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AFLC 61: Rumble in the Ring 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Gatti moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Gatti lands with a good body shot.
Gatti misses with a double jab
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dos Santos has time to react.
It looks like Rafael Dos Santos has been cut.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dos Santos has time to react.
Gatti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Gatti tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos clinches.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Gatti breaks from the clinch.
Gatti connects with a crisp jab.
Gatti misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Gatti lands.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gatti connects with a combination that backs up Dos Santos into the ropes. Gatti lands a flurry of punches that gets past Dos Santos's guard. Dos Santos is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Gatti bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veterano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Turn The Lights Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcelo Veterano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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204 lbs
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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veterano throws a good cross that connects.
Alejandro throws a looping overhand right but Veterano ducks down to avoid it.
Veterano throws a hook to the side of Alejandro's head but Alejandro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alejandro looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Alejandro slips under a jab from Veterano.
Alejandro shoots in for a double leg but Veterano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Veterano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veterano misses with an uppercut.
Veterano throws out a powerful jab.
Alejandro staying out of range there.
Alejandro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veterano cracks Alejandro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Veterano looks to throw the jab but Alejandro is out of range.
A punch combination from Veterano misses.
Alejandro is looking to clinch but Veterano is avoiding it.
Veterano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alejandro.
Veterano needs to keep his hands up - Alejandro had a free shot at his head there.
Alejandro throws a looping overhand right but Veterano ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veterano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alejandro.
Veterano misses with a body shot.
Veterano lands a jab to Alejandro's midsection.
Veterano misses with a hook. Alejandro ducked under it nicely.
Alejandro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veterano looks to score with a jab to the body but Alejandro is just out of range.
Alejandro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alejandro avoids the body shot from Veterano.
Marcelo Veterano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alejandro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Veterano misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Alejandro misses the target.
Veterano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alejandro moves away.
Alejandro scores with a nice strike.
Veterano missing with a left hand there. Alejandro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veterano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Veterano stalks Alejandro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alejandro's face. Alejandro staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Marcos Alejandro has been cut.
Veterano lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alejandro ducks under a wild hook from Veterano.
Veterano misses with a looping left.
Alejandro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veterano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alejandro's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Veterano misses the target.
Veterano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Veterano misses with a straight left.
Marcos Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veterano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alejandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veterano throws an overhand right that lands on Alejandro's shoulder, as Alejandro tries to avoid the shot.
Alejandro clinches up against the ropes.
Veterano wants to get back to striking at distance but Alejandro won't allow it.
Veterano wants to get back to striking at distance but Alejandro won't allow it.
Alejandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veterano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Veterano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Veterano tries to circle away but Alejandro has him pinned against the ropes.
Veterano is looking to break free of the clinch but Alejandro has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro lands a knee to the head.
Alejandro looking to throw knees to the head but Veterano is blocking nicely.
Alejandro lands a damaging elbow.
Alejandro prevents Veterano from breaking the clinch.
Veterano tries to break the clinch but Alejandro is controlling the position.
Veterano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alejandro misses with a knee to the head.
Alejandro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Veterano regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Veterano is looking to stand up but Alejandro isn't so interested in that idea.
Alejandro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veterano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alejandro won't allow Veterano to sweep him here.
Veterano wants to stand but Alejandro is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro wants to control from the top but Veterano keeps moving.
Veterano looking for a sweep. Not yet Veterano, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alejandro prevents Veterano from getting back to his feet.
Alejandro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Veterano looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Veterano looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Veterano!
Alejandro dodges the ground and pound from Veterano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veterano throws a strike aimed at the side of Alejandro's head but Alejandro avoids it well.
Veterano working the ground and pound but Alejandro is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Alejandro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alejandro throws a hook but Veterano blocks it.
Alejandro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veterano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alejandro in his tracks.
Veterano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veterano misses with a two punch combination.
Veterano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alejandro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veterano. That did some damage!
Veterano misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Alejandro does no damage.
Veterano connects with a right hand. Alejandro shakes it off.
Alejandro cracks the inside of Veterano's front leg.
