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AFLC 85: Barnes Vs Benson 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Homem Aranha as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
It looks like Roberto Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Rogers throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gracie has eaten all the pies!
Rogers looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rogers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie is rocked!
Rogers lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gracie! Rogers sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gracie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Rogers!
Sam Rogers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has chosen Sandaless - Wojownik as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Wallace closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cortez's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cortez working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
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!
Wallace wants to stand but Cortez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cortez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cortez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Wallace wants to stand but Cortez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cortez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
Wallace wants to stand but Cortez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
Cortez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wallace with a nice head shot there.
Wallace wanted to stand there but Cortez had control of the position.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cortez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cortez has his feet on Wallace's thighs here. He's pushed Wallace off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wallace screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Cortez!
After winning the bout, Nathan Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Rafal Wallace stepped up to the mic, saying 'Never give up'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julle Theamazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Yves Cachemaille (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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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julle Theamazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cachemaille getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cachemaille scores with a nice body kick.
Cachemaille lands a nice looking body shot.
Cachemaille avoids the body shot from Theamazing.
Cachemaille lands a big head kick that sends Theamazing tumbling to the mat! Cachemaille takes a step backwards and waves Theamazing back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Theamazing is rocked!
It looks like Julle Theamazing has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theamazing just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Theamazing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cachemaille lands a nice leg kick that just misses Theamazing's sensitive parts.
Cachemaille lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Theamazing falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cachemaille dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Yves Cachemaille!
Jean Yves Cachemaille decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattinson has chosen Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65 as his entrance music. Edward Pattinson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saul Tigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pattinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Pattinson.
Tigh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pattinson counters with a low kick, right behind Tigh 's knee.
A combination from Pattinson does no damage.
Pattinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Pattinson lands but Tigh takes it in his stride.
Pattinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tigh shoots in and bounces Pattinson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pattinson is looking for a triangle but Tigh pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing that Tigh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pattinson is trying to control the position but Tigh postures up.
Pattinson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tigh pushing down on Pattinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson wants to get back to his feet.
Tigh is looking for a kimura here.
Tigh is looking for a kimura but Pattinson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tigh to get the leverage.
Pattinson is looking for a sweep. Tigh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pattinson is looking to control Tigh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pattinson avoid being mounted?
Tigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tigh trying to control the action but Pattinson is working from the bottom.
Pattinson wants to control but Tigh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pattinson won't allow Tigh to pass to mount.
Tigh trying to control from half guard but Pattinson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pattinson defends it well.
Pattinson actively working from the bottom here.
Tigh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pattinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pattinson.
Tigh wants to control from the top but Pattinson keeps moving.
Pattinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tigh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tigh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson pulls Tigh in close to prevent any damage.
Tigh trying to control but Pattinson is working from the bottom.
Pattinson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tigh is now in half guard.
Pattinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Pattinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tigh tries to free his leg and advance position but Pattinson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Pattinson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pattinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pattinson lands a jab to the nose.
Tigh with a poor takedown
and Pattinson counters with an outside leg kick.
Tigh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pattinson's half guard.
Tigh prevents Pattinson from standing back up.
Tigh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pattinson sees it coming and defends easily.
Pattinson wants to get back to full guard.
Pattinson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pattinson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pattinson tries to lock up and control but Tigh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tigh moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pattinson has worked his arm free - good work by Pattinson!
Tigh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pattinson, who protects the arm well.
Tigh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pattinson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson prevents Tigh from improving position.
Tigh goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pattinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tigh's guard! Nice work there by Pattinson!
Pattinson trying to control but Tigh is working from the bottom.
Tigh looking for a triangle here. Pattinson is fighting it but it looks tight! Tigh pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pattinson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Saul Tigh!
Saul Tigh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Jay Franlkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franlkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC- For Those About To Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Jay Franlkin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Freedman misses its intended target.
Franlkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freedman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franlkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freedman.
Freedman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Freedman lands in his opponent's guard.
Freedman looking to pass the guard.
Franlkin wants to stand up but Freedman is controlling him.
Freedman looking to pass the guard.
Franlkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedman trying to control the position from guard on top but Franlkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freedman stops Franlkin from standing up.
Freedman is pushing down on Franlkin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franlkin is fighting to maintain full guard but Freedman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Freedman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Freedman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franlkin pushes Freedman off looking to stand but Freedman dives back in and keeps control.
Freedman is pressing down on Franlkin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Franlkin is holding on for now.
Franlkin tries to kick Freedman off but Freedman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Freedman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Franlkin is trying to stand up here but Freedman is controlling him well.
Freedman is looking to advance position but Franlkin won't allow it.
Franlkin is trying to stand up here but Freedman is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedman seems to be looking for submissions.
We've been hearing that Freedman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Freedman stops Franlkin from getting back to his feet.
Freedman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Freedman passes to side control.
