AFLC 108: Byrne Vs Barnes 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Williams
vs
Gibson

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MJ Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Gibson counters with a two punch combo.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mo's ($450) in the buildup to the fight.
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Gibson counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MJ Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a hook. Gibson ducked under it nicely.
Williams swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gibson thuds a left hand into Williams's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Gibson's defenses.
Williams throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gibson counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson slips under a jab.
Williams thuds his right hand into Gibson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gibson counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Gibson to acknowledge the strikes.

Williams is rocked!
Williams misses with a combination
and Gibson counters with a crisp right that sends Williams to the canvas! Gibson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj Gibson!
An out of breath Taj Gibson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scary. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hathaway
vs
Gomi

175 cm
40
188 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

173 cm
33
168 lbs
12 - 10 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway with a hook.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with a hook. Hathaway ducked under it nicely.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Hathaway finds it's way through Gomi's defenses.
Hathaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Hathaway's shoulder, as Hathaway tries to avoid the shot.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hathaway gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hathaway is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Gomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hathaway is keeping the position for now.
Gomi is still trying to improve position.
Hathaway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Hathaway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hathaway pinned against the ropes. Hathaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Hathaway.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi cracks Hathaway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hathaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hathaway, as that shot connected.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi connects with a jab.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Hathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Gomi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomi wants to take a breather but Hathaway is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gomi slips a nice elbow through Hathaway's hands, connecting with Hathaway's forehead.
Gomi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi working the head and body with strikes.
Hathaway is holding on to half guard well.
Hathaway tries to roll over but Gomi keeps him under control.
Hathaway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomi on the ground.
Gomi stalling.
Gomi throwing shots but Hathaway is blocking nicely.
Gomi tries to pass to full mount but Hathaway defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
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.

Gomi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hathaway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hathaway wants to control but Gomi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gomi is trying to control. Hathaway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hathaway's head.
Gomi moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hathaway is looking to regain half guard here but Gomi keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control the position but Hathaway is working away.
Gomi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hathaway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gomi cracks Hathaway with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Hathaway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hathaway gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hathaway is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hathaway is refusing to be controlled, as Gomi sits in half guard.
Gomi lands with a punch from half guard.
Gomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hathaway trying to hold on to Gomi's head to control him but Gomi postures up.
Gomi stalling away here and it's allowed Hathaway to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hathaway tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Hathaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gomi lands a really nice looking cross but Hathaway seems unphased.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway lands with a cross.
Jab from Gomi.
Gomi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a hook
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniel Hathaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Hathaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gomi gets a double leg takedown into Hathaway's guard.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Hathaway is keeping the position.
Hathaway is trying to control the position but Gomi postures up.
Gomi trying to control but Hathaway is working from the bottom.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hathaway throws a good cross that connects.

Hathaway gets caught flat footed, as Gomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Hathaway has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gomi has passed into side control.
Gomi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hathaway gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gomi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomi with shots to the head and body - Hathaway looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomi punching from mount but Hathaway doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gomi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
Gomi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gomi landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hathaway looks a forlorn figure.

Hathaway is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Hathaway is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hathaway seems to have got his legs back now.

Gomi working for a guillotine from mount but Hathaway is in no mood to give up.
Gomi is trying to control here but Hathaway has managed to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to take a breather but Hathaway is having none of it.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomi wants to take a breather but Hathaway is having none of it.
Hathaway is trying to maintain the position but Gomi is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomi wants to control but Hathaway is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hathaway's head.
Gomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hathaway defending well though.
Hathaway is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hathaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daniel Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi swings for the body but Hathaway moves out of range.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takanori Gomi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right-left combo lands from Gomi.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Hathaway avoids it well.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt - Hathaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hathaway.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Takanori Gomi thanked Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the ring accompanied by Последний О. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tyson
vs
Khalidovv

180 cm
37
198 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

195 cm
30
200 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

HERITAGE Threads

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovv loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Khalidovv keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson cracks Khalidovv with an open hand slap.

Khalidovv gets a takedown into half guard.
Khalidovv takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Khalidovv gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A leg kick checked by Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovv.
Khalidovv thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick from Tyson lands but Khalidovv takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalidovv waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Khalidovv shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khalidovv uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson stalks Khalidovv and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khalidovv's face. Khalidovv staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovv lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson slips under a jab from Khalidovv.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Khalidovv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalidovv throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Khalidovv keeps it at a distance.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovv misses with a looping right.
Tyson throws a lazy head kick

and Khalidovv counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.