Veterano throws a hook but Alejandro avoids it easily.
Veterano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alejandro.
Veterano misses the shot to the body.
Veterano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veterano gets tackled into the ropes by Alejandro. Alejandro maintains the clinch.
Veterano is trying to force a seperation but Alejandro has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a knee to the head.
Veterano takes an elbow to the temple.
Veterano wants to get back to striking at distance but Alejandro won't allow it.
Veterano is trying to break the clinch but Alejandro has him pressed against the ropes.
Alejandro with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alejandro.
Veterano wants to break free but Alejandro has control.
Veterano manages to break the clinch.
Veterano throws a big shot that misses.
Veterano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veterano misses with a wild body shot.
Veterano moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Veterano misses the target.
Veterano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alejandro scores with the left hand. Veterano knows he should have avoided that one.
Alejandro takes a swing at Veterano's ribcage but misses.
Alejandro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veterano looks to land a combination but Alejandro avoids it well.
Alejandro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Veterano misses.
Veterano misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veterano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alejandro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Veterano is fending him off so far but Alejandro persists. Nope, Veterano circles away and we're back to standing.
Veterano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alejandro shoots in but no luck this time.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Alejandro avoids them all with ease.
Veterano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veterano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alejandro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alejandro connects with a crisp jab.
Alejandro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veterano slips under a jab.
Alejandro loads up on a big right hand but Veterano slips the punch.
Veterano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alejandro to score with a decent uppercut.
Alejandro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alejandro moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Alejandro moves in looking to clinch but Veterano pushes him off.
Veterano thows a body shot but no joy.
Veterano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veterano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Veterano misses.
Veterano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veterano punishes Alejandro's body with a nice straight punch.
Veterano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alejandro. Alejandro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Veterano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alejandro moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Alejandro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro tries to clinch but Veterano moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veterano. Alejandro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veterano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alejandro. Alejandro obviously looking to wear him down.
Veterano throws a jab but it's blocked by Alejandro.
Veterano moves out of range as Alejandro strikes.
Veterano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veterano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alejandro is looking to clinch but Veterano is avoiding it.
Alejandro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alejandro closes the distance but Veterano moves to the side
and Alejandro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veterano looks to score with a jab to the body but Alejandro is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veterano throws a jab when Alejandro was well out of range.
Veterano circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Veterano misses its intended target.
Veterano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcelo Veterano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcos Alejandro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Veterano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alejandro.
Alejandro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Veterano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alejandro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veterano.
Veterano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veterano throws a body punch but Alejandro moves out of range.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veterano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alejandro closes the distance and pushes Veterano back into the ropes.
Veterano takes an elbow to the temple.
Veterano is trying to push Alejandro away but Alejandro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Veterano working hard to break the clinch.
Veterano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alejandro misses with a knee to the head.
Alejandro lands an elbow just above Veterano 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alejandro tries to land a knee to the head but Veterano blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veterano avoids the elbow strike from Alejandro, against the ropes.
Alejandro trying to control the position but instead, Veterano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alejandro into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Alejandro.
Veterano can't break the clinch.
Alejandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alejandro lands an elbow inside that Veterano shrugs off.
Alejandro has Veterano pressed against the ropes, preventing Veterano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alejandro lands an elbow just above Veterano 's eye.
Veterano is trying to force a seperation but Alejandro has the dominant position.
Veterano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alejandro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alejandro.
Alejandro is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veterano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Veterano is trying to force a seperation but Alejandro has the dominant position.
Veterano is looking to break free of the clinch but Alejandro has double underhooks.
Alejandro keeps control of Veterano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Veterano tries to break free but Alejandro pushes him back against the ropes.
Alejandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veterano's defenses.
Veterano tries to circle away but Alejandro has him pinned against the ropes.
Veterano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alejandro is trying to maintain a safe position but Veterano gets an underhook and turns Alejandro into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veterano is trying to force a seperation but Alejandro has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Alejandro.
Alejandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veterano's defenses.
Veterano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alejandro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Veterano finds it's way round the side to connect with Alejandro's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veterano keeps the fight on the outside.
