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AFLC 1: Rumble in the Ring PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Derrick Rose Song as his entrance music. Rose has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Derrick Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
Rose looks gassed!
Overeem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derrick Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
It looks like Derrick Rose has been cut.
Overeem lands a nice elbow.
Overeem stops a takedown attempt from Rose.
Nice elbow from Overeem.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Overeem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose blocks an elbow strike from Overeem.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overeem misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Overeem.
Nice elbow from Overeem.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Rose is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Overeem has Rose pressed against the ropes. He pushes Rose back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Overeem throws a beautiful elbow that sends Rose crashing to the floor! Overeem piles on the pressure with more strikes! Rose is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!
Alistair Overeem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Evans was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Smith prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Evans kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Evans's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. DeAndre Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Evans, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Carlos Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAndre Smith.
Evans forces Smith back against the ropes and clinches.
Evans taking a breather.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Evans wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Evans pulls Smith in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos Evans has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Evans throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Evans is trying to keep an underhook but Smith manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans stuffs the takedown.
Evans drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
Evans tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith lands a takedown into guard.
Evans controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Smith stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is in close to Evans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans controlling Smith's posture.
Smith passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith unloading with bombs!
DeAndre Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Evans is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Evans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Evans covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAndre Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neven Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrus Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neven Pokrajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrus Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Pokrajac avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Pokrajac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pokrajac throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Tyrus Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Pokrajac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Pokrajac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Pokrajac throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Pokrajac tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pokrajac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Pokrajac's head but Pokrajac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pokrajac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pokrajac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokrajac.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pokrajac.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Pokrajac counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pokrajac under the eye.
Thomas moves out of range as Pokrajac strikes.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pokrajac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pokrajac slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pokrajac.
Pokrajac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas misses the jab.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Pokrajac's head but Pokrajac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas slips under a jab from Pokrajac.
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Pokrajac saw that one coming.
Pokrajac blocks a jab.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pokrajac misses with a few strikes there.
Pokrajac blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Pokrajac's shoulder, as Pokrajac tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas throws a jab when Pokrajac was well out of range.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Pokrajac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Pokrajac moved out of range.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Pokrajac throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Pokrajac misses.
Pokrajac walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Pokrajac is rocked!
Thomas throws the left hand but Pokrajac avoids the punch easily.
Oh Pokrajac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Pokrajac's shoulder, as Pokrajac tries to avoid the shot.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokrajac moves away from the strike by Thomas.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Pokrajac moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pokrajac.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pokrajac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pokrajac moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pokrajac.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a jab when Pokrajac was well out of range.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Pokrajac moves out of range of the strikes.
Pokrajac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Pokrajac moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokrajac moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Nice defenses there by Pokrajac.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pokrajac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pokrajac seems to have got his legs back now.
Pokrajac scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Pokrajac shakes it off.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Pokrajac throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pokrajac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Pokrajac moved out of range.
Pokrajac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pokrajac throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Pokrajac slips under a jab.
Thomas cracks Pokrajac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokrajac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Pokrajac blocks it.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Pokrajac is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrus Thomas dominated that 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.
Pokrajac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Neven Pokrajac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pokrajac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomas back to the ropes. Pokrajac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thomas throws a hook but Pokrajac blocks it.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Pokrajac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pokrajac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokrajac misses with a series of wild punches.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokrajac misses with the combination.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pokrajac looks up at the clock. Bad move! Thomas lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pokrajac. Thomas pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrus Thomas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Bisping misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bisping throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Bisping.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping misses the jab.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bisping pinned against the ropes. Bisping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bisping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson moves forwards but Bisping connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson slips a jab from Bisping.
Bisping throws an off balance right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Bisping lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bisping finish him?
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bisping.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bisping misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Bisping backing up. Bisping nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bisping misses the jab.
Bisping misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson walks straight into a right hand from Bisping - that's dropped him! Bisping jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jackson from any more punishment! Jackson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcello is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Marcello circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcello swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcello misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Marcello misses with a right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcello slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Thomas slips a jab from Marcello.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcello throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marcello successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas trying to control but Marcello is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marcello on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marcello tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Thomas.
Marcello throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marcello misses with a hook
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcello throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Marcello misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Marcello misses.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Marcello, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Marcello against the ropes but Marcello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dominick Marcello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Thomas.
Marcello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.
Marcello throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Marcello misses the jab.
Dominick Marcello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Marcello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcello misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcello thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominick Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Marcello throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Marcello misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marcello is on top in guard.
Marcello looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marcello working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thomas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
Marcello pulls Thomas in close to prevent any damage.