Freedman prevents Franlkin from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Franlkin!
Freedman tries to control but Franlkin wriggling away.
Freedman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Franlkin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Freedman takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Franlkin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Franlkin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Freedman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Freedman has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Franlkin is in real trouble here. Freedman gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Franlkin is tapping out! Freedman wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Freedman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Freedman thanked Urban Savage for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Fernandez (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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215 lbs
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213 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicky Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valanciunas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fernandez.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fernandez staying calm.
Valanciunas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valanciunas tries to get out of the position.
Fernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valanciunas keeps working.
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.
Fernandez working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fernandez controlling the position.
Fernandez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Valanciunas is avoiding damage well.
Fernandez trying to control the position but Valanciunas is working away.
Fernandez looking to control but instead Valanciunas has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Fernandez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fernandez slips a nice elbow through Valanciunas's hands, connecting with Valanciunas's forehead.
Fernandez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valanciunas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernandez.
Fernandez trying to control the pace.
Valanciunas won't allow Fernandez to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fernandez stalling.
Fernandez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fernandez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valanciunas defending well though.
Fernandez throwing shots but Valanciunas is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fernandez moves into full mount! Valanciunas won't be happy about that!
Valanciunas is bucking up trying to escape but Fernandez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valanciunas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
Fernandez 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.
Fernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valanciunas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Poor strikes thrown by Fernandez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Fernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Fernandez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valanciunas on his heels. He'll look to pass Valanciunas's guard now, I'm sure.
Fernandez is working Valanciunas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valanciunas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valanciunas has momentary wrist control but Fernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Fernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Valanciunas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez pushing down on Valanciunas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fernandez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valanciunas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valanciunas wants to get back to his feet.
Valanciunas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fernandez.
Well, if Fernandez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fernandez moves into full mount! Valanciunas won't be happy about that!
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Fernandez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Valanciunas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fernandez tries to control but Valanciunas wriggling away.
Fernandez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a big shot to the head and Valanciunas winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nicky Fernandez!
Nicky Fernandez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now blaring out of the sound system. McClane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Refuse/Resist. John McClane 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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perez.
McClane keeps the fight on the outside.
McClane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but McClane pushes him off.
Perez 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.
Perez tries to clinch there but McClane circles away.
McClane is looking to land body kicks.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and McClane moves out of range easily.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McClane throws a right hand that misses
and Perez counters with a thumping low kick.
Perez tries a low kick but McClane avoids it.
McClane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
McClane blocks the body kick.
Perez lands a high kick!
It looks like John McClane has been cut.
Perez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to clinch but McClane is having none of it.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McClane finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.
McClane moves out of range of the body kick from Perez.
Perez checks a low kick from McClane.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McClane lands a glancing blow to the side of Perez's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McClane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but McClane avoids the damage to the body.
McClane is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McClane pushes Perez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
McClane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McClane lands a left hand.
McClane avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Perez blocking some punches.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
McClane looking to slow down the pace here.
McClane prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez lands an elbow inside.
McClane can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
McClane looking to stall.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but McClane avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Perez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
McClane holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Perez prevents a body shot from McClane.
McClane struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez prevents a body shot from McClane.
McClane taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
McClane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but McClane is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as McClane tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from McClane.
McClane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McClane - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
McClane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McClane.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McClane can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
McClane has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
McClane looking to slow down the pace here.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McClane.
McClane working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane is pushing Perez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as McClane tries to tie him up.
McClane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McClane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John McClane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perez tries to clinch up but McClane circles away and keeps his distance.
McClane throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and moves out of range.
McClane circles away from the clinch attempt.
McClane misses with an attempted mid kick.
McClane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Perez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McClane.
Perez checks a low kick from McClane.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McClane misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Perez tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McClane feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
Perez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McClane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McClane dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane moves into the clinch.
McClane gets through Perez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McClane taking a breather.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from McClane.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
McClane managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
McClane misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McClane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
McClane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClane scores with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McClane 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.
McClane wants to stall.
McClane is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Perez has denied him.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McClane misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane stalling.
McClane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McClane.
Knees to the body from Perez.
McClane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McClane is pushing Perez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez working McClane over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
McClane working aggressively here.
McClane looking to slow down the pace here.
McClane can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
McClane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McClane has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
McClane works on Perez's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
McClane controlling the action here for a moment.
McClane taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane throws a head punch that misses.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but McClane is blocking nicely.
McClane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John McClane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John McClane'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!
McClane lands a head shot.
McClane misses with a kick to the body.
McClane takes the fight into the clinch.
McClane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perezs head.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into McClane's ribcage.
Perez tries to work over McClane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McClane tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, McClane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
McClane tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing McClane back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John McClane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
McClane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McClane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
McClane taking a breather.
McClane lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClane trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
McClane misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
McClane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from McClane as the two fighters clinch.