Khalidovv stands up from Tyson's guard - Khalidovv perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Khalidovv avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Khalidovv.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson cracks Khalidovv with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalidovv avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalidovv misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Khalidovv misses its intended target.
Khalidovv drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalidovv 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.
Tyson throws a jab when Khalidovv was well out of range.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khalidovv's head.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovv.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Khalidovv misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khalidovv is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Khalidovv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
Tyson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson slips a jab from Khalidovv.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovv sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick by Tyson misses
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalidovv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Khalidovv avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Khalidovv gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
Khalidovv slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalidovv off the ropes and back into range.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick

and Khalidovv counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyson won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyson is letting Khalidovv control him for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Khalidovv has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Khalidovv has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Khalidovv bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyson's head.
Khalidovv misses the jab.
Khalidovv scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalidovv misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Tyson misses
and Khalidovv counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidovv looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Khalidovv misses.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Khalidovv swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson cracks Khalidovv with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khalidovv thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovv.
Khalidovv tried to score with a low kick but Tyson checks it.
Tyson moves out of range as Khalidovv strikes.
Khalidovv is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Tyson moves out of range as Khalidovv strikes.
Tyson misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalidovv throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson moves out of range as Khalidovv strikes.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Khalidovv takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Khalidovv throws a low kick, looking for Tyson's leg but Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Khalidovv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Khalidovv moves out of range.
Khalidovv takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson checks a low kick from Khalidovv.
Khalidovv changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Khalidovv manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Khalidovv moves out of range easily.
Khalidovv fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khalidovv misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a head kick.
Khalidovv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidovv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovv throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson lands a head kick. Khalidovv smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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 Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khalidovv throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovv looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a head kick but Khalidovv moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson throws a hook but Khalidovv blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khalidovv scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
Khalidovv avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy head kick

and Khalidovv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khalidovv.
Tyson trying to control the position.
Khalidovv sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khalidovv won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
Khalidovv showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Khalidovv gets to his feet - Tyson follows without any prompting.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Khalidovv moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovv blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Khalidovv blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick
and Khalidovv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Khalidovv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Khalidovv avoids them all with ease.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Khalidovv throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a big head kick but Khalidovv shrugs it off.
Tyson throws a lazy head kick
letting Khalidovv counter with a right hand.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick
and Khalidovv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovv blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalidovv misses with a straight right.
Khalidovv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Khalidovv.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovv throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalidovv avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovv slips the punch.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Khalidovv.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Khalidovv trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.
Mamed Khalidovv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Khalidovv thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyson 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
After winning the bout, Mike Tyson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh 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.

Dela Cruz
vs
Jones

182 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

189 cm
33
213 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jones looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Dela Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Dela Cruz is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Dela Cruz manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Dela Cruz is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dela Cruz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dela Cruz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lucas
vs
Corbett

187 cm
40
208 lbs
42 - 18 - 0

189 cm
33
215 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Corbett lands a nice looking body kick.

Corbett has closed the distance and engaged Lucas in a clinch.
Corbett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucas has Corbett pushed against the ropes.
Corbett wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Lucas.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corbett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucass head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corbett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corbett scores with a shoulder strike.
Corbett working aggressively here.
Corbett gets through Lucas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucas lands a nice uppercut.
Lucas stalling in the clinch but Corbett improves position.
Corbett has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucas lands an elbow just above Corbett 's eye.
Corbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corbett blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucas avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Corbett.
Lucas is trying to maintain a safe position but Corbett gets an underhook and turns Lucas into the ropes.
Lucas lands an uppercut.
Lucas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corbett avoids it.
Lucas lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corbett.

It looks like Travis Lucas has been cut.
Corbett lands an elbow inside that Lucas shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Corbett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Corbett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lucas's brow.
Corbett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corbett is looking to control Lucas's arms but Lucas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corbett has his back to the ropes.
Corbett is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lucas has denied him.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lucas lands an elbow that stopped Corbett in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Corbett looking to stall.
Corbett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lucas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Corbett can turn it around.
Corbett being controlled against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corbett lands a damaging elbow.
Lucas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Corbett tries to stall but Lucas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucas takes an elbow to the temple.
Corbett tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Corbett lands a nice uppercut.
Lucas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Corbett.
Corbett lands a shoulder strike.
Corbett misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Corbett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Corbett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corbett moves into the clinch.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Lucas won't allow it.
Corbett lands an elbow just above Lucas 's eye.
Corbett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucas throws an elbow but it misses.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Corbett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbett swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbett tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Corbett back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lucas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Corbett lands a nice uppercut.

