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AFLC 58: Howard Vs Oliveira 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to R-Swift - Awesome God. Dan Benson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gatti's waist but Gatti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benson off to one side.
Benson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gatti counters with a head kick. That will keep Benson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gatti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gatti wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatti wants to stand but Benson is controlling the position.
Gatti trying to keep a closed guard but Benson is proving a slippery customer.
Gatti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benson manages to get himself to full guard.
Benson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson working for a triangle but Gatti defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson working for a triangle but Gatti defends it easily.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Gatti from controlling successfully.
Benson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benson has a closed guard, preventing Gatti from standing up.
Benson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson has a closed guard, preventing Gatti from standing up.
Gatti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gatti has managed to get both his arms back between Benson's legs - danger averted.
Gatti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti stands and steps away. Benson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gatti misses with a head kick.
Gatti scores with a nice right hand.
Gatti throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Gatti feints a jab promting Benson to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Gatti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Benson with that takedown attempt.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gatti duly obliges.
Gatti misses the body punch
and Benson counters with a one-two to the body.
Benson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson misses with a takedown attempt - Gatti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson closes the distance and clinches up with Gatti, looking for a takedown. Benson pushes Gatti against the ropes but Gatti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gatti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arturo Gatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gatti misses with a low kick.
Gatti thumps Benson with a low kick.
Benson shoots in for a double leg but Gatti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gatti lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson has a takedown stuffed.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Gatti. No joy for Benson on that attempt.
Gatti lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Benson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gatti and Benson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gatti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Got Money as his entrance music. Willy Manson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Coleman's chin.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manson trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman prevents Manson from improving his position.
Manson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Manson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coleman moves nicely into side control.
Manson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman wants to control but Manson is keeping him busy.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Manson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Manson wants to improve his position but Coleman is controlling well.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manson wants to sweep but Coleman has passed to side 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.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Coleman is working Manson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
Manson is rocked!
Coleman lands a strong strike to the head of Manson. That's dazed him! Coleman looking to finish here. Manson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Coleman lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mark Coleman waved his t-shirt featuring Springfield HW Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Duncan Trussell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trussell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris lands a front kick.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trussell.
Trussell takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris drops Trussell with a left and a right! Oh, Trussell is hurt - Norris dives into side control looking to finish!
Trussell is rocked!
It looks like Duncan Trussell 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!
Norris has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Trussell is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Norris yanks on the arm and Trussell is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Norris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Norris!
After the big win, Chuck Norris made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cyclone Nutrition Company and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira lands a slapping body shot.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oliveira. Oliveira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Howard.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Howard, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Howard against the ropes but Howard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
John Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Howard.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliveira throws a strike aimed at the side of Howard's head but Howard avoids it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howard defending against the ground and pound.
Oliveira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Howard is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Howard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howard is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Howard blocks nicely.
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Howard is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Howard pulls Oliveira in close to his closed guard and prevents Oliveira from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Howard.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard misses with a hook. Oliveira ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howard.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliveira as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Howard has wrist control.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Howard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howard throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Howard.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
Howard wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Howard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Howard has wrist control.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Oliveira throws a big elbow that misses.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Howard keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliveira trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howard controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howard is looking to sweep but instead, Oliveira has passed into half guard.
Oliveira lands strikes from half guard.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Howard defends it.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Howard is in trouble now - Oliveira has advanced to mount!
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!
Oliveira sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Howard tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Howard blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oliveira thowing shots but they're missing.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Howard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliveira with a jab.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliveira stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Howard parries the strikes from Oliveira easily there. Oliveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Howard to escape.
Oliveira throws an elbow but Howard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliveira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Oliveira seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Howard is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveira misses with the ground and pound.
Oliveira throws a strike aimed at the side of Howard's head but Howard avoids it well.
Howard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oliveira landing strikes.
Howard dodges the ground and pound from Oliveira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Howard is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Oliveira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Howard tries to bench press Oliveira off him but Oliveira keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a nice forearm strike.
Oliveira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Howard parries the strikes from Oliveira easily there. Oliveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Howard to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oliveira throws an elbow but Howard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Raimundo Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Howard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howard tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira tries to score with some ground and pound. Howard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Howard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oliveira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oliveira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oliveira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Howard is avoiding damage well.
