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AFLC 112: Byrne Vs Carter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Dos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford swings for the body but Dos Silva moves out of range.
Dos Silva is looking to clinch.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Dos Silva manages to avoid it.
Ford drives through and clinches with Dos Silva against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
Ford stalling against the ropes.
Ford jumps guard.
Ford being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Ford pulls Dos Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Silva stops Ford from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford pulls Dos Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dos Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Silva is pushing down on Ford's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ford is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ford has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dos Silva trying to control from Ford's half guard. Ford has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ford wants to stand but Dos Silva is controlling the position.
Dos Silva wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dos Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ford slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ford looks to land a combination but Dos Silva avoids it well.
Dos Silva tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Ford. No joy for Dos Silva on that attempt.
Dos Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Albert Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Dos Silva.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Dos Silva looks winded!
Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Silva on the ground.
Ford wants to stand up but Dos Silva is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva postures up.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Dos Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Silva tries to clinch up.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Dos Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ford takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ford pulls guard successfully.
Dos Silva won't allow Ford to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Dos Silva slips the punch.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford tries to pull guard but Dos Silva won't allow it.
Dos Silva jumps guard but Ford turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ford stalling in the clinch.
Ford stops a takedown attempt from Dos Silva.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Silva walks into a straight right hand from Ford.
It looks like Carlos Dos Silva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Silva.
Ford closes the distance and pushes Dos Silva back into the ropes.
Ford tries to pull guard but Dos Silva forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Ford jumps guard and drags Dos Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ford has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford trying to strike off his back.
Ford has his hands on Dos Silva's head, controlling the position.
Ford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Silva is controlling him.
Dos Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ford holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford wants to stand up but Dos Silva is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ford has closed the distance and engaged Dos Silva in a clinch.
Ford pushes Dos Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford gets control of Dos Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ford will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Silva stops Ford from standing up.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Silva can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
Ford wants to stand and escape but Dos Silva is having none of it.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dos Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ford as he avoids it easily.
As Dos Silva tries to get set, Ford tries to push him back and clinch up but Dos Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Albert Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Dos Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Silva.
Dos Silva prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
Dos Silva wanted to stand there but Ford had control of the position.
Albert Ford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ford wants to stand but Dos Silva is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Silva wants to stand but Ford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Dos Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford pushes Dos Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford jumps guard but Dos Silva stands there with Ford around his waist. Ford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ford cracks Dos Silva with a nice body shot.
Ford has Dos Silva pushed against the ropes.
Albert Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Silva prevents it.
Dos Silva gets control of Ford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford with a nice head shot there.
Dos Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford lands a couple of digs.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ford chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford postures up and lands a big shot to Dos Silva's brow.
Ford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Silva keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Dos Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a couple of digs.
Dos Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ford scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Silva is rocked!
Ford postures up.
Dos Silva is still in real trouble! Can Ford finish him?
Ford scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
Ford wants to get up but he can't break Dos Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Silva keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford pushes Dos Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Silva smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford decides to pull guard.
Ford has control of Dos Silva's left arm, preventing Dos Silva from doing any damage.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Dos Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to keep Dos Silva in close.
Albert Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford wants to stand but Dos Silva is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlos Dos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Ford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taj Gibson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Danga de danga de dang - Gibson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Gibson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz jumps guard but Gibson stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taj Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gibson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gibson walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz shoots in but Gibson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gibson is looking to counter punch.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gibson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz moves to clinch but Gibson breaks away
and Gibson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Gibson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gibson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a nice strike.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Gibson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gibson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Gibson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gibson defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Gibson into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gibson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz wants to clinch.
Gibson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Gibson pushes him off.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gibson defends it nicely.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson swinging wildly here.
Gibson works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Gibson throws a shot to the body.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gibson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gibson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Gibson slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taj Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gibson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Gibson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Diaz colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Gibson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Diaz is left battered and dazed whilst Gibson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj Gibson!
A victorious Taj Gibson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan McDaniel and Luis Alberto Perez. Perez has chosen Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel blocks a jab.
Perez lands with a slapping head kick.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDaniel appears to be looking for a big counter.
McDaniel lands with a cross.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from McDaniel misses.
McDaniel checks a low kick from Perez.
Perez moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Logan McDaniel has been cut.
Perez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perez lands an elbow just above McDaniel 's eye.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDaniel blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on McDaniel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDaniel's brow.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDaniel's efforts to push away.
Perez tries a body shot but McDaniel blocks it.
McDaniel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDaniel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perez.
McDaniel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by McDaniel.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDaniel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDaniel lands with a left to the head.
McDaniel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Logan McDaniel's cut is getting worse.
Perez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDaniel.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands an elbow inside that McDaniel shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniel lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez.
Perez lands a nice elbow.
Logan McDaniel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDaniel's brow.