Travis Lucas's cut is getting worse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corbett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas avoids a wild elbow strike from Corbett.
Lucas throws a punch but it's blocked by Corbett.
Lucas working aggressively here.
Corbett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
Corbett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Corbett - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Lucas holds him up against the ropes and eventually Corbett drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lucas tries to circle away but Corbett has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Corbett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas.
Lucas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbett's elbow.
Corbett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nathan Corbett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corbett scores with a shot to the side of Lucas's head.
Lucas blocking some punches.
Corbett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls for Corbett to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Corbett.
Corbett is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corbett has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas lands with a right to the head.
Corbett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corbett as Lucas tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucas.
Corbett has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas.
Lucas prevents a body shot from Corbett.
Corbett throws an elbow but it misses.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lucas is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Corbett has him pressed against the ropes.
Corbett swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Corbett blocks an uppercut.
Corbett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Corbett.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corbett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lucas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike from Corbett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Corbett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Corbett throws a lazy head kick
and Lucas counters with a nice leg kick.
Corbett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Lucas circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucas looks to land a combination but Corbett avoids it well.
Corbett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucas's calf.
Lucas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nathan Corbett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucas, right into the meat.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Corbett moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Corbett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corbett.
Corbett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucas.
Corbett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throws a big shot that misses.
Corbett throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Lucas moves forwards but Corbett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lucas 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.
Corbett misses with a double jab.
Lucas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corbett to score with a decent uppercut.
Corbett is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corbett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corbett slips a jab from Lucas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corbett.
Travis Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.

Corbett rushes Lucas and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Corbett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corbett presses Lucas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas tries to land a knee to the head but Corbett blocks with his arms.
Corbett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Corbett, against the ropes.

Lucas breaks the clinch.

Corbett lands a big uppercut and Lucas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lucas looks OK. Corbett waves Lucas back to his feet!

Lucas is rocked!
Nathan Corbett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corbett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Lucas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Corbett takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucas seems to have got his legs back now.
Lucas taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Corbett.
Corbett avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucas.
A nice left hand lands by Corbett.
Lucas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Corbett looking to slow down the pace here.
Nathan Corbett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Corbett, against the ropes.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett avoids the elbow strike from Lucas, against the ropes.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
Lucas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lucas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corbett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
Lucas taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Corbett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Corbett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Corbett!
A relieved looking Nathan Corbett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freedman
vs
Grant

190 cm
30
200 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

184 cm
37
195 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freedman tries for a takedown but Grant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freedman dives in and grabs Grant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Freedman's head and hops out.

Freedman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the ropes.
Freedman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant can't get the takedown.

Grant drags the fight down to the ground.

Grant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grant keeping full guard, as Freedman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedman throws a big elbow that misses.
Grant can't keep his opponent in guard - Freedman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Freedman stands up from half guard.
Freedman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Freedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands a jab-cross combination.
Freedman has his takedown stuffed

so Grant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freedman wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
Grant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freedman's head.
Freedman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grant's guard.

Freedman is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.

Grant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freedman is aware though and is defending well.

Grant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Freedman defends well.
Freedman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is still trying to improve position.
Freedman moves into full mount!

Freedman working for a submission but Grant is keeping him at bay.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Freedman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grant has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grant!
Grant trying to control but Freedman is working from the bottom.
Freedman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grant manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Grant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Our spies down at at Team Finland inform us that Grant has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Freedman looking to pass the guard.
Grant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman advances position into side control!
Grant is trying to improve his position.
Grant regains half guard.
Freedman trying to mount his opponent but Grant defends it.
Freedman is working hard here to advance position.
Grant is looking for a sweep. Freedman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freedman wants to advance to full mount but Grant doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grant wants to sweep here but Freedman controlling him for the moment.
Freedman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grant has his foot on Freedman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freedman works his way back into a safe position though.
Freedman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Freedman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Freedman working away.
Grant manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Freedman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Freedman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grant is surviving well by controlling Freedman's body position as best he can.
Grant is looking to improve his position but Freedman isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandon Grant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freedman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grant but Grant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grant stuffs the takedown attempt from Freedman. Freedman gets slowly back to his feet.
Freedman misses with a straight left.
Grant throws a series of punches but Freedman moves out of range.
Freedman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Freedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freedman tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily
and Freedman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcus Freedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Freedman shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grant defends well and Freedman ends up having to push Grant into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Freedman breaks from the clinch.
Grant staying out of range there.
Freedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Freedman wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Freedman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Grant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grant is looking to improve his position.