Oliveira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Howard is avoiding damage well.
Oliveira working the head with strikes.
Oliveira tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oliveira working the ground and pound from side control.
Oliveira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira misses with the ground and pound.
Oliveira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but Howard is defending the strikes.
Oliveira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Howard is avoiding damage well.
Oliveira throws an elbow but Howard slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but Howard is defending the strikes.
Howard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Oliveira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Howard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Howard down.
Oliveira lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oliveira.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Howard tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Howard dodges it nicely.
Oliveira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Howard!
Howard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Oliveira sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oliveira punching from mount but Howard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Oliveira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Howard hang on?
Oliveira punching from mount but Howard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Oliveira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to get to half guard.
Oliveira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oliveira throws some wild stikes that Howard manages to avoid easily.
Howard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to ground and pound but Howard is blocking nicely.
Oliveira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oliveira landing shots from mount.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Howard is rocked!
Howard has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Oliveira's lack of action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Howard dodges it nicely.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oliveira moves into full mount! Howard won't be happy about that!
Oliveira landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Howard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Howard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oliveira.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but Howard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Oliveira.
Oh Howard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliveira lands with a straight right. Howard didn't see that one coming.
Howard seems to have got his legs back now.
Oliveira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howard counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Howard.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Howard sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Howard trying to control here.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
Howard wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Oliveira wants to pass to mount but Howard is defending the position.
Howard trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Oliveira manages to pass to mount!
Oliveira unloads with some shots from mount but Howard bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oliveira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oliveira throws some wild stikes that Howard manages to avoid easily.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howard is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Howard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but Howard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oliveira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oliveira cracks Howard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliveira with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to ground and pound but Howard is blocking nicely.
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oliveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Howard because Oliveira loaded up on that one.
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
Oliveira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oliveira throws some wild stikes that Howard manages to avoid easily.
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but Howard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oliveira cracks Howard with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimundo Oliveira!
Raimundo Oliveira looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Năo gosto de decisơes, sou um nocauteador artístico.
I don't like decisions, I'm a knockout artist.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. Lombard has chosen 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa - We Own It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. BJ Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Lombard's chin.
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30
190 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Lombard backing up. Lombard nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Lombard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn tries to clinch up.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn jabs at Lombard's body.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Penn lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn cracks Lombard with a good jab.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a combination. Lombard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn throws a combination that misses
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lombard in his tracks.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Penn misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Lombard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Lombard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lombard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lombard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lombard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombard.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lombard on the side of the head.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids the body shot from Lombard.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a combination. Lombard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn misses with a combination
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lombard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard slips under a jab.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn lunges at Lombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombard's hand.
Lombard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn cracks Lombard with a good jab.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Penn scores with a hook.
Lombard throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lombard slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn catches Lombard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Lombard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lombard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lombard throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Lombard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Lombard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lombard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Lombard misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Lombard ducks down to avoid it.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn slips under a jab from Lombard.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lombard.
Penn misses with a combination
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a combination
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombard scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Lombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, BJ Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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34
212 lbs
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28
212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartmann showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roosmalen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roosmalen is refusing to be controlled, as Hartmann sits in half guard.
Roosmalen is looking for a sweep. Hartmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hartmann wants to free his trapped foot but Roosmalen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Hartmann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roosmalen is looking for a sweep. Hartmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hartmann wants to free his trapped foot but Roosmalen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen wants to improve his position but Hartmann is controlling well.
Hartmann seems to be working for a kimura but Roosmalen defends the submission attempt.
Roosmalen wants to control but Hartmann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roosmalen is not content to let Hartmann control the position.
Hartmann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hartmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hartmann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to control from half guard but Roosmalen is working away.
Roosmalen gets back to full guard.
Roosmalen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hartmann throwing strikes but missing.
Roosmalen controls Hartmann momentarily but Hartmann frees himself.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Roosmalen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hartmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hartmann postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Hartmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Roosmalen keeps moving.
Roosmalen keeping full guard, as Hartmann tries to pass.
Roosmalen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roosmalen trying to control the position here.
Hartmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roosmalen is trying to control the position but Hartmann postures up.