McDaniel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
McDaniel is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perez misses with a head kick.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDaniel moves out of range of the leg kick from Perez.
McDaniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for McDaniel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDaniel misses with a jab to the body
and Perez counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDaniel's knee momentarily.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
McDaniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDaniel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez moves out of range as McDaniel strikes.
Perez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel lands with a shot to the body.
Perez cracks McDaniel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Logan McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
McDaniel 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.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on McDaniel's shoulder, as McDaniel tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like McDaniel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perez misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from McDaniel misses its target.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDaniel misses with a double jab.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged McDaniel in a clinch.
McDaniel is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDaniel misses with the head strike.
Perez has McDaniel pressed against the ropes, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
McDaniel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDaniel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
A short left from McDaniel.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but McDaniel blocks with his arms.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDaniel's face.
Jeez, Logan McDaniel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McDaniel wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez working aggressively here.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
McDaniel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniel.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDaniel blocks it with crossed arms.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into McDaniel's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Perez.
McDaniel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped McDaniel in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Logan McDaniel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Alberto Perez!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Alberto Perez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kampemann comes to the ring accompanied by pretty enough. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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186 lbs
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196 lbs
15 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Kampemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampemann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kampemann.
Silva pushes Kampemann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kampemann wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kampemann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kampemann is defending well for now.
Kampemann blocks an uppercut.
Kampemann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kampemann pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Kampemann moves out of range.
It looked like Kampemann wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kampemann keeps the fight on the outside.
Kampemann misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kampemann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
It looks like Martin Kampemann has been cut.
Silva with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Kampemann tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva has Kampemann pressed against the ropes, preventing Kampemann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kampemann is blocking nicely.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kampemann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a right hand.
Kampemann struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Kampemann taking a breather.
Kampemann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kampemann or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kampemann is trying to stall.
Kampemann tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampemann wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
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.
Kampemann tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Kampemann wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva controlling Kampemann's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampemann won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kampemann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kampemann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kampemann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kampemann gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kampemann controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kampemann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kampemann's defenses.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kampemann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kampemann's efforts to push away.
Kampemann is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Kampemann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kampemann blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva darts in and clinches Kampemann up against the ropes.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kampemann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva prevents Kampemann from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Kampemann 's eye.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Kampemann checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva darts in and clinches Kampemann up against the ropes.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands an elbow just above Kampemann 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Kampemann'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.
Kampemann misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kampemann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kampemann tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Kampemann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kampemann throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva looks to clinch
and Kampemann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martin Kampemann is winning the standup battle so far.
Kampemann tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Kampemann takes an elbow to the temple.
Kampemann blocks a body shot from Silva.
Kampemann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva defending well as Kampemann loads up on a big left hand.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampemann misses with a few strikes there.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kampemann.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kampemann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kampemann is looking for a takedown.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kampemann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Kampemann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kampemann is blocking nicely.
Kampemann takes an elbow to the temple.
Kampemann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Kampemann back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Silva.
Kampemann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kampemann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kampemann is blocking nicely.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kampemann misses with an elbow strike.
Kampemann misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Kampemann won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is working Kampemann over against the ropes.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kampemann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Kampemann wants a takedown.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Kampemann wants a takedown.
Good body shot from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kampemann seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampemann tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kampemann is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kampemann tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kampemanns head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shane Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Kampemann's head.
Kampemann is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Kampemann in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kampemann looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva wants to clinch.
Kampemann appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Kampemann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kampemann lands a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch there but Kampemann circles away.
Kampemann throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Kampemann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kampemann wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Kampemann breaks the clinch.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Kampemann has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kampemann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kampemann is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Kampemann away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kampemann gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kampemann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kampemann goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kampemann but great work by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Kampemann back into the ropes.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Kampemann.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kampemann backwards.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Kampemann takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kampemann misses with some punches.
Kampemann can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Kampemann's ribcage. Kampemann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kampemann's defenses.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kampemann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Kampemann is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva digs a right hand into Kampemann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kampemann's gas tank.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva clinches.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Kampemann changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Kampemann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in and clinches Kampemann up against the ropes.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch up but Kampemann keeps it at a distance.
Kampemann throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Martin Kampemann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kampemann back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kampemann.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kampemann circles away and keeps his distance.
Kampemann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin Kampemann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kampemann. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Silva!
Shane Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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35
200 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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190 lbs
26 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Toretto!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker has closed the distance and engaged Toretto in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Toretto.
Toretto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toretto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toretto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Walker misses.
Walker dives in and scores a takedown into Toretto's guard.
Toretto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Toretto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toretto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toretto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toretto wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Toretto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walker to the ground. Toretto is now in Walker's guard.
Toretto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Toretto preventing the sweep.
Toretto stays in close to Walker's body and controls the position.
