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APFC 32: Silva Vs Hansen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Felguk-2nite. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonardo Silva's calf.
Leonardo Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson Silva wants to land a leg kick but Leonardo Silva is out of range.
No luck for Leonardo Silva with that takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Leonardo Silva wants to control from the top but Anderson Silva keeps moving.
Anderson Silva wants to stand and escape but Leonardo Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leonardo Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonardo Silva checks a leg kick.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonardo Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson Silva throws a combination that misses
and Leonardo Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo Silva blocking some punches.
Leonardo Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson Silva.
Leonardo Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo Silva instigates a clinch.
Leonardo Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling him.
Anderson Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva throws a hook but Leonardo Silva avoids it easily.
Leonardo Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonardo Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson Silva shows good takedown defense.
Anderson Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson Silva wants to clinch
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Anderson Silva has managed to sweep!
Leonardo Silva trying to control the position.
Anderson Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leonardo Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva is trying to keep Anderson Silva in close.
Leonardo Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We're going to have a standup here because Leonardo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick
and Leonardo Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson Silva.
Leonardo Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva shoots in but Anderson Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leonardo Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonardo Silva backwards.
Leonardo Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Anderson Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo Silva.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonardo Silva's efforts to push away.
Leonardo Silva is trying to force a seperation but Anderson Silva has the dominant position.
Anderson Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leonardo Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson Silva misses with some punches.
Leonardo Silva can't break the clinch.
Leonardo Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Leonardo Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Leonardo Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva misses with a left hand
and Leonardo Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonardo Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson Silva thinking.
No luck for Leonardo Silva with that takedown attempt.
Leonardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Leonardo Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonardo Silva wants to control from the top but Anderson Silva keeps moving.
Anderson Silva keeping full guard, as Leonardo Silva tries to pass.
Leonardo Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leonardo Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva is pulling down on Anderson Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson Silva, at least for the moment.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo Silva moves away
and Leonardo Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardo Silva shoots in for a takedown but Anderson Silva shows good takedown defense.
Leonardo Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leonardo Silva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonardo Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson Silva can pounce on him.
Anderson Silva misses with an uppercut
and Leonardo Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson Silva didn't expect that.
Anderson Silva controlling Leonardo Silva's posture.
Anderson Silva looking to control.
Leonardo Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leonardo Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leonardo Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonardo Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva shoots in and drives through. Anderson Silva sprawls well.
Leonardo Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leonardo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leonardo Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to control but Anderson Silva is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Leonardo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonardo Silva is out of range and Anderson Silva settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson Silva motions for Leonardo Silva to come forward. Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonardo Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson Silva is fending him off so far but Leonardo Silva persists. Nope, Anderson Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva throws a low kick but Leonardo Silva moves out of range easily.
Anderson Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Leonardo Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson Silva backing up. Anderson Silva nods at Leonardo Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson Silva misses with a low kick.
Leonardo Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Leonardo Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson Silva is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Anderson Silva!
Leonardo Silva controlling from the full mount.
Leonardo Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anderson Silva for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonardo Silva.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonardo Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson Silva's guard.
Leonardo Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo Silva wants to control from the top but Anderson Silva keeps moving.
Leonardo Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Leonardo Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson Silva has Leonardo Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anderson Silva throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva checks it.
Anderson Silva clinches.
Anderson Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four 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.
Anderson Silva tries to land a leg kick but Leonardo Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson Silva stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonardo Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson Silva swivels and escapes.
Anderson Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leonardo Silva is out of range.
Anderson Silva misses with an uppercut
and Leonardo Silva moves into the clinch.
Anderson Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonardo Silva blocks an uppercut.
Anderson Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonardo Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Leonardo Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling him.
Leonardo Silva can't break the clinch.
Leonardo Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonardo Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Leonardo Silva!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Leonardo Silva!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Leonardo Silva!
Leonardo Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zaid Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader misses with a takedown
and Abdul Karim counters with a shoot takedown. Bader fights it but they end up in guard.
Bader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdul Karim connects with a couple of short punches.
Bader trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Abdul Karim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdul Karim is working Bader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdul Karim.
Abdul Karim landing with the ground and pound.
Abdul Karim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Abdul Karim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bader throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abdul Karim is pushing down on Bader's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bader is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdul Karim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdul Karim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abdul Karim prevents Bader from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader taking some punishment here, with Abdul Karim in his half guard.
Abdul Karim drops an elbow to the side of Bader's head.
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.
Bader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Karim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abdul Karim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abdul Karim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abdul Karim working Bader over with strikes.
Bader looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdul Karim is nestled in close to Bader, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abdul Karim drops an elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Abdul Karim works his foot free and advances to mount.
Abdul Karim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abdul Karim looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bader looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Abdul Karim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdul Karim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bader taking shots to the head.