Hartmann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roosmalen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hartmann!
Roosmalen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hartmann tries to lock up and control but Roosmalen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roosmalen breaks from Hartmann's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hartmann is trying to escape the mount.
Roosmalen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hartmann to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hartmann shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosmalen avoids the attempt from Hartmann to control.
Roosmalen is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hartmann is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DTK Designs (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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207 lbs
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205 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Manhoef. Those never looked like landing.
Manhoef misses with a straight right.
Manhoef swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manhoef throws a solid leg kick but Patrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a double jab.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Patrick throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Patrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manhoef scores with a spinning back kick!
Manhoef lands a left and a right that send Patrick crashing to the mat, dazed. Manhoef thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Patrick is rocked!
It looks like Jean Claude Patrick has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhoef can pounce on him.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
Manhoef drops Patrick with a straight right hand, right on the button! Manhoef follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now as his entrance music. Luis Alberto Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
189 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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25
195 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Perez scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez tries to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Perez.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Perez wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Perez lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perez counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Perez back against the ropes.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez lands a right hand.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Perez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez lands a nice knee to the body.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smith tries to circle away but Perez has him pinned against the ropes.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith wants to break free but Perez has control.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Perez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez lands a big right hand that drops Smith! The killer instinct kicks in and Perez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Perez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Alberto Perez!
A victorious Luis Alberto Perez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
191 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hathaway's sensitive parts.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hathaway counters with an outside leg kick.
Hathaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Hathaway's ribs.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Hathaway misses the jab.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Silva lands a nice hook to Hathaway's body. Hathaway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hathaway loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Hathaway moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Hathaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hathaway rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hathaway stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hathaway tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Hathaway has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hathaway throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Hathaway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Hathaway shrugs it off.
Hathaway throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lunges at Hathaway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hathaway's hand.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hathaway.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Hathaway counters with a stiff right hand.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva 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!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Hathaway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daniel Hathaway's cut is getting worse.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hathaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hathaway throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Hathaway scores with a nice right hand.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hathaway.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hathaway.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Thor Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Silva misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hathaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hathaway to score with a decent uppercut.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hathaway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hathaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looks to land a combination. Hathaway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hathaway.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Silva thumps Hathaway with a low kick.
Silva clobbers Hathaway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hathaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva looks for the body kick but Hathaway saw that one coming.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hathaway's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway throws an off balance right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hathaway eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hathaway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva scores with a one two! Hathaway had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hathaway is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Hathaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva lands a hook that stumbles Hathaway back into the ropes. Silva follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hathaway to the canvas! Silva pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hathaway has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thor Silva!
A victorious Thor Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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29
197 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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35
199 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Dela Cruz on that attempt.
Dela Cruz motions for Stone to come forward. Dela Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz takes one on the button.
It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone leaves Dela Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stone tries to clinch but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Nice cross by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dela Cruz checks a leg kick.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Stone wants to stand but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dela Cruz defends it easily.
Dela Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dela Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dela Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dela Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dela Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Dela Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dela Cruz working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Dela Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick Dela Cruz off! Dela Cruz jumps back into Stone's guard.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Dela Cruz defends easily.
Dela Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stone's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Dela Cruz wants to take a breather but Stone is having none of it.
Dela Cruz controlling the action here.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Dela Cruz sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dela Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Stone is looking to escape.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Dela Cruz has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dela Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dela Cruz there.
Dela Cruz 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.
Dela Cruz prevents Stone from improving his position.
Dela Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Dela Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Dela Cruz is nestled in close to Stone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Dela Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dela Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dela Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Stone manages to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone won't allow Dela Cruz to pass to mount.
Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Dela Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is not content to let Dela Cruz control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Dela Cruz is controlling him well.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dela Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Stone pushes Dela Cruz off looking to stand but Dela Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
Dela Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dela Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Stone wants to control but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Dela Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Dela Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Stone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Stone tries to hold on but Dela Cruz pushes him away.
Stone is bucking up trying to escape but Dela Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dela Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
Dela Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stone working to try and regain half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Dela Cruz landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stone is rocked!
Dela Cruz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Stone covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Dela Cruz!
A relieved looking Shane Dela Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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A |
G |
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B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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78% |
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