Perez lands an uppercut.
McClane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McClane.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McClane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perez working aggressively here.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as McClane controls the action.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McClane avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
McClane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
McClane leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez landing knees to the body.
McClane has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
McClane is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
McClane taking a breather.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John McClane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from McClane as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McClane is defending well for now.
McClane misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane lands with a short shot to the head.
McClane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
McClane struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
McClane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on McClane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luis Alberto Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McClane misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John McClane.
Well McClane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McClane!
Our winner, John McClane, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freak on a Leash. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic lands a head kick!
It looks like Shamar Jackson has been cut.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkovic.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkovic defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Perkovic into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkovic - that will leave a mark!
Perkovic lands with a cross.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perkovic to the ground. Jackson is now in Perkovic's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perkovic controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Perkovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Perkovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Perkovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perkovic stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Perkovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perkovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Perkovic is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Perkovic is keeping the position.
Perkovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mikhail Perkovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Perkovic gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the ropes.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkovic's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkovic's defenses.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson keeps control of Perkovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perkovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
A combination from Perkovic does no damage.
Perkovic has managed to clinch.
Perkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Perkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Perkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Perkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikhail Perkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shamar Jackson's cut.
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.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Perkovic avoids nicely.
Perkovic tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkovic looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Perkovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the ropes. Perkovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Shamar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkovic wants to clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson feints a jab promting Perkovic to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Perkovic takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Perkovic lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Perkovic takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a one two! Perkovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Perkovic avoids it well.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Perkovic moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Perkovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson trying to advance position but Perkovic counters by regaining guard.
Perkovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Perkovic is keeping the position.
Perkovic wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Perkovic is retaining full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perkovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perkovic, who protects the arm well.
Perkovic tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson wants to control but Perkovic is keeping him busy.
Perkovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Jackson is pressing down on Perkovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perkovic is holding on for now.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perkovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perkovic tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Perkovic defends the submission attempt.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Perkovic is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stops Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Perkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shamar Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perkovic throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Perkovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Perkovic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson stops Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
Perkovic trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is trying to control. Perkovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perkovic tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Perkovic defends the submission attempt.
Perkovic has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jackson is on him like a limpet, forcing Perkovic back against the ropes.
Perkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Perkovic manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson manages to pull guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perkovic's guard.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Perkovic dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Perkovic defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkovic stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perkovic is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic preventing the sweep.
Shamar Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkovic trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Perkovic wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perkovic stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Perkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkovic is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkovic backs up against the ropes.
Jackson misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkovic. Perkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkovic ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson 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.
Perkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkovic looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Perkovic looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Mikhail Perkovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkovic feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkovic as he avoids it easily.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Perkovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Perkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkovic.
Perkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Perkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Perkovic tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkovic tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Perkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perkovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Perkovic!
A victorious Mikhail Perkovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Annihilator - Fun Palace as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Leland Palmer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Palmer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palmer trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker wants to sweep here but Palmer controlling him for the moment.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker is pulling down on Palmer's head. It's preventing any offense from Palmer, at least for the moment.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brandon Walker just wasn't active enough.
Palmer connects with a single shot there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Palmer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Palmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker looking to score a takedown here. Palmer is defending well but Walker drives through and ends up in Palmer's guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Palmer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palmer on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palmer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer content to stall in guard here.
Palmer looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard.
Palmer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding Palmer's attempts to control the action.
Walker is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Palmer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palmer with shots to the head and body - Walker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walker tries to buck Palmer off but Palmer takes his back!
Palmer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Walker is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Palmer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker turns into Palmer and is now in his guard.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Palmer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walker's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palmer shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palmer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker feints and as Palmer raises his hands in defense, Walker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palmer wants to hit a switch here but Walker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Palmer there!
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Palmer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palmer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Palmer is trying desperately to improve position.
Walker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer is squirming around, avoiding Walker's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Palmer regains half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palmer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Palmer controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palmer wants to get back to full guard.
Walker wants to work for an arm triangle but Palmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palmer trying to control from the bottom.
Palmer manages to get to full guard.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Palmer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palmer is on top in guard.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Palmer crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working the ground and pound but Walker is defending the strikes.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Palmer is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Walker is trying to escape and Palmer transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Walker is forced to tap! Nice work there by Palmer! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '^.^'.
Brandon Walker was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you fans for supporting me. The better fighter won today. I promise to be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson thows a body shot but no joy.
Benson rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Benson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes has Benson pressed against the ropes.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Benson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benson as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benson is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson looks winded!
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Benson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Benson tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the ropes.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Benson tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes a shot to the head.
Benson is rocked!
Barnes pushes Benson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Benson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Benson! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Barnes is unloading with more strikes now! Benson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Barnes!
Frankie Barnes retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Frankie Barnes, 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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