Abdul Karim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bader looks a forlorn figure.
Bader is rocked!
Abdul Karim lands a big elbow - Bader is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bader is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zaid Abdul Karim!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Cash - Walk The Line. Riley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Misfits Hybrid Moments. Ryan Riley is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Riley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Riley pushes West up against the ropes in a clinch.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Riley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
Riley looking to stall.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
West slowing the pace effectively.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from West.
Riley manages to break the clinch.
West moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
Riley scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to chop away at Riley's legs.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley closes the distance and pushes West back into the ropes.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley looks gassed!
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Riley tries to tie him up.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
Riley tries to stall but West uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West has Riley pressed against the ropes, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the ropes.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns West into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West avoids the elbow strike from Riley, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from West.
West lands a body punch.
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!
West taking a breather.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from West.
West works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
A short uppercut from West.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West stalling in the clinch but Riley improves position.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riley tries to break free but West pushes him back against the ropes.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West misses with some punches.
Good body shot from West.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the ropes.
West lands a body shot.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Riley blocking some punches.
West lands a left hand.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
A right hand to the body from West.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
The referee calls for West to work.
West keeps control of Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from West.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Riley tries to tie him up.
West effectively controlling the action here.
Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from West.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter West dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West gets tackled into the ropes by Riley. Riley maintains the clinch.
West prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
West pushes Riley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Riley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
West lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
West'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.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riley's efforts to push away.
Riley is breathing heavily.
West lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West stalling the fight.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Walter West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riley has his back to the ropes.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from West.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from West.
Nice body punch from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice left hand lands by West.
A right hand to the body from West.
A right hand to the body from West.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
West will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riley up against the ropes.
Riley misses with an elbow over the top.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Riley is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
West working aggressively here.
Riley stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West lands with a right to the head.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from West.
Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
West lands with a right to the head.
Riley tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West is looking to control Riley's arms but Riley gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the ropes.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West has Riley pressed against the ropes, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
A short uppercut from West.
West trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the ropes.
Riley manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Riley forces West back against the ropes and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West blocks an elbow strike from Riley.
A short right from West.
Riley breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Riley.
A head kick misses from West.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley clinches up with West and pushes him back against the ropes.
West misses with some punches.
Riley blocking some punches.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter West dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Riley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
Riley forces West back against the ropes and clinches.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Riley tries to stall but West uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from West on the inside.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for West to work.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riley breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by West.
Riley clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West stalling in the clinch.
West lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
West taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
West lands an uppercut.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West lands an uppercut.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West misses with the head strike.
Riley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley lands a knee to the head.
Riley throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riley tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West'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.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
West is struggling to control the position.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riley letting West take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
West is working Riley over against the ropes.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riley letting West take a breather here.
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riley or not.
West'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.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter West.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Riley throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves into range and clinches up with West.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
West tries to stall but Riley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the ropes.
Riley misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Riley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West pushes Riley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley landing knees to the body.
West taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walter West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
West digs a right hand underneath Riley's ribcage. Riley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West dodges an elbow strike from Riley.
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West 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 for Walter West!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Walter West!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Walter West!
Walter West wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park -Papercut. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McKenzie was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
McKenzie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couture doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McKenzie is tightening it up a little... Couture has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Couture reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Couture taps out! nice BJJ there by McKenzie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cody McKenzie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Headstrong - Trapt as his entrance music. Chris Stone had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Rose!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone wants to clinch
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Rose looks gassed!
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rose throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Stone tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle, before Stone throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rose's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Stone lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Chris Stone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cry For the Moon - Epica. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamal Reis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem lands a jab to the head.
Reis takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Reis.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Reis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reis slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Overeem connects with an inside leg kick.
Reis digs a good body shot into Overeem's ribs.
Reis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Overeem misses its intended target.
Reis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reis is rocked!
It looks like Jamal Reis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Overeem points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Reis wakes up just in time to hear Overeem thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Overeem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joachim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Pendulum - Blood Sugar. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joachim Hansen !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva cracks Hansen with an open hand slap.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hansen in his tracks.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hansen thinking.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Hansen is predictable there
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joachim Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansen thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hansen tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Hansen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hansen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hansen slips a straight right by Silva.
Hansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen .
Hansen throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hansen .
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hansen throws a lazy head kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Hansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva lands a jab to Hansen 's midsection.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hansen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hansen looks gassed!
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansen .
Hansen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Silva.
Hansen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hansen is rocked!
BOOM! Silva lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hansen . Hansen tries to recover but Silva is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hansen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva retains his middleweight title!
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