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AFLC 45: Stone Vs Thompson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Al Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flower Of Scotland. Rob McKenzie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mohammad Al Nasser's chin.
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Al Nasser!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie takes a swing at Al Nasser's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from McKenzie misses the target.
Mohammad Al Nasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Nasser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Nasser manages to avoid it.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Nasser moves away.
Al Nasser doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McKenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie cracks Al Nasser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Al Nasser with a poor takedown
and McKenzie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Nasser misses with a takedown attempt
and McKenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Rob McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammad Al Nasser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
McKenzie is looking to wear down Al Nasser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McKenzie with a hook.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
Al Nasser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McKenzie counters with a left to the body.
McKenzie scores with a nice head shot.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Al Nasser ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie tests Al Nasser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Nasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie throws a low kick but Al Nasser avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Nasser tries for a takedown but McKenzie circles away easily
and McKenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Nasser misses with a takedown
and McKenzie counters with a nice body shot.
Al Nasser looks winded!
McKenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. McKenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Nasser is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Nasser is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
McKenzie jabs Al Nasser to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! McKenzie lands a beautiful left hook that drops Al Nasser. Al Nasser tries to recover but McKenzie is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Al Nasser lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob McKenzie!
A very excited looking Rob McKenzie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Barnes.
Dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Barnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos is rocked!
That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Barnes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the ropes.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos looks winded!
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes pushes Dos Santos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Santos or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Barnes has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dos Santos - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Barnes, and another! Dos Santos is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). John Barnes!
After winning the bout, John Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Simms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich's entrance music is Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Simms!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Miletich enables Simms to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miletich manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miletich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simms.
Miletich is pulling down on Simms's head. It's preventing any offense from Simms, at least for the moment.
Simms working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miletich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miletich tries to get out of the position.
Simms postures up.
Simms throwing strikes from guard but Miletich blocks nicely.
Miletich looking for a sweep. Not yet Miletich, not yet.
Simms is looking to work some ground and pound but Miletich has wrist control.
Simms throwing strikes from guard but Miletich blocks nicely.
Simms trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miletich's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miletich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miletich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miletich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simms.
Simms working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simms with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miletich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miletich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simms with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simms!
Miletich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Simms because Miletich loaded up on that one.
Miletich thowing shots but they're missing.
Miletich misses with a head shot.
Miletich has hold of Simms's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Simms manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simms is working to get back to half guard.
Miletich looking for a guillotine from mount but Simms is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miletich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Simms tries to hold on but Miletich pushes him away.
Simms really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simms taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miletich unloads with some shots from mount but Simms bucks and avoids them well.
Simms holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miletich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miletich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simms manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simms tries to kick Miletich off but Miletich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miletich seems to be working for a kimura but Simms defends the submission attempt.
Miletich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miletich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simms defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miletich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miletich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miletich is looking for a kimura but Simms is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miletich to get the leverage.
Miletich is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich wants to take a breather but Simms is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Miletich dominated that 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.
Miletich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simms shoots for a double leg takedown but Miletich sprawls well. He's pushed Simms's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simms fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simms drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miletich wants to sweep but no luck.
Miletich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simms!
Miletich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Miletich has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Simms's face.
Miletich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Roger Simms has been cut.
Simms holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miletich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miletich with a couple of short strikes.
Miletich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simms can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Simms is rocked!
Miletich loads up with a big shot that hurts Simms! He's pulled Miletich in close but Miletich has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Simms survive? More strikes from Miletich and Simms is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pat Miletich!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pat Miletich thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Darude - Sandstorm . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Walker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Malapitan, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Malapitan against the ropes but Malapitan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Walker has eaten all the pies!
Malapitan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Malapitan dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Malapitan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Malapitan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malapitan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Malapitan lands a jab-cross combination.
Malapitan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malapitan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malapitan lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
James Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Malapitan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malapitan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Malapitan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khulet Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Walker.
A nice combination there by Malapitan.
Walker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malapitan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malapitan pinned against the ropes. Malapitan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker walks into a jab.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malapitan lands with a good body shot.
Malapitan lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker looks winded!
Malapitan scores with a hook.
Malapitan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malapitan lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Malapitan throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malapitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malapitan lands a jab to the nose.
Malapitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malapitan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Malapitan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Malapitan coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Malapitan there.
Malapitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Malapitan tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malapitan connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Malapitan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the ropes.
Malapitan punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Malapitan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like James Walker has been cut.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Malapitan lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Walker walks into a jab.
Walker wants to clinch but Malapitan slips to the side
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malapitan to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Malapitan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malapitan lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Malapitan lands.
Malapitan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malapitan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malapitan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malapitan throws out a powerful jab.
Walker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Malapitan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Walker.
Malapitan stalks Walker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walker's face. Walker staggers backwards, shaken.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malapitan, as that shot connected.
Malapitan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malapitan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malapitan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malapitan lands a lovely overhand right.
Malapitan lands a right hook to the body.
Malapitan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malapitan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malapitan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malapitan lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Walker tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Malapitan stuffs the takedown.