Marcello lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Marcello controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Marcello thowing shots but they're missing.
Marcello misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marcello looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Thomas will probably get the nod.
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.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcello throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but Marcello shrugs it off.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Marcello is avoiding it.
Marcello misses the jab.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Marcello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Marcello takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Marcello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcello looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcello is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thomas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcello tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Marcello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominick Marcello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Thomas.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Marcello backing up. Marcello nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcello misses with a looping right.
A jab from Marcello finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marcello misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Jeremy Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Marcello coming out on top.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marcello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Marcello misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
A big right from Marcello misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcello finish him?
Marcello closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Thomas! Marcello dives in looking to finish! Thomas is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Marcello!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Partrick Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafsson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Partrick Miller!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gustafsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Partrick Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the ropes. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gustafsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Gustafsson in a clinch.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Partrick Miller.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Gustafsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson stalling the fight.
Miller pulls guard successfully.
Miller is trying to control the position but Gustafsson postures up.
Gustafsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gustafsson has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
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.
Gustafsson wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller wants to improve his position but instead Gustafsson has moved into half guard.
Gustafsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Miller trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura here.
Gustafsson trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller tries to roll over but Gustafsson keeps him under control.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Gustafsson has mounted him!
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miller tries to hold on but Gustafsson postures up.
Gustafsson working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Gustafsson's attempts to control the action.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Gustafsson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gustafsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Miller wants to control but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Miller trying desperately to get to his feet.
Miller wants to hold on but Gustafsson pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Partrick Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Miller.
Gustafsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miller tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gustafsson is in Miller's guard.
Miller has control of Gustafsson's left arm, preventing Gustafsson from doing any damage.
Miller kicks Gustafsson off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Partrick Miller.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustafsson trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Miller is looking to control Gustafsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Gustafsson is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Gustafsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is controlling Gustafsson's trapped leg to prevent Gustafsson from advancing to side control.
Gustafsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gustafsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller actively working from the bottom here.
Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Gustafsson.
Miller is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to sweep but Gustafsson has passed to side control!
Gustafsson works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gustafsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Miller wants to control but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Gustafsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Gustafsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miller avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gustafsson.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Gustafsson maintains control.
Gustafsson looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gustafsson 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.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Gustafsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Miller defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alexander Gustafsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Miller wants to stand up but Gustafsson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustafsson is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gustafsson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Partrick Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gustafsson but Gustafsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Gustafsson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Partrick Miller.
Gustafsson is working for a guillotine from mount but Miller frees his head quite easily.
Gustafsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gustafsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miller flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller wants to try and get back to his feet.
Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gustafsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Gustafsson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Gustafsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustafsson misses with a head shot.
Gustafsson avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Gustafsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Miller is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to hold on but Gustafsson pushes him away.
Gustafsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gustafsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gustafsson throws some wild stikes that Miller manages to avoid easily.
Gustafsson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gustafsson working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gustafsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson darts in and clinches Sakuraba up against the ropes.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakuraba should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Johnson clobbers Sakuraba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson cracks Sakuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Sakuraba manages to break the clinch.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakuraba.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Sakuraba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakuraba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sakuraba is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Sakuraba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the ropes.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Sakuraba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakuraba misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Sakuraba back into the ropes.
Anthony Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sakuraba.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Sakuraba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Sakuraba ducks straight into an uppercut from Johnson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Sakuraba manages to regain guard straight away.
Sakuraba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sakuraba is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson advances position into side control!
What's Sakuraba going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Sakuraba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Sakuraba is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Sakuraba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba missing with strikes from the back.
Johnson wants to escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuraba working for a choke but Johnson reverses nicely into Sakuraba 's guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sakuraba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Sakuraba in his guard.
Sakuraba prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakuraba stops Johnson from standing up.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson pushes Sakuraba off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sakuraba.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuraba under the eye.
Sakuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Sakuraba shakes it off.
Sakuraba walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Johnson tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakuraba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Sakuraba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson cracks Sakuraba with an open hand slap.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sakuraba.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakuraba into the ropes.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Mortal Kombat theme song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ken Shamrock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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272 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamrock tries to avoid it but Spar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamrock to the ground. Shamrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spar gets caught napping as Shamrock dives in and scores a takedown. Spar manages to retain guard.
Spar wants to get back to his feet but Shamrock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock stands and throws Spar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shamrock goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Spar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shamrock but great work by Spar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock holding on.
Shamrock wants to control but Spar postures up.
What's Shamrock going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Shamrock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spar's best efforts.