Toretto won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walker holds on and takes a little breather.
Toretto won't allow Walker to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Toretto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Toretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toretto slips under a jab.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Toretto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toretto shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Brandon Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Toretto.
Toretto dodges the punch combination from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker digs a good hook to Toretto's body.
Toretto shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toretto scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Toretto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toretto is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretto wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard.
Toretto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walker wants to control from the top but Toretto keeps moving.
Toretto is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Toretto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Toretto.
Brandon Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Toretto.
Horrible takedown attempt by Toretto or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Toretto shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Toretto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toretto on the side of the head.
Toretto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toretto is rocked!
and Walker counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Toretto! He's just covering up as Walker starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Walker!
Brandon Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Men at Work - Down Under. Chris Bosh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosh misses with a hook
and Corbett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bosh scores with a hook to the body. Corbett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corbett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bosh's head backwards.
Bosh misses the body punch
and Corbett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corbett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Bosh misses
and Corbett counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Corbett lands a body shot.
Corbett blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Corbett. That snapped Bosh's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh misses with a hook. Corbett ducked under it nicely.
Bosh moves in looking to clinch but Corbett pushes him off.
Corbett defending well as Bosh loads up on a big left hand.
Bosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corbett looks to land a combination but Bosh avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett slips a straight right by Bosh.
Nice cross by Bosh.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bosh.
A jab from Corbett misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bosh. That snapped Corbett's head back.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Bosh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Corbett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corbett is looking for a triangle but Bosh pushes his legs off easily.
Bosh forces his way into half guard.
Corbett wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh passes to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
Corbett taking some punishment here, with Bosh in his half guard.
Bosh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Corbett has hold of Bosh's hands but Bosh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Corbett defends it well.
Bosh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corbett is looking to control Bosh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Corbett avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett is looking to improve his position.
Bosh maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Corbett could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bosh has cracked it and Corbett is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bosh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Bosh!
A very excited looking Chris Bosh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Dylan - Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Byrne is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
The fighters circling - Byrne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter looks to land a combination but Byrne avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Byrne.
Carter scores with the left hand. Byrne knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Byrne.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Byrne loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrne 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.
Carter wants to land a leg kick but Byrne is out of range.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
Byrne connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Byrne as he checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with the combination.
Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter is working Byrne over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to work over Byrne's front leg with a kick but Byrne checks it.
Byrne wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrne circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Carter lands with a cross.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Byrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne moved away.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Byrne tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Carter backs away, Byrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrne manages to avoid it.
A big right from Byrne misses.
Byrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byrne moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Byrne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Carter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids the head kick by Byrne.
Byrne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byrne pushes Carter up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter tries for a takedown but Byrne manages to get underhooks.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne pushes Carter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Carter.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Carter into the ropes.
Carter prevents a body shot from Byrne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Carter prevents a body shot from Byrne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Byrne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Byrne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byrne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Byrne punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrne takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Byrne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne misses with a head kick.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Byrne ducks down to avoid it.
Byrne misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byrne throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Byrne with a body shot.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrne.
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Byrne moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Byrne's leg but Byrne calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a combination. Byrne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Byrne checks a low kick from Carter.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter digs a good body shot into Byrne's ribs.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Byrne misses its target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrne.
Byrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrne.
Byrne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Byrne tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Byrne clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the ropes.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter pushes Byrne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Byrne had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
That kick from Byrne tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Byrne misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byrne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Byrne is out of range.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Byrne's leg but Byrne calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rubin Carter just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter misses with a hook.
Donk. Carter catches Byrne right on the button with a cross.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Byrne's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks for the body kick but Byrne saw that one coming.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter wants to slow Byrne down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Byrne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne.
Byrne avoids a kick to the body.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne checks it.
Carter checks a low kick from Byrne.
Byrne pushes Carter up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Carter tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Byrne has him pressed against the ropes.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the ropes.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to push Byrne away but Byrne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Carter prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrne.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne had his way with Rubin Carter in that round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
That's time! Byrne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Byrne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne blocks a jab.
Byrne throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Byrne misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byrne wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter is looking to slow Byrne down with leg kicks.
Byrne misses with a shot to the body
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carter.
Byrne 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.
Byrne is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrne sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Byrne misses.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter cracks Byrne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byrne moves into the clinch.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stall.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter wants to stall.
Carter blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byrne working aggressively here.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Byrne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Carter wants to stall.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Byrne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carter just manages to avoid it.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.
Byrne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Carter misses.
Byrne throws a body shot but no joy.
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 nice strike.
Byrne throws a head kick that half lands.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Carter throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Byrne counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the ropes.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Byrne.
I think Byrne 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Byrne waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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