Alejandro throws a lazy right hand but Veterano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veterano misses with a body shot.
Alejandro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Veterano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veterano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alejandro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alejandro lands a jab to the head.
Veterano misses with an uppercut. Alejandro saw that one coming.
Veterano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Veterano tries to bum rush Alejandro with a series of wild strikes but Alejandro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alejandro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Veterano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alejandro under the eye.
Veterano misses with a hook.
Alejandro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veterano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veterano throws a looping overhand right but Alejandro ducks down to avoid it.
Alejandro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veterano throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano throws out a loose jab but Alejandro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veterano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alejandro tries to close the distance and clinch but Veterano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alejandro closes the distance and clinches.
Alejandro has Veterano pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Veterano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alejandro lands an elbow inside that Veterano shrugs off.
Marcelo Veterano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Veterano dodges an elbow strike from Alejandro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Veterano as Alejandro tries to tie him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veterano managing to block the knees to the body from Alejandro.
Alejandro is trying to maintain a safe position but Veterano gets an underhook and turns Alejandro into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alejandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veterano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alejandro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veterano is keeping busy.
Marcos Alejandro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veterano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Marcos Alejandro.
I think Veterano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Veterano!
A relieved looking Marcelo Veterano 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lombard's choice of entrance music: 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa - We Own It . Hector Lombard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Freedman.
Freedman misses with a takedown
and Lombard counters with a left and a right that stings Freedman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard lands a nice hook to Freedman's body. Freedman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Freedman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Freedman throws a looping overhand right but Lombard ducks down to avoid it.
Freedman lands with a cross.
Freedman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freedman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombard scrambles back to his feet.
Marcus Freedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freedman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombard avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Freedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a big shot that misses.
Freedman works the jab nicely.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Freedman misses with the combination.
Freedman swings for the body but Lombard moves out of range.
Freedman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lombard trying to control here.
Lombard wants to improve his position but Freedman is controlling well.
Freedman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lombard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombard is refusing to be controlled, as Freedman sits in half guard.
Freedman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedman tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Freedman controlling him for the moment.
Freedman slips nicely into half guard.
Freedman prevents Lombard from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman is working for a kimura but Lombard is defending it quite comfortably.
Lombard won't allow Freedman to pass to mount.
Lombard is in trouble now - Freedman has advanced to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Freedman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Freedman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Freedman prevents Lombard from getting the reversal.
Lombard wants to get back to his feet.
Lombard is working to get back to half guard.
Freedman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Freedman working for a submission but Lombard is keeping him at bay.
Freedman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lombard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Freedman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lombard struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lombard tries to bench press Freedman off him but Freedman keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Freedman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Lombard's cut.
That's time! Freedman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freedman lands a glancing blow to the side of Lombard's head.
Freedman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freedman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lombard is trying to control but can't.
Lombard is looking for a sweep. Freedman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lombard has one foot on Freedman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Freedman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Freedman throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Freedman misses with a double jab
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Marcus Freedman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freedman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freedman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lombard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Freedman is trying to control the action in half guard but Lombard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freedman wants to free his trapped foot but Lombard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Freedman is working hard here to advance position.
Lombard is looking to escape.
Lombard kicks off Freedman and gets to his feet.
Freedman slips a jab from Lombard.
Freedman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Freedman tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freedman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedman throws a big shot that misses.
Freedman cracks Lombard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedman looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Freedman avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Freedman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freedman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freedman tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes one to the chin there.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedman throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcus Freedman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Freedman is just out of range.
Lombard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Freedman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freedman misses the body punch
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lombard swings for the body but Freedman moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freedman.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lombard's head.
Freedman tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freedman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lombard quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard is trying to maintain the position but Freedman is very close to passing his half guard.
Freedman seems to be looking for submissions.
Freedman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lombard is just riding it out for now. Freedman eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Freedman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Lombard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Freedman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Freedman falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Freedman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lombard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freedman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Freedman.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Freedman.
Lombard swings for the body but Freedman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lombard sprawls well. Lombard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freedman gets slowly back to his feet.
Freedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lombard tries to sprawl out of it but Freedman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lombard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freedman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Freedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard misses the jab.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard ducks right into an uppercut from Freedman.
Freedman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard slips a straight right by Freedman.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
Freedman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedman shoots in but no luck this time.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freedman misses with an uppercut.
Freedman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freedman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lombard's waist but Lombard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freedman off to one side.
Freedman misses with a few strikes there.
Freedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard.
Lombard misses with a body punch
and Freedman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freedman misses with a shot to the body
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombard takes a swing at Freedman's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freedman misses with a double jab
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Lombard.
Well Freedman 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Freedman!
After winning the bout, Marcus Freedman 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 Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Patrushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Iornside. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
182 lbs
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200 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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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
19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Patrushev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrushev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Patrushev.
Patrushev has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gracie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Patrushev yanks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Patrushev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergei Patrushev!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Patrushev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the ring accompanied by Flower Of Scotland. Severn has chosen 50 cent ft mann - buzzin new song 2010 music video as his entrance music. Rob McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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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 Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenzie.
Severn shoots in and gets a takedown into McKenzie's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severn throws a big right hand that misses.
McKenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McKenzie seems keen to control Severn's posture.
McKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severn is in close to McKenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McKenzie with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Severn can't handle though.
McKenzie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Severn postures up.
McKenzie keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
McKenzie controlling the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Severn distracts McKenzie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Severn tries to free his leg and advance position but McKenzie is retaining full guard.
Severn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McKenzie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McKenzie seems keen to control Severn's posture.
Severn wants to pass the guard but McKenzie is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Severn won't allow McKenzie to sweep him here.
Severn wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
McKenzie wants to sweep here but Severn controlling him for the moment.
Severn content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McKenzie gets the takedown into side control.
Severn is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
McKenzie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McKenzie trying to control the position but Severn is working away.
McKenzie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Severn can't do much from the bottom here.
McKenzie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McKenzie 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.
Severn tries to bench press McKenzie off him but McKenzie keeps the position.
McKenzie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Severn is avoiding damage well.
McKenzie working the ground and pound.
McKenzie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McKenzie tries to land with some ground and pound but 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.
McKenzie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Severn is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
Severn wants to control but McKenzie postures up.
A lull in the action here as McKenzie stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is working Severn over with some ground and pound from side control.
McKenzie in side control, throwing shots but Severn defends.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McKenzie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McKenzie is looking to take a break and control but Severn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Severn wants to control but McKenzie postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McKenzie is staying active.
McKenzie working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob McKenzie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKenzie feints and as Severn raises his hands in defense, McKenzie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McKenzie trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
McKenzie throwing strikes from guard but Severn blocks nicely.
McKenzie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McKenzie stands up over Severn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McKenzie trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
McKenzie throwing strikes from guard but Severn blocks nicely.
McKenzie lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn wants to sweep here but McKenzie controlling him for the moment.
McKenzie postures up and lands a big shot to Severn's brow.
McKenzie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McKenzie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McKenzie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Severn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKenzie 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.
McKenzie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McKenzie throws a strike but Severn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn postures up.
Severn throws a big right hand that misses.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McKenzie tries to strike from the bottom.
McKenzie looking to control.
Severn preventing the sweep.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McKenzie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Severn is now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie wants to improve his position but Severn is controlling well.
McKenzie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McKenzie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Severn lands a nice short elbow.
McKenzie trying to control but Severn postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Severn in particular looking to stall.
McKenzie is looking to improve his position.
Rob McKenzie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKenzie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKenzie's head.
Severn wants to take a breather but McKenzie is having none of it.
McKenzie trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Severn connects with a nice short shot to McKenzie's temple.
McKenzie controlling the position well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie punching from the bottom.
Severn trying to control from half guard but McKenzie is working away.
McKenzie is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob McKenzie 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. This is the final round!
Severn rushes McKenzie and presses him up against the ropes.
Severn tries for a takedown but McKenzie manages to get underhooks.
Severn can't get the takedown.
McKenzie tries to pull guard but Severn won't allow it.