Freedman decides to stand and escape the position.
Grant tries to move into range but Freedman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freedman or perhaps it was just good defense by Grant, which made it look bad.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Freedman.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Freedman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Grant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedman is not content to let Grant control the position.
Grant tries to advance to mount but Freedman denies him.
You can see the frustration on Freedman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freedman is looking for a sweep.
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!
Check out the look on Grant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Grant has an Americana. Freedman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Grant is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Grant hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brandon Grant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pattinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chris Stone enters the ring!

Pattinson
vs
Stone

185 cm
34
171 lbs
20 - 13 - 4

172 cm
34
176 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pattinson lands with an overhand left.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Pattinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pattinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pattinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pattinson.
Stone throws a body kick that misses
and Pattinson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pattinson. That one must have hurt.
Pattinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Pattinson lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pattinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Pattinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pattinson jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Pattinson stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson blocks the body kick.
Pattinson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Stone takes the fight into the clinch.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Pattinson's leg but Pattinson calmly moves out of range.
Pattinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Pattinson counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Pattinson down.
Stone wants to clinch.
Pattinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone checks a low kick from Pattinson.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone connects with a right hand. Pattinson shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pattinson.
Stone lands a head kick. Pattinson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Pattinson blocks the low kick.
Pattinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a push kick but Pattinson slaps the foot to one side.
Pattinson 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.
Nice defenses there by Pattinson.
Pattinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pattinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pattinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Pattinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Pattinson cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Pattinson throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pattinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Pattinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone avoids the body shot from Pattinson.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Pattinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pattinson throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pattinson lands the left hand.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Pattinson.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Pattinson moved away.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.

Pattinson manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Pattinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pattinson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pattinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone is trying to pull guard but Pattinson has him pressed against the ropes.

Pattinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pattinson throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone throws a low kick but Pattinson moves out of range easily.
Pattinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pattinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Stone.
Pattinson fakes the leg kick and cracks Stone in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
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.

Stone is looking to clinch but Pattinson is avoiding it.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pattinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Pattinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pattinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pattinson.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Pattinson moved out of range.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattinson throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Pattinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Pattinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pattinson looking to stall.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pattinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pattinson.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pattinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pattinson checks a leg kick.
Pattinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pattinson dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone scores with a push kick.
Pattinson scores with a nice head shot.
Stone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pattinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pattinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chris Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pattinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pattinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Pattinson.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Pattinson clinches.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pattinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pattinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pattinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pattinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone throws a head kick but Pattinson moves out of range.
Pattinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pattinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone throws a leg kick but Pattinson moved away.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Pattinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Pattinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pattinson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Pattinson moves into the clinch.

Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone works Pattinson's body with a nice hook.
Pattinson wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stone checks the leg kick.
Stone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pattinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Pattinson's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Pattinson misses with a low kick.
Stone tries to work over Pattinson's front leg with a kick but Pattinson checks it.
Pattinson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pattinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pattinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone looks to throw a body kick
and Pattinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
Pattinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pattinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pattinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pattinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Pattinson throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Pattinson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pattinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pattinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pattinson avoids the head kick by Stone.
Pattinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Pattinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Pattinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone takes a swing at Pattinson's ribcage but misses.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pattinson back to the ropes. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pattinson.
Pattinson is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Pattinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pattinson, as that shot connected.
Pattinson misses with a low kick.
Stone throws a series of punches but Pattinson avoids them all with ease.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pattinson can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Pattinson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pattinson.
Pattinson scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Pattinson had a free shot at his head there.
Stone looks to clinch
and Pattinson counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone thows a leg kick but Pattinson checks it
and Pattinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Stone has managed to clinch.
Pattinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pattinson or not.
Pattinson avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Pattinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Pattinson counters with a low kick, right behind Stone 's knee.
Pattinson lands with a good body shot.
Pattinson scores with a body shot.

Pattinson clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the ropes.

Pattinson breaks from the clinch.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Pattinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Stone blocks a head kick by Pattinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone lands a jab to the nose.
Pattinson throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Pattinson only half commits.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Pattinson wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Pattinson is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pattinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pattinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pattinson keeps it at a distance.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.

Stone drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pattinson trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Pattinson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson controlling from side mount.
Stone tries to buck Pattinson off but Pattinson is having none of it.
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Pattinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pattinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pattinson tries to pass to full mount but Stone defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Edward Pattinson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stone takes one on the button.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Pattinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pattinson throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Pattinson wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pattinson.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Pattinson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Pattinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Pattinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pattinson connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a leg kick but Pattinson moved away.
Pattinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pattinson moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone throws a body punch but Pattinson moves out of range.
A big left from Stone misses.

