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AFLC 105: Hartmann Vs Walker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Noah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joakim Noah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Noah is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Noah is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Noah avoid being mounted?
Jones winds up and cracks Noah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Noah is defending well.
Jones has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Noah defend it? Jones steps over the head and cranks it - Noah is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesner has chosen down with the sickness as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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248 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a body shot.
Lesner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Lesner backpedaling.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Lesner.
Lesner fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown scores with a hook.
Lesner keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesner or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Lesner controls the action.
Brown is pressed up against the ropes. Lesner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Lesner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesner.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesner ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brock Lesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Lesner counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown clinches.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesner.
DeAndre Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lesner is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Lesner looking for a takedown.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesner misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lesner tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Lesner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeAndre Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesner throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lesner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Lesner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown digs a right hand into Lesner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesner's gas tank.
Lesner looks winded!
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown pushes Lesner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works on Lesner's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown works on Lesner's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown stalling against the ropes.
Lesner goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lesner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown forces Lesner back against the ropes and clinches.
Lesner is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
DeAndre Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Lesner controls the action.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Lesner goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
DeAndre Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesner, pushing him back against the ropes.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Lesner's head.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Lesner.
Lesner tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
DeAndre Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesner.
Brown cracks Lesner with a nice body shot.
Lesner is breathing heavily.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesner doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown jabs Lesner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Lesner back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Lesner with a nice body shot.
Brown is working Lesner over against the ropes.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Lesner's takedown attempt.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesner backwards.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesner backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown lands a right hand.
It looks like Brock Lesner has been cut.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lesner with a big uppercut! Lesner tries to clinch up but Brown pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Lesner to the mat! Lesner covers up and Brown unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). DeAndre Brown!
DeAndre Brown retains his heavyweight title!
DeAndre Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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208 lbs
41 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucas. Lucas obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Lucas avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz takes one on the button.
Ortiz lunges at Lucas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucas's hand.
It looks like Travis Lucas has been cut.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucas circles away.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Lucas lands a high kick!
Ortiz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas fakes the body blow, causing Ortiz to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ortiz goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Lucas!
Travis Lucas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Victor Ortiz spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back, ill be back !!!just you watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Dela Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mamed Khalidovv's chin.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz looks for a takedown but Khalidovv sprawls well.
Khalidovv misses with an uppercut.
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown
so Khalidovv counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Khalidovv throwing strikes from guard but Dela Cruz blocks nicely.
Khalidovv engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dela Cruz is looking for a triangle but Khalidovv pushes his legs off easily.
Dela Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Khalidovv defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovv stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dela Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dela Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dela Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khalidovv defends well.
Dela Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khalidovv defends well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalidovv is pushing down on Dela Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dela Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Khalidovv has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dela Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Khalidovv.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Khalidovv postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khalidovv wants to free his trapped foot but Dela Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dela Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khalidovv content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Dela Cruz has locked up a guillotine! Dela Cruz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Khalidovv is holding on here and Dela Cruz must be using up a lot of energy. Khalidovv has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Dela Cruz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauricio Dela Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tanner's choice of entrance music: Hooty Tooty. 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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199 lbs
18 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones is in close to Tanner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones 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.
Jones wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tanner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones stops Tanner from standing up.
Tanner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tanner.
Tanner is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner gets back to half guard.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is trying for a kimura here. Tanner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the ring accompanied by Shock by Fear Factory. Palmer has chosen Annihilator - Fun Palace as his entrance music. 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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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
38 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Palmer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers slips under a jab from Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Rogers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rogers has Palmer pressed against the ropes, preventing Palmer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
Rogers is trying to stall.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Rogers.
Leland Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Palmer as he checks the leg kick.
Rogers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers cracks Palmer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers 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 Palmer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palmer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palmer lands a jab to the head.
Palmer lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers dives in and grabs Palmer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Palmer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Palmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the ropes.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Rogers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palmer sprawls well initially but Rogers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Palmer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Palmer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palmer keeps trying to improve his position.
Rogers is trying to control. Palmer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer gets back to full guard.
Palmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rogers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Palmer 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.
Palmer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Palmer trying to control here.