Severn prevents McKenzie from breaking the clinch.
McKenzie prevents the takedown attempt.
Rob McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severn.
McKenzie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Severn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Severn has hold of one of McKenzie's legs. McKenzie is fighting the takedown attempt but Severn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Severn trying to control but McKenzie is working from the bottom.
McKenzie has control of Severn's left arm, preventing Severn from doing any damage.
Severn postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Severn postures up in McKenzie's guard and throws a big left but McKenzie blocks it.
Severn wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
McKenzie trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Rob McKenzie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Severn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McKenzie to the ground. Severn is now in McKenzie's guard.
McKenzie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie wants to control but Severn passes easily into half guard.
McKenzie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McKenzie landing rabbit punches to the side of Severn's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
McKenzie is trying to control but can't.
Severn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie trying to control from the bottom.
Severn wants to take a breather but McKenzie is having none of it.
McKenzie missing with punches from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Severn connects with a nice short shot to McKenzie's temple.
Severn tries to pass the half guard into mount. McKenzie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McKenzie trying to hold on to Severn's head to control him but Severn postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McKenzie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Severn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Severn throwing shots but McKenzie is blocking nicely.
McKenzie is pressing down on Severn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McKenzie managing to control the position.
Dan Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with some strikes.
Rob McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKenzie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Severn because McKenzie loaded up on that one.
McKenzie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McKenzie wants to control the pace but Severn is squirming around nicely.
McKenzie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie looking to control but Severn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Severn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Rob McKenzie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McKenzie, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob McKenzie!
A relieved looking Rob McKenzie 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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23
213 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silvio Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sierra.
Sierra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valanciunas's head.
Sierra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valanciunas moves away.
Sierra connects with a nice looking jab.
Sierra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Silvio Sierra has been cut.
Sierra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valanciunas can pounce on him.
Valanciunas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Valanciunas tenderised Sierra's leg. Sierra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valanciunas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sierra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valanciunas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Sierra misses.
Sierra looks to throw the jab but Valanciunas is out of range.
Sierra misses with a few strikes there.
Valanciunas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Sierra.
Sierra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra misses with a looping left.
Sierra misses with a straight left.
Sierra throws a body punch but Valanciunas moves out of range.
Sierra misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Valanciunas coming out on top.
Valanciunas works over Sierra's head and body with a nice combination.
Sierra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valanciunas sends Sierra crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valanciunas is motioning to the referee to let Sierra up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sierra is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valanciunas misses with a wild combination.
Sierra is still on wobbly legs! Can Valanciunas finish him?
Valanciunas cracks a nice hook into Sierra's ribs.
Valanciunas with a hook.
Valanciunas gets caught flat footed, as Sierra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sierra seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra stops Valanciunas from standing up.
Sierra stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Valanciunas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Sierra does no damage.
Sierra blocks a jab.
A jab from Sierra misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra misses with a series of wild punches.
Sierra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valanciunas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valanciunas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sierra's hands.
That has opened up Silvio Sierra's cut even more.
Valanciunas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sierra's calf.
Valanciunas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sierra.
Sierra misses with a straight right.
Sierra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Sierra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sierra 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.
A jab from Sierra misses.
Valanciunas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sierra throws a lazy uppercut
and Valanciunas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sierra's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valanciunas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sierra.
Sierra looks winded!
Sierra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valanciunas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas slips under a jab from Sierra.
That kick from Valanciunas tenderised Sierra's leg. Sierra is trying to keep his angry face on.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sierra.
A head kick from Valanciunas lands but Sierra takes it in his stride.
Sierra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sierra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sierra misses with a hook.
Sierra looks to land a combination but Valanciunas avoids it well.
Sierra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valanciunas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sierra looks to throw the jab but Valanciunas is out of range.
Sierra just misses with a punch to the body.
Sierra tries for a takedown but Valanciunas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sierra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Valanciunas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Sierra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valanciunas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Valanciunas connects with a single shot there.
The cut above Silvio Sierra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Sierra misses.
Sierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valanciunas defending well as Sierra loads up on a big left hand.
Valanciunas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sierra throws out the jab.
Sierra connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Sierra misses
and Valanciunas counters with a nice leg kick.
Sierra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas cracks Sierra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sierra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Valanciunas finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valanciunas walks into a jab.
Valanciunas cracks Sierra with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Valanciunas!
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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 Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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207 lbs
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200 lbs
19 - 4 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 3 - 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
19 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Patrick is defending well.
Patrick tries to kick Oliveira off but Oliveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Patrick looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but Patrick defending 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.
Oliveira is thwarting Patrick's attempts to control the position.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patrick defending well though.
Patrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Patrick is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Patrick is defending well.
Patrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Oliveira wants to control but Patrick is keeping him busy.
Patrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oliveira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliveira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Patrick stops Oliveira from passing to mount.
Patrick tries to bench press Oliveira off him but Oliveira keeps the position.
Patrick is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing shots but missing, 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 Patrick down.
Patrick sneaks back into half guard.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Patrick taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Patrick managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patrick keeps working.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Patrick's legs.
You can see the frustration on Patrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Oliveira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oliveira grinds an elbow into Patrick's temple.
Patrick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oliveira's best efforts.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Patrick defends it.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliveira not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Oliveira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oliveira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Patrick is rocked!
Patrick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patrick tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands a big elbow - Patrick is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Patrick is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Raimundo Oliveira!
Raimundo Oliveira took some time post fight to say the following; 'Não gosto de decisões, 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 Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Awesome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! BJ Penn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with the combination.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Silva thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips under a jab.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Silva cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Jab from Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn lands a head shot.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the ropes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva blocks a jab.
A big left from Penn misses.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Penn is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva with a hook.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn 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.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva avoids the body shot from Penn.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
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!
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
Our winner, Thor Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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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
25 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roosmalen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roosmalen misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roosmalen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roosmalen throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker moves away from the strike by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roosmalen on the side of the head.
Roosmalen thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosmalen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good leg kick by Roosmalen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Walker scores with a jab to the body.
Roosmalen misses with a head kick.
Walker tries to clinch there but Roosmalen circles away.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Roosmalen saw that one coming.
Roosmalen misses the jab.
Roosmalen throws a body kick that misses.
Roosmalen misses with a hook
and Roosmalen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roosmalen motions for Walker to come forward. Roosmalen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Roosmalen's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker throws a right and a left that Roosmalen avoids nicely.
Walker Rushes Roosmalen and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Roosmalen is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Walker Piles on the pressure and Roosmalen crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Walker!
In his post fight interview, Brandon Walker 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 Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benson.
It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
Good shot there by Benson.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benson's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Stone settles back down.
A head kick misses from Benson.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benson.
Benson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Benson tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Benson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Benson throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benson.
Stone tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone has Benson pressed against the ropes, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
A head kick from Benson lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone moves away from the strike by Benson.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Stone wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Benson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Benson tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Benson sees coming a mile off.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the ropes.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone rushes Benson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
Benson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands a nice hook to Benson's body. Benson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
Benson throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Benson takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone lands a nice hook to Benson's body. Benson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Benson.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Stone blocks the leg kick.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stone lands a front kick.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Benson 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.
Benson takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range as Benson throws a body kick.
Stone wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Stone throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson blocks a head kick by Stone.
Benson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Benson walks into a jab.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benson on the side of the head.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Stone is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson avoids the head kick by Stone.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benson thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Benson does no damage.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benson's efforts to push away.
Stone is working Benson over against the ropes.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
Benson cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Stone jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson scores with a nice head shot.
Stone closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone checks a low kick from Benson.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Stone forces Benson back against the ropes and clinches.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Benson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benson circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson blocks a head kick by Stone.
Benson rushes Stone and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson blocks a head kick by Stone.
Benson cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Benson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Stone.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone has Benson pressed against the ropes, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benson avoids it.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Benson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Stone wants to slow Benson down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone thumps Benson with a low kick.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone clinches up against the ropes.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Stone!
Our winner, Chris Stone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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