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. Spar connects with a nice short shot to Shamrock's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shamrock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
Spar throwing shots but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Shamrock is trying to get back to full guard.
Spar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamrock defending well though.
Shamrock desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Spar tries to pass to full mount but Shamrock defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock manages to get to full guard.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Spar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock is pulling down on Spar's head to control his posture.
Spar trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Wrestling Spar has been cut.
Spar gets a double leg takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock has his hands on Spar's head, controlling the position.
Spar trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar stops Shamrock from standing up.
Spar trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shamrock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spar tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Spar.
A cross from Shamrock lands.
Spar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spar somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar is breathing heavily.
Shamrock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock drops back looking for a leg! Spar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spar manages to kick Shamrock off! Shamrock jumps back into Spar's guard.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Spar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock drops back looking for a leg! Spar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spar manages to kick Shamrock off! Shamrock jumps back into Spar's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Spar'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.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spar scores with a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock kicks Spar off and gets to his feet.
Spar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shamrock to the mat! Shamrock manages to get full guard.
Shamrock has Spar pulled in close to control his posture.
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shamrock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spar manages to get himself to full guard.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spar!
Shamrock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Spar prevents Shamrock from escaping the position.
Spar wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
Shamrock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Spar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shamrock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spar is thwarting Shamrock's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spar won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spar prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
Shamrock is trying to keep Spar in close.
Spar trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Shamrock was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Donk. Shamrock catches Spar right on the button with a cross.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense.
Spar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Spar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock cracks Spar with a good jab.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
Spar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamrock as he avoids it easily.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Spar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Spar dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Spar's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
Spar misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spar's guard.
Shamrock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shamrock slips nicely into half guard.
Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spar sees it coming and defends easily.
Shamrock wants to pass to mount but Spar is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock is working for a kimura but Spar is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Spar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock cracks Spar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamrock tries to avoid it but Spar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamrock to the ground. Shamrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Spar moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Spar on that attempt.
Wrestling Spar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spar has time to react.
Spar shoots and misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Spar ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shamrock sizes up Spar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Shamrock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shamrock.
Shamrock trying to control from half guard but Spar is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but Spar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shamrock to get the leverage.
Spar is refusing to be controlled, as Shamrock sits in half guard.
Shamrock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shamrock is working for a kimura but Spar is defending it quite comfortably.
Shamrock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shamrock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spar wants to get back to his feet.
Shamrock is trying to control. Spar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shamrock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spar defends it well.
Shamrock wants to take a breather but Spar is having none of it.
Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spar sees it coming and defends easily.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Spar'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.
Spar shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Spar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shamrock scores with a three punch combo!
Ken Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spar misses with a takedown
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Spar on that attempt.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Spar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shamrock duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar tries to sprawl but Shamrock drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shamrock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spar is just riding it out for now. Shamrock eventually gives up the hold.
Shamrock tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spar defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spar is refusing to be controlled, as Shamrock sits in half guard.
Shamrock wants to work for an arm triangle but Spar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spar is not content to let Shamrock control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is working for a submission of some sort.
Shamrock is trying to work for a kimura but Spar is defending well.
Spar is staying active underneath Shamrock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spar defends it well.
Ken Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shamrock postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Spar to stand up.
Spar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock tries to lock up and control but Spar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but Spar isn't that keen on the idea.
Spar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Spar'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!
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spar is defended easily by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spar moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Spar's shoulder, as Spar tries to avoid the shot.
Spar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Spar persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Spar shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Spar has his takedown stuffed
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock cracks Spar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spar sprawls well initially but Shamrock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamrock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spar is just riding it out for now. Shamrock eventually gives up the hold.
Shamrock seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shamrock.
Shamrock seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spar is refusing to be controlled, as Shamrock sits in half guard.
Shamrock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shamrock.
Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is defending against the submission attempts here by Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shamrock is working for a kimura but Spar is defending it quite comfortably.
Shamrock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Shamrock!
Our winner, Ken Shamrock, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Stone had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone lands a head kick!
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva jabs at Stone's body.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Stone slips under a jab.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Silva misses the jab.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Stone working Silva over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Silva looks gassed!
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a knee to the body.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva is rocked!
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Stone.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Silva misses.
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Silva throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Stone landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva'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.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva blocks a head kick by Stone.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jab from Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva blocks a head kick by Stone.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Stone tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
Stone is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone connects with a high kick.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Silva misses.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone slips a straight right by Silva.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Stone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stone.
Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Stone cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Stone shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Silva is backing up but Stone catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Silva covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Stone Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Stone!
A victorious Chris Stone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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