Rogers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers shoots in but Palmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rogers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers postures up in Palmer's guard and throws a big left but Palmer blocks it.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers gets to his feet - Palmer follows without any prompting.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
A jab from Palmer finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rogers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Palmer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rogers tumbling to the canvas!
Rogers is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Oh Rogers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers is looking to sweep but instead, Palmer has passed into half guard.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Palmer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palmer with a hook.
Palmer waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rogers to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer forces his way into half guard.
Rogers is not content to let Palmer control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer decides to stand and escape the position.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer scores with a body shot.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers'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. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Rogers misses
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palmer wants it to stay on the feet.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Palmer, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Palmer against the ropes but Palmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Palmer throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Rogers goes down! Can Palmer finish him!?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Palmer.
Leland Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer lands a brutal uppercut that launches Rogers off his feet! Rogers tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leland Palmer!
Post fight, an emotional Leland Palmer said '^.^'.
The defeated Steve Rogers had this to say: 'Thanks to everyone that's supported me..the AFLC you guys are the best!, Urban Savage..you guys are awesome sponsors!, and all the fans I couldn't have gotten this far without your love and support, thank you!!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann, which made it look bad.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartmann off the ropes and back into range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Hartmann's head but Hartmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a series of punches but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Hartmann throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Hartmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hartmann tries to clinch up.
Walker slips under a jab from Hartmann.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Hartmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker tries to land a leg kick but Hartmann saw it coming and moves away.
Walker scores with a nice body kick.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hartmann swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hartmann blocks a jab.
Hartmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Walker misses.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Walker.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hartmann wants to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartmann drops Walker with a left right combo! Hartmann follows him down to the ground into side control.
Walker tries to buck Hartmann off but Hartmann is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hartmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker dodges the ground and pound from Hartmann.
Hartmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker prevents Hartmann from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Walker is not content to let Hartmann control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartmann tries for a kimura but Walker is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmann moves into the clinch.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Hartmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Hartmann won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Walker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Hartmann has the dominant position.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker misses with a shot to the body
and Hartmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Hartmann sprawls well.
Hartmann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Hartmann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
The crowd cheers as Hartmann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartmann throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker works over Hartmann's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandon Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a right and a left that Hartmann avoids nicely.
A big right from Walker misses.
Hartmann tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Hartmann sees coming a mile off.
Hartmann misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Brandon Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartmann throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartmann 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 Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Hartmann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with the combination.
Hartmann rushes Walker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Hartmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Walker pulls Hartmann into guard.
Hartmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartmann wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hartmann working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hartmann is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is fighting to break Walker's control of his arms but Walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Hartmann is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
Hartmann moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Hartmann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hartmann staying out of range there.
Hartmann checks a low kick from Walker.
Hartmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker works Hartmann's body with a nice hook.
Hartmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Hartmann's shoulder, as Hartmann tries to avoid the shot.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Hartmann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartmann wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Hartmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartmann has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartmann digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartmann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hartmann.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker wants to take the fight to the mat but Hartmann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Hartmann.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hartmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartmann works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker swinging wildly here.
Hartmann closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Hartmann crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartmann prevents it.
Walker jumps guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartmann blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartmann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Hartmann, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Hartmann against the ropes but Hartmann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Hartmann digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Hartmann throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a leg kick but Hartmann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartmann with a nice cross.
Hartmann throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartmann throws a head kick that half lands.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Hartmann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartmann.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker swinging wildly here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartmann moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
Hartmann throws a nice head kick!
Hartmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hartmann's body. Hartmann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hartmann instigates a clinch.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Hartmann avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Brandon Walker's cut is getting worse.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker tries to work over Hartmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hartmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartmann wants it to stay on the feet.
Hartmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartmann tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hartmann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Hartmann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann motions for Walker to come forward. Hartmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Hartmann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Hartmann slips under a jab.
Hartmann moves into the clinch.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Hartmann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Hartmann.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Hartmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker checks the leg kick.
Walker shoots for a takedown but Hartmann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmann blocks a leg kick.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Hartmann.
Hartmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hartmann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hartmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Walker thuds his right hand into Hartmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker clobbers Hartmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Hartmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Walker.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Nice shot lands for Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartmann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Hartmann avoids it.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Walker!
Brandon Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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