APFC: Challenger Series 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hell Yeah. Khalidov has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mike Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khalidov
vs
Roberts

189 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muhammed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov misses the shot to the body.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Khalidov sprawls well.
Khalidov is looking to clinch.
Khalidov closes the distance looking to clinch

and Roberts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khalidov's guard.
Roberts 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.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidov trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Khalidov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Khalidov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Khalidov digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khalidov has Roberts pressed against the ropes.
Roberts wants a takedown but no success here.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Muhammed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Roberts.
Khalidov works on Roberts's body with a couple of short punches.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalidov's elbow.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khalidov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khalidov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Khalidov digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khalidov prevents it.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roberts goes for a takedown attempt but Khalidov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khalidov misses with an uppercut
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
Khalidov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.
Roberts advances position into side control!

Roberts decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Khalidov thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khalidov pinned against the cage. Khalidov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khalidov throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khalidov thinking.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Khalidov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Roberts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khalidov's guard.

Roberts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roberts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khalidov is trying to keep Roberts in close.
Roberts slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalidov keeps working.

Roberts maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Khalidov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Roberts has cracked it and Khalidov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Roberts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Roberts!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Jean Claude Van Dam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Claude Van Dam
vs
Alves

185 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves looks gassed!
Van Dam throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Van Dam staying out of range there.
Van Dam tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Dam 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.
A low kick from Alves is predictable there

and Van Dam counters by clinching up.
Van Dam scores with a shot to the side of Alves's head.
Van Dam lands a hook that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Van Dam improves position.
Van Dam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Dam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Dam.
A short left from Van Dam.
Alves takes a shot to the head.
Van Dam lands with a light punch inside.
Van Dam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Dam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.

Alves is rocked!
Van Dam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Dam finish him?
A shot in the inside from Van Dam.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Dam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Dam.
Van Dam creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alves's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alves drops to his knees and Van Dam pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Van Dam!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yushin Okami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Okami

183 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yushin Okami !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami falls off balance throwing a combination

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okami 's head.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones works over Okami with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Okami is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Okami 's head.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Okami has wrist control.
Jones works over Okami with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Okami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones stands up over Okami , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Okami blocks nicely.
Jones distracts Okami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okami has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Okami 's legs - danger averted.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Okami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is in close to Okami 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones is in close to Okami 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Okami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Okami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Okami looks gassed!
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okami works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okami 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Okami 's head.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Okami blocks nicely.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.

Okami looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Okami looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Okami 's brow.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Okami has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Okami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Okami working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Okami trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

Okami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones stands up over Okami , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Okami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Okami throws an off balance right hand

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones 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.
Jones working over Okami with some ground and pound. Okami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Okami trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Okami 's hands, connecting with Okami 's forehead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones working Okami over with strikes.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okami taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Okami has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okami is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones working over Okami with some ground and pound. Okami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okami wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okami 's head.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Okami dodges it nicely.
Jones throwing shots but Okami is blocking nicely.
Jones prevents Okami from improving his position.

Okami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Okami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones thows a huge punch but Okami dodges it nicely.
Jones is thwarting Okami 's attempts to control the position.

Okami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Okami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones working over Okami with some ground and pound. Okami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Okami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is nestled in close to Okami , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Okami 's hands, connecting with Okami 's forehead.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Okami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Okami trying to control but Jones postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Okami is looking to improve his position.
Okami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okami defending well though.
Jones is nestled in close to Okami , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones winds up and cracks Okami with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okami slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Okami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Okami looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.

Okami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okami looking for a sweep. Not yet Okami , not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones scores with a takedown into Okami 's guard.
Okami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.

Okami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Okami uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Okami !
Okami trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okami sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Okami seems to be looking for submissions.

Okami is working for a submission of some sort.

Okami is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Okami eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okami is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okami wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones wants to control but Okami is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Okami is controlling him
Okami is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okami trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones is staying active underneath Okami , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Okami is looking for a kimura here.

Okami is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Okami .

That's four 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.
Okami wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Okami is going to stand back up.

Okami looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yushin Okami .
Well Jones 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jon Jones!

Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the ring accompanied by Cry For the Moon - Epica. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Donald Cerrone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamal Reis's chin.

Reis
vs
Cerrone

183 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamal Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reis clinches up against the ropes.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Cerrone tries to score a body lock takedown but Reis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cerrone goes for a takedown attempt but Reis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cerrone misses with a hook
and Reis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reis throws a low kick but Cerrone moves out of range easily.
Donald Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone lands with a nice body punch.
Cerrone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Reis breaks the clinch.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerrone misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Reis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the body

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerrone misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with a left and a right that stings Cerrone.
Reis cracks Cerrone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the body
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
Reis connects with a looping right hand.
Reis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reis connects with the punch.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a three punch combo that has Cerrone backing up. Cerrone nods at Reis to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Reis.
Cerrone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cerrone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cerrone misses the body punch
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cerrone throws a sloppy body shot
and Reis counters with a two punch combo.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the body

and Reis counters by clinching up.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamal Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Reis counters with a right hand to the body.
Cerrone throws an off balance right hand
and Reis counters with a straight right hand.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the body

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Reis won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerrone misses with a hook

and Reis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cerrone throws a combination that misses
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Reis lands with a good body shot.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cerrone throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone scores with a punch to the head.
Reis connects with a body shot.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Reis has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Reis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerrone misses with a hook
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
Cerrone throws a sloppy body shot
letting Reis counter with a right hand.

Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cerrone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cerrone is trying to break the clinch but Reis has him pressed against the ropes.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Reis.
Reis presses Cerrone against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reis lands an elbow inside.
Reis has Cerrone pressed against the ropes, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reis lands an elbow inside that Cerrone shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Reis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cerrone scores with a sloppy right hand. Reis should have avoided that one.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Reis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reis is working Cerrone over against the ropes.

Reis manages to break the clinch.
Cerrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reis circles away quickly and effectively.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reis scores with a sloppy right hand. Cerrone should have avoided that one.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerrone letting Reis take a breather here.

Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Reis. That snapped Cerrone's head back.
Reis tests Cerrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Cerrone drops his hands momentarily and Reis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Cerrone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cerrone fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Reis breaks the clinch.
Cerrone lands with a nice combination. Reis backs away looking to recover.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Cerrone fails to pull guard.
Jamal Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerrone.
Reis is pushing Cerrone up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reis keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jamal Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Reis rushes Cerrone and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reis stalls.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reis smiles and moves away.
Cerrone throws an off balance right hand

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reis scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Reis.
Reis stops a takedown attempt from Cerrone.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cerrone drops back down to his feet.
Cerrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cerrone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Reis.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Reis dominated that second round.
That's time! Reis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cerrone throws a lazy uppercut

and Reis counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Reis breaks the clinch.
Cerrone lands a jab to Reis's midsection.
Cerrone misses with a hook
and Reis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cerrone momentarily.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the body

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cerrone trying to stall but Reis improves his position.
Reis stalling.
Reis lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Reis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
Reis throws an overhand right that lands on Cerrone's shoulder, as Cerrone tries to avoid the shot.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a left to the body.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reis throws a low kick, looking for Cerrone's leg but Cerrone calmly moves out of range.
Cerrone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cerrone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cerrone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone misses with a right hand

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Cerrone being controlled against the ropes.

Reis manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone misses with a hook

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reis.
Reis pushes Cerrone back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cerrone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reis scores with a shoulder strike.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Reis breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Cerrone misses
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reis throws a series of punches but Cerrone avoids them all with ease.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone misses the body punch
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.

Reis drives through and clinches with Cerrone against the ropes.
Cerrone takes an elbow to the temple.
Reis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cerrone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerrone up against the ropes.
Cerrone goes for a takedown attempt but Reis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.
Donald Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis counters with a series of strikes. Cerrone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis counters with a two punch combo.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Cerrone - just one landing.
Cerrone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reis counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cerrone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Reis throws a leg kick which misses Cerrone's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerrone tries to avoid it.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reis 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Jamal Reis!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jamal Reis!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jamal Reis!

Jamal Reis wins by unanimous decision!

C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
18%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Angel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Andre Ward has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ward
vs
Angel Gonzalez

186 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ward cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Ward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward scores with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward takes one to the chin there.

Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Ward fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.

Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ward back to the ropes. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Ward tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ward scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ward lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Ward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ward wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gonzalez forces Ward back against the ropes and clinches.
Ward misses with some punches.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Ward walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Ward does no damage.

Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Ward.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gonzalez forces Ward back against the ropes and clinches.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Ward missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ward with a jab.
Ward is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Angel Gonzalez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ward wants to clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Ward misses.
Ward doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ward takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Ward jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ward rather than just go for the knockout.
Ward connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Ward scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ward takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ward bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Ward bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Ward takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gonzalez clinches.
Ward tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Ward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Andre Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez stalks Ward and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ward's face. Ward staggers backwards, shaken.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Ward right on the button with a cross.
Ward lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Gonzalez is working the combinations to good effect here.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Ward's body. Ward takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Ward's head back.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Ward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Ward avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
A lazy left from Ward finds it's target.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Ward dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Ward is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gonzalez clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Angel Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ward.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ward dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Ward takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Ward's ribs.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ward tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward misses the jab.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Gonzalez forces Ward back against the ropes and clinches.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Ward misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Ward in a clinch.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body. Ward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Ward scores with a nice head shot.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Ward lands with a light punch inside.
Ward is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Ward.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four 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.

Gonzalez clinches up against the ropes.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward misses with some punches.
Ward can't get the takedown.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ward tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Ward's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Ward.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andre Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Angel Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Miguel Angel Gonzalez!

Miguel Angel Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Cote looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cote
vs
Silva

182 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cote has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cote looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cote stalling the fight.
Cote stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with some punches.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a hook but Cote avoids it easily.
Cote uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Cote misses.
Cote takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Silva lands a big right hand that sends Cote crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Cote back to his feet!

Cote is rocked!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cote sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Cote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cote dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Cote seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Cote - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Silva!