Malapitan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Malapitan cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malapitan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Malapitan lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Malapitan scores with a four punch combination!
Malapitan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malapitan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Malapitan connects with a looping right hand.
Malapitan misses with a wild combination.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malapitan sprawls well. Malapitan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the ropes. Malapitan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khulet Malapitan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Malapitan throws a low kick, looking for Walker's leg but Walker calmly moves out of range.
Malapitan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Malapitan settles back down.
Malapitan throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malapitan's efforts to push away.
Malapitan working hard to break the clinch.
Malapitan manages to break the clinch.
Malapitan cracks Walker with a good jab.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Malapitan, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Malapitan against the ropes but Malapitan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malapitan stuffs the takedown.
Khulet Malapitan is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker moves out of range of the leg kick from Malapitan.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Khulet Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Walker.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malapitan.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Malapitan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malapitan jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Malapitan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malapitan with a hook.
Malapitan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Malapitan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Malapitan duly obliges.
Malapitan throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Malapitan. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malapitan scores with a three punch combo!
Malapitan digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Malapitan cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Malapitan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malapitan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malapitan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malapitan cracks Walker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Malapitan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walker tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Malapitan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malapitan jabs at Walker's body.
Malapitan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malapitan finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Malapitan throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Malapitan works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Malapitan lands a right hook to the body.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malapitan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the ropes. Malapitan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Malapitan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Malapitan coming out on top.
Malapitan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malapitan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malapitan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malapitan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malapitan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Malapitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malapitan cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malapitan.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Malapitan pushes him off.
Malapitan throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker clinches up against the ropes.
Malapitan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malapitan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malapitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malapitan's waist but Malapitan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Malapitan. Those never looked like landing.
Malapitan scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malapitan scores with a body shot.
Walker shoots and misses
and Malapitan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malapitan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malapitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Malapitan throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
Malapitan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malapitan throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Malapitan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khulet Malapitan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malapitan stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malapitan digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Malapitan scores with a nice head shot.
Malapitan lands with a shot to the body.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malapitan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Malapitan works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Malapitan - just one landing.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt
and Malapitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malapitan lands a right hook to the body.
Malapitan connects with a looping right hand.
Malapitan scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walker wants to clinch up but Malapitan keeps it at a distance.
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!
Malapitan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malapitan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malapitan throws a good cross that connects.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khulet Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malapitan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malapitan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Malapitan duly obliges.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malapitan lands a jab to the head.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Malapitan.
Malapitan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Malapitan tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Malapitan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malapitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Malapitan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malapitan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Malapitan lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Malapitan tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Malapitan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malapitan thuds a left hand into Walker's body.
Malapitan throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malapitan.
A jab lands there for Malapitan.
Malapitan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malapitan scores with a body shot.
Malapitan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malapitan scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Malapitan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Malapitan.
Malapitan jabs at Walker's body.
The crowd cheers as Malapitan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Malapitan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Malapitan as he connects with a hook.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Malapitan - just one landing.
Malapitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malapitan.
Walker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malapitan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malapitan scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malapitan lands with a good body shot.
Walker is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malapitan scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Malapitan which made him look bad.
Malapitan lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Malapitan throws a shot to the body.
Malapitan scores with a punch to the head.
Malapitan connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker looks to clinch
and Malapitan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malapitan jabs at Walker's body.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Malapitan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khulet Malapitan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malapitan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khulet Malapitan!
Khulet Malapitan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Arturo Gatti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gatti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Gatti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the ropes. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gatti throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Gatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Gatti misses with a right hand
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti throws a big shot that misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Gatti.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti fails to land the takedown.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti misses with a combination
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gatti tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gatti.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Gatti
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Gatti scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gatti!
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Gatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatti stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gatti's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva misses.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gatti fails to land the takedown.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Gatti.
Gatti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Gatti throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Gatti only half commits.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gatti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gatti pushes Silva away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Gatti scores with a four punch combination!
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Arturo Gatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatti takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva darts in and clinches Gatti up against the ropes.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
A low kick from Gatti is predictable there
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gatti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatti.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti moves out of range easily.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Gatti persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with the combination.
Gatti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gatti somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti misses with a body shot.
Gatti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arturo Gatti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatti throws out the jab.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva lands a high kick!
Gatti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Gatti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gatti.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
Gatti is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Gatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Gatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Gatti tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva thuds his right hand into Gatti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gatti is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatti missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti motions for Silva to come forward. Gatti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
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!
Gatti lands a jab.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Silva.
Well Silva 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses the jab.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Rogers.
Rogers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Rogers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rogers distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogers's guard.
Rogers wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Diaz jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers motions for Diaz to come forward. Rogers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Rogers tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rogers.
Diaz tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz cracks Rogers with an open hand slap.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
Rogers throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Rogers only half commits.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
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!
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Rogers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Rogers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!
Rogers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rogers engages and cracks Diaz with a massive lead left hook - Diaz tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rogers is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the ring accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. 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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35
280 lbs
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254 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to clinch there but Gronholm circles away.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Gronholm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fisher won't allow Gronholm to get back to his feet.
