
Nevsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frazier is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Frazier is looking for a sweep.
Nevsky working the body and head with strikes.
Nevsky scores with punches from side control.

Frazier is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is not content to let Nevsky control the position.
Frazier is still in real trouble! Can Nevsky finish him?
Frazier wants to get back to his feet but Nevsky is dominant here and he's now got Frazier's back!
Frazier seems to have recovered his senses.
Nevsky is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Frazier controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Nevsky is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nevsky gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nevsky gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nevsky apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Nevsky moves into range and connects with a jab.

Nevsky feints and as Frazier raises his hands in defense, Nevsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nevsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Nevsky stops Frazier from standing up.
Nevsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nevsky passes Frazier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky lands strikes from half guard.
Nevsky working Frazier over with strikes.
Nevsky lands a big elbow - Frazier is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nevsky!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Nevsky!
A very excited looking Alexander Nevsky 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe's entrance music is Smack my bitch up. A fine choice. The key to victory for Alejandro de le Fe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

de le Fe
vs
Grant

190 cm
38
201 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

184 cm
34
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro de le Fe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - de le Fe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
de le Fe misses with a double jab.
Grant throws a right and a left that de le Fe avoids nicely.
de le Fe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
de le Fe misses with a looping left.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
de le Fe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Brandon Grant has been cut.
de le Fe throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant scores with the left hand. de le Fe knows he should have avoided that one.
Grant slips under a jab from de le Fe.
de le Fe lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
de le Fe tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.

Grant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. de le Fe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Grant is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. de le Fe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Grant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Grant has hold of de le Fe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and de le Fe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Grant is going oldschool here, as he tries to force de le Fe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so de le Fe shrugs it off.

Grant looking to secure an arm triangle but de le Fe defends it well.
de le Fe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grant breaks from de le Fe's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de le Fe takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Grant's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Grant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanex Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the ring accompanied by Can't be Touched. Lewis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop DoGG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jackson
vs
Lewis

185 cm
34
220 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

189 cm
31
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanex Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson misses with a double jab
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Lewis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Sanex Lewis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanex Lewis.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the ropes and back into range.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Jackson against the ropes but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.

Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Jackson looking to control.
Lewis pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.

Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Lewis works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lewis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Lewis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Jackson sneaks out the side door and pushes Lewis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Lewis is rocked!
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis loses concentration momentarily and Jackson pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Lewis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jackson finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quinton Jackson!
In his post fight interview, Quinton Jackson gave a big smile as he said 'I want sanax lewis next! Welcome him to the league right...I'm gonna break off a piece of that punk b****'s jaw!'.