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AFLC 102: Benson Vs Stone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Barney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Barney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barney misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a head kick but Barney moves out of range.
Barney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barney has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jones is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Barney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barney scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barney pulls guard successfully.
Barney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Barney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barney stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barney working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barney looking to pass the guard.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Barney any problems.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Barney 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.
Barney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barney slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barney pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barney in particular looking to stall.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barney connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Barney looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barney winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barney slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barney maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jones could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Barney has cracked it and Jones is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Barney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Barney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Cortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nicolas De Ertu has been cut.
A cross from Cortez lands.
De Ertu is rocked!
De Ertu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Ertu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Ertu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Ertu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
De Ertu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Ertu forces Cortez back against the ropes and clinches.
De Ertu looking to slow down the pace here.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
De Ertu is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Cortez as De Ertu shoots in.
Cortez slaps away a takedown attempt from De Ertu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nathan Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas De Ertu.
De Ertu has managed to clinch.
De Ertu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortez smiles and moves away.
De Ertu throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a takedown but Cortez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Ertu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Ertu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Ertu has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
De Ertu has hold of one of Cortez's legs. Cortez is fighting the takedown attempt but De Ertu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looking for a guillotine here but De Ertu defends easily.
De Ertu has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cortez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! De Ertu is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cortez pulls down on the head and he's put De Ertu to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Cortez!
After winning the bout, Nathan Cortez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Noah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joakim Noah!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy pulls guard.
Noah trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murphy wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Noah doesn't seem phased though.
Noah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noah checks a low kick from Murphy.
Noah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the ropes. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy rushes Noah and presses him up against the ropes.
Noah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noah tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Noah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Noah shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Noah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barry Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joakim Noah.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
Murphy sneaks out the side door and pushes Noah away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Noah tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Noah with that takedown attempt.
Murphy tries to bum rush Noah with a series of wild strikes but Noah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy throws a right hand that Noah ducks under and follows up with a left that Noah also avoids with ease.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noah defends it nicely.
Noah tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Noah is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Murphy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Noah looks winded!
A lull in the action here as Murphy stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy decides to stand back up.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Noah is looking to control Murphy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Noah avoid being mounted?
Murphy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Noah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noah finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Murphy's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Noah falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raul Portugis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami has chosen EMF - Unbelieveble as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23 - 11 - 1 |
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195 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Portugis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portugis moves out of range of the strikes.
Portugis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okami doesn't seem bothered though.
Okami throws a body shot but no joy.
Portugis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Portugis thumps Okami with a low kick.
Okami misses with a straight right.
Portugis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okami misses with a looping right.
Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Portugis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okami doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okami moves out of range of the strikes.
Raul Portugis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portugis slips a straight right by Okami.
Okami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Portugis shoots in looking for a takedown but Okami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Portugis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portugis lands with a cross.
Portugis throws a looping overhand right but Okami ducks down to avoid it.
Portugis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis connects with a solid leg kick.
Portugis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okami.
Portugis looks to score with a jab to the body but Okami is just out of range.
Portugis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portugis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okami moves away from the strike by Portugis.
Portugis staying out of range there.
Okami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Portugis.
Portugis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Portugis looks to land a left hand but Okami moved out of range nicely.
Okami scores with a punch to the head.
Okami checks the leg kick.
Portugis moves out of range as Okami strikes.
Okami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Portugis on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portugis thumps Okami with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Portugis.
Okami takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Portugis lands a jab.
Portugis takes one on the button.
It looks like Raul Portugis has been cut.
Portugis lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Portugis misses.
Okami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portugis.
Okami stuffs the takedown.
Portugis misses with a body shot.
Portugis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okami's sensitive parts.
Okami ducks under a wild hook from Portugis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portugis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Okami - just one landing.
Okami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portugis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Portugis scores with a nice head shot.
Portugis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okami looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Portugis.
Portugis ducks under a wild hook from Okami.
Portugis misses the shot to the body.
Portugis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okami drops Portugis with a nice combination! Okami dives into Portugis's guard, looking to finish!
Portugis is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Okami postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Portugis covers up, he's hurt! Okami keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Okami and the ref steps in to end the fight! Okami can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yushin Okami!
A relieved looking Yushin Okami 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arthur Pandora enters the ring!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone misses with a straight right.
Pandora looks to land a body kick but Cerrone moved away.
Pandora moves away from the strike by Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Pandora connects with a high kick.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora tries to bum rush Cerrone with a series of wild strikes but Cerrone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Cerrone misses.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandora looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cerrone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora working hard to break the clinch.
Cerrone trying to stall but Pandora improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
Cerrone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pandora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a body punch.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pandora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pandora tries to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling the position.
Pandora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cerrone has Pandora pressed against the ropes, preventing Pandora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cerrone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cerrone lands a body punch.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Cerrone misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Cerrone as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cerrone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
A short right from Cerrone on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
Cerrone tries to throw a body punch but Pandora avoids it by throwing Cerrone back against the ropes.
Cerrone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerrone avoids it.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands with a light punch inside.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Cerrone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cerrone misses with a body punch.
Cerrone presses Pandora against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cerrone presses Pandora against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cerrone.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
Cerrone leaning against his opponent.
Cerrone misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Pandora wants to break free but Cerrone has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerrone.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
Cerrone jumps guard but Pandora stands there with Cerrone around his waist. Cerrone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Pandora.
Pandora has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cerrone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pandora can turn it around.
Cerrone is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Pandora gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pandora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone throws a shot from downtown. Pandora moves away and avoids it.