Fisher preventing the sweep.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Gronholm keeps moving.
Gronholm is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
Fisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gronholm wants to stand and escape but Fisher is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fisher postures up and lands a big shot to Gronholm's brow.
Fisher prevents Gronholm from getting back to his feet.
Fisher pushes down on Gronholm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fisher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fisher content to control rather than advance.
Gronholm tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fisher has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gronholm looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Fisher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher dominating with strikes here.
Gronholm is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fisher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gronholm tries to reverse the position but Fisher maintains control.
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.
Fisher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fisher drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gronholm! More shots from Fisher and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Fisher!
Spencer Fisher is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Spencer Fisher started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Benson lands a big head kick that sends Howard tumbling to the mat! Benson takes a step backwards and waves Howard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Howard is rocked!
It looks like John Howard has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Howard wants to stay close but Benson steps back to make room for something. Howard seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Benson and Howard drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Benson!
A very excited looking Tony Benson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hartmann's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hartmann trying to control here.
Roosmalen is looking to advance position but Hartmann won't allow it.
Roosmalen is looking for a kimura but Hartmann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roosmalen to get the leverage.
Hartmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roosmalen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hartmann actively working from the bottom here.
Roosmalen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roosmalen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen working over Hartmann with some ground and pound. Hartmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hartmann wants to get back to full guard.
Roosmalen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen trying to control from half guard but Hartmann is working away.
Hartmann won't allow Roosmalen to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann taking some punishment here, with Roosmalen in his half guard.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
Roosmalen is pressing down on Hartmann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hartmann is holding on for now.
Roosmalen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann tries to get to full guard but Roosmalen has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roosmalen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hartmann makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hartmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hartmann controls Roosmalen momentarily but Roosmalen frees himself.
Roosmalen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roosmalen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roosmalen trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Hartmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roosmalen stands and throws Hartmann's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hartmann some visible discomfort.
Roosmalen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hartmann, who protects the arm well.
Hartmann can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartmann is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hartmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosmalen scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roosmalen thows a leg kick but Hartmann checks it
enabling Hartmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Roosmalen moves out of range.
Hartmann 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.
Roosmalen throws out a leg kick but Hartmann moves out of range and Roosmalen only half commits.
Hartmann tries to clinch up
and Roosmalen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roosmalen is looking to chop away at Hartmann's legs.
Roosmalen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Roosmalen moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hartmann as Roosmalen shoots in.
Roosmalen throws a lazy right hand but Hartmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Roosmalen keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Roosmalen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann which made him look bad.
Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Roosmalen tries to work over Hartmann's front leg with a kick but Hartmann checks it.
Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roosmalen counters with a takedown into side control.
Roosmalen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Roosmalen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hartmann is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roosmalen working the body and head with strikes.
Roosmalen 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Roosmalen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosmalen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hartmann to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen is looking to take a break and control but Hartmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roosmalen is trying to ground and pound but Hartmann uses the momentary lack of control by Roosmalen to regain half guard.
Hartmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hartmann wants to control the action here but instead Roosmalen manages to pass to full mount!
Hartmann is trying to escape the mount.
Roosmalen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stefan Roosmalen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roosmalen is trying to control. Hartmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roosmalen is taking a breather. Hartmann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hartmann actively working from the bottom here.
Hartmann gets back to full guard.
Roosmalen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen passes into half guard.
Roosmalen tries to pass to full mount but Hartmann defends it.
Roosmalen working over Hartmann with some ground and pound. Hartmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roosmalen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hartmann's thigh. Hartmann counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Roosmalen is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roosmalen misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hartmann does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roosmalen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roosmalen eats them both and turns towards Hartmann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Roosmalen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roosmalen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartmann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roosmalen is looking to take a break and control but Hartmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roosmalen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roosmalen is keen to just control but Hartmann is a slippery customer.
Hartmann wants to control but Roosmalen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roosmalen wants to take a breather but Hartmann is having none of it.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Roosmalen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hartmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hartmann is trying to control but can't.
Roosmalen is looking for a kimura here.
Hartmann wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roosmalen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roosmalen working the head and body with strikes.
Roosmalen is pressing down on Hartmann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hartmann is holding on for now.
Roosmalen is working for a kimura but Hartmann is defending it quite comfortably.
Roosmalen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen prevents Hartmann from improving his position.
Roosmalen tries to pass to full mount but Hartmann defends it.
Erwin Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartmann wants to improve his position but Roosmalen is controlling well.
Roosmalen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartmann is looking for a sweep. Roosmalen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Roosmalen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roosmalen, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Thompson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
188 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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27
176 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stone is looking to stand up but Thompson isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thompson stacks Stone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thompson!
Thompson happy to just control the position for now.
Thompson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thompson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
Thompson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
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!
Thompson advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson has hold of Stone's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stone manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Thompson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stone to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stone shrugs it off.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thompson stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
Stone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
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!
Stone working for submissions but it's allowed Thompson to get to half guard.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson is trying for a kimura here. Stone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Thompson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Thompson!
John Thompson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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