Stone closes the distance and pushes Pattinson back into the ropes.

Pattinson breaks from the clinch.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone wants to clinch but Pattinson slips to the side
and Pattinson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pattinson - the referee stops the clock and Stone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pattinson. Stone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stone throws a leg kick but Pattinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Pattinson sees coming a mile off.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Pattinson wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Pattinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Pattinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pattinson 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.
Pattinson connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pattinson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pattinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pattinson's elbow.
Pattinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Pattinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pattinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a combination
and Pattinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Pattinson scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to clinch but Pattinson is having none of it.
Pattinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pattinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pattinson.
Pattinson dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pattinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pattinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pattinson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes one to the chin there.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Pattinson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone tries to clinch but Pattinson is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pattinson.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Pattinson. Beautiful body shot.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pattinson circles away.
Pattinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Pattinson backs away looking to recover.
Pattinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Pattinson had his way with Chris Stone in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pattinson. Stone shrugs it off though.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Pattinson.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pattinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Pattinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Pattinson moves out of range easily.
Pattinson scores with a leg kick.
Pattinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pattinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pattinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stone clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stone as Pattinson tries to tie him up.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Pattinson keeps him there for the moment.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pattinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pattinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Pattinson scores with a shot to the body.
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pattinson counters with a nice uppercut.

Pattinson clinches with his opponent.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Pattinson avoids it by throwing Stone back against the ropes.
Pattinson avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Pattinson's ribcage.
Chris Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pattinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pattinson keeps it at a distance.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Pattinson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pattinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pattinson checks a low kick from Stone.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pattinson circles away.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pattinson counter with a right hand.
Stone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stone motions for Pattinson to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pattinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pattinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pattinson, pushing him back against the ropes.
You can see that Stone has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pattinson avoids it.
Pattinson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson takes a shot to the head.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Pattinson blocks with his arms.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pattinson tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Pattinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Stone manages to pull guard.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Pattinson from controlling successfully.
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.
Stone throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Stone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pattinson stacks Stone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pattinson!
Pattinson works to advance to full mount. Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Pattinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pattinson.
Pattinson tries to pass to full mount but Stone defends it.

Stone actively working from the bottom here.

Stone actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Pattinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pattinson 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Pattinson!
Our winner, Edward Pattinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Frankie Barnes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Byrne's chin.

Byrne
vs
Barnes

184 cm
28
201 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

185 cm
36
187 lbs
36 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes punishes Byrne's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrne swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Byrne does no damage.
Byrne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes keeps Byrne at a distance using the push kick.
Byrne throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Byrne misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!

Byrne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Byrne blocks with his arms.
Byrne tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Barnes avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Byrne.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrne blocks an elbow strike.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Barnes.

It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Byrne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Byrne only half commits.
Byrne connects with a looping right hand.
Byrne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnes scores with a one two! Byrne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Byrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Byrne moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Byrne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrne checks a low kick from Barnes.
Byrne cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Byrne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.

Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Byrne throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Byrne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Byrne's body. Byrne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Byrne.
Byrne tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Barnes throws a push kick but Byrne slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Byrne digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Byrne looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Byrne pushes Barnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Byrne working aggressively here.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Byrne pushes Barnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Byrne working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes works on Byrne's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne scores a nice knee to the body.
Byrne missing with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Byrne saw that one coming.
Byrne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Byrne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Byrne throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Byrne connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Byrne is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes tries a low kick but Byrne avoids it.
Frankie Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne misses with an uppercut
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Byrne is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
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 David Byrne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Byrne has Barnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes gets through Byrne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Byrne blocks with his arms.
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Byrne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Byrne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Barnes.
Byrne throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Byrne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Byrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrne.
Byrne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byrne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes cracks Byrne with a good jab.
Byrne checks a low kick from Barnes.
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!
Byrne scores with a jab to the head.
Byrne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
A head kick from Byrne lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Byrne's belly button to the back.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes works Byrne's body with a nice hook.
Byrne throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Byrne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrne scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes jabs Byrne right on the nose. Byrne blinks but takes it well.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrne slips a jab from Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands a jab to the head.
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!
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Byrne can pounce on him.
Byrne is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes works Byrne's body with a nice hook.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byrne takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Barnes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne'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.

Barnes misses with an uppercut. Byrne saw that one coming.
Byrne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne misses with a jab to the body
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Byrne's defenses.
Byrne misses with a head kick.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes scores with a one two! Byrne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Byrne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes cracks Byrne with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Byrne falls to his knees and Barnes doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Barnes!
Frankie Barnes is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Frankie Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.