Cerrone gets a clinch.
Cerrone lands with a left to the head.
Pandora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cerrone has him pressed against the ropes.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Pandora controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Cerrone lands with a right to the head.
Cerrone lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandora.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerrone.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Pandora controls his hands.
Pandora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Cerrone - that landed with a thud.
Pandora wants to get back to striking at distance but Cerrone won't allow it.
Pandora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cerrone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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 Stephen Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandora.
Nice body kick there by Pandora.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Cerrone sees coming a mile off.
Cerrone lands a lovely overhand right.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Arthur Pandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cerrone.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Cerrone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandora counters with a good low kick that Cerrone was not able to check.
Cerrone throws a hook but Pandora blocks it.
Cerrone digs a good body shot into Pandora's ribs.
Pandora swings for the body but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pandora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerrone dodges the punch combination from Pandora.
Cerrone throws a shot from downtown. Pandora moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerrone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pandora looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cerrone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pandora rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cerrone's guard! Nice work there by Pandora!
Pandora trying to control but Cerrone is working from the bottom.
Pandora wants to pass the guard but Cerrone is keeping the position.
Cerrone trying to keep a closed guard but Pandora is proving a slippery customer.
Cerrone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pandora keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cerrone's head.
Cerrone looking to control.
Pandora preventing the sweep.
Pandora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cerrone seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cerrone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pandora gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pandora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cerrone is trying to keep Pandora in close.
Cerrone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pandora passes Cerrone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cerrone looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cerrone is defending against the submission attempts here by Pandora.
Pandora is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cerrone sees it coming and defends easily.
Cerrone is looking to control Pandora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cerrone avoid being mounted?
Cerrone is staying active underneath Pandora, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pandora is thwarting Cerrone's attempts to control the position.
Cerrone actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone has one foot on Pandora's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerrone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cerrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandora throws a front kick that sends Cerrone stumbling back into the ropes.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pandora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cerrone moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cerrone will feel that in the morning.
Arthur Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cerrone will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cerrone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pandora.
Cerrone thuds a left hand into Pandora's body.
Pandora lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cerrone takes a step back to recover.
Pandora scores with a head kick. Cerrone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pandora fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut.
Pandora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone rushes Pandora and presses him up against the ropes.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerrone tries to work over Pandora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Pandora controls his hands.
Cerrone misses with a body punch.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerrone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandora tries to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Pandora can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cerrone.
Pandora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cerrone lands a hook that snaps the head of Pandora backwards.
A short right from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pandora is rocked!
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pandora backwards.
Pandora is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerrone finish him?
Still in the clinch, Cerrone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stephen Cerrone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Cerrone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone scores with a shot to the side of Pandora's head.
Cerrone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pandora.
Pandora seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Cerrone leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cerrone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Cerrone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pandora has had enough of the clinch but Cerrone keeps him there for the moment.
Pandora is looking to break free of the clinch but Cerrone has double underhooks.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Cerrone.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Pandora is pressed up against the ropes. Cerrone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pandora down to the mat. Pandora avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pandora scores with a nice body kick.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Cerrone has Pandora up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone keeps control of Pandora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cerrone lands a nice uppercut.
Cerrone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Cerrone is working Pandora over against the ropes.
Pandora blocks a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pandora tries to roll over but Cerrone keeps him under control.
Pandora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cerrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Pandora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is looking to control Cerrone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pandora avoid being mounted?
Cerrone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cerrone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pandora doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cerrone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora tries to get to full guard but Cerrone has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerrone wants to work for an arm triangle but Pandora is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Cerrone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cerrone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone closes the distance but Benson moves to the side
and Benson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone rushes Benson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson misses with some punches.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Benson lands a body shot.
Stone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stone is trying to break free.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Benson in his tracks for a moment.
Stone avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Stone to keep the fight standing.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
A short right from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson has been working on his balance at Elite Fighting Temple, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stone.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Benson avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Benson.
Stone looks winded!
Benson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Benson working Stone over with knees to the body.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
A short right from Benson.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson scores with a nice head shot.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
Benson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benson doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone misses with a hook
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Benson - just one landing.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson lands with a cross.
Stone stalks Benson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benson's face. Benson staggers backwards, shaken.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Benson's torso.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stone smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson cracks Stone with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Benson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone thows a body kick. Benson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
A lazy body kick from Stone
and Benson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Benson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Stone cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Benson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benson darts in and clinches Stone up against the ropes.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Benson.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone takes a shot to the head.
Benson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a combination. Benson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Stone
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Stone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Benson counters with a crisp one two that drops Stone! Benson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stone to his feet! Stone is in big trouble!
Stone is rocked!
Stone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
A head kick by Stone misses
and Benson counters with a good, hard body kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Benson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Benson does it's job there.
Tony Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Benson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone tries to land a body kick
and Benson counters with a leg kick.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benson. That one must have hurt.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
Benson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a big head kick but Benson shrugs it off.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Stone tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone checks the leg kick.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
Benson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone tries to clinch but Benson moves away
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stone will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Benson lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
It looks like Chris Stone has been cut.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Benson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benson lands a head shot.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Benson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Benson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone moves out of range as Benson throws a body kick.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Benson lands with an overhand left.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stone throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone looks to clinch
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Benson finds it's target.
Benson throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Stone crashing down! Stone tries to stagger back to his feet but Benson just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Stone asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Benson!
Post fight, Tony Benson took to the microphone: 'It`s great to be back after my break, so i am happy with the Win and will celebrate today. My Opponent can come too, no hard feelings bro.'.
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