AFLC 4: Off With His Head PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveria Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the ring accompanied by Watercolour. Ricardo Oliveria Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodrigo Martinez's chin.

Martinez
vs
Oliveria Santos

195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Oliveria Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Rodrigo Martinez has been cut.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinez. Santos shrugs it off though.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Santos throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Ricardo Oliveria Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Santos.

Santos drops Martinez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Martinez looks back up at him and smiles so Santos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Martinez is rocked!
Santos 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.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Santos.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Santos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Martinez moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Santos cracks Martinez with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Martinez falls to his knees and Santos doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Oliveria Santos!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex De Jong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Munez
vs
De Jong

200 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Munez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munez is looking to clinch but De Jong is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Munez or perhaps it was just good defense by De Jong which made him look bad.
Munez fails to land the takedown.
De Jong clobbers Munez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Hector Munez has been cut.
Munez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Jong.
De Jong tries to bum rush Munez with a series of wild strikes but Munez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Jong scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Munez shoots in and gets a takedown into De Jong's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Munez passes De Jong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Jong is trying to stand back up but Munez is controlling him
Munez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Munez working over De Jong with some ground and pound. De Jong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Jong has hold of Munez's hands but Munez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Munez seems content to control.
De Jong is trying to stand up here but Munez is controlling him well.
Munez lands strikes from half guard.
De Jong is trying to stand up here but Munez is controlling him well.
Munez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munez controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Jong can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet.
Munez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Munez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munez controlling from the full mount.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munez landing shots from mount.
De Jong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Munez working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that De Jong really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Munez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Munez controlling from mount.
De Jong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Munez controlling from mount.
Munez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Jong is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Munez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munez lands with some strikes.
Munez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Munez controlling the position easily from mount.
Munez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Munez won't let De Jong get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munez working De Jong over with strikes here.
Munez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Munez controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Munez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Munez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Jong misses with a few strikes there.
De Jong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Jong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Jong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from De Jong. Those never looked like landing.
De Jong tries to clinch up but Munez circles away and keeps his distance.
De Jong tries a head kick but it misses.

Munez drives through with a takedown into De Jong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Munez controlling from the top position.
Munez prevents De Jong from getting back to his feet.
Munez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hector Munez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munez keeps the fight on the outside.
Alex De Jong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Munez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Hector Munez's cut is getting worse.
De Jong throws a head kick but Munez moves out of range.
Alex De Jong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Jong wants to clinch.
Munez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Munez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Jong sprawls well. De Jong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Munez gets slowly back to his feet.
De Jong scores with a head kick. Munez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jong scores with a one two! Munez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Jong throws a head kick but Munez moves out of range.
Munez tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Jong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munez fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Jong slaps away a takedown attempt from Munez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Munez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Jong is looking to clinch.
De Jong lands a head kick!

Hector Munez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Jong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hector Munez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munez.
De Jong throws out a powerful jab.
Munez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alex De Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munez takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jeez, Hector Munez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
De Jong is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong throws a series of punches but Munez moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Munez. Those never looked like landing.
Munez tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Jong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munez somewhat.
De Jong misses with a wild combination.
De Jong fails in his attempt to clinch.

Munez dives in and scores a takedown into De Jong's guard.
Munez prevents De Jong from getting back to his feet.
Munez is standing up over De Jong. De Jong looks to escape but Munez dives into side control.
Munez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Jong some visible discomfort.

Munez stands up and beckons De Jong to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Munez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex De Jong!
Alex De Jong gave a mention to nope in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sakuraba
vs
Marcello

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Marcello!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marcello's head backwards.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcello.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Sakuraba lands an overhand right.
Marcello defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Marcello moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Marcello defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakuraba.
Marcello missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Marcello does it's job there.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Sakuraba - just one landing.
A lazy left from Sakuraba finds it's target.
Marcello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakuraba's head backwards.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Marcello.
Sakuraba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Marcello.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcello moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Marcello.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Marcello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Sakuraba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakuraba's hands.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Marcello ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Sakuraba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Marcello's head but Marcello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
Marcello misses with a straight left.
Marcello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcello.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Marcello slips the punch.
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marcello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuraba. Sakuraba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Marcello saw that one coming.
Marcello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Marcello.
Sakuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Marcello's shoulder, as Marcello tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Marcello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello blocks it.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Marcello.
Marcello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sakuraba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marcello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marcello slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marcello under the eye.
Marcello with a hook.
A jab from Marcello does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Sakuraba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Sakuraba misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Marcello moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
Marcello moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Nice shot by Sakuraba.
Marcello slips under a jab.
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Marcello.
Nice uppercut lands for Marcello. That snapped Sakuraba's head back.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Marcello ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Marcello slips under a jab.
A big left from Marcello misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Marcello.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Marcello.
Marcello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Marcello defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sakuraba connects with a looping right hand.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Marcello throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Marcello.
Marcello connects with a looping right hand.
Marcello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Marcello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Marcello.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. Marcello should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Marcello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Kazushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcello.
Marcello dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Marcello - just one landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marcello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakuraba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakuraba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marcello staying out of range there.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Marcello tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Marcello throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcello misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
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!
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Sakuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba tests Marcello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Marcello.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Marcello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Marcello misses.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Marcello ducked under it nicely.
Marcello misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
Marcello moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Marcello slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
Marcello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Marcello.
Sakuraba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba looks to land a left hand but Marcello moved out of range nicely.
Marcello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Marcello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marcello throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakuraba throws a looping overhand right but Marcello ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Marcello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Marcello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcello staying out of range there.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba drops his hands momentarily and Marcello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcello moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Marcello.
Sakuraba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcello moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
Marcello walks into a stiff left hand from Sakuraba.
Marcello moves forwards but Sakuraba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Marcello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcello slips under a jab.
Sakuraba tests Marcello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcello clobbers Sakuraba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Marcello.
A big right from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
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 Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sakuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marcello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcello connects with a looping right hand.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
Marcello throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Marcello saw that one coming.
Sakuraba throws out a powerful jab.
Marcello drops his hands momentarily and Sakuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Marcello slips the punch.
Marcello throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcello slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcello moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Marcello.
Sakuraba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Marcello ducked under it nicely.
Marcello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marcello finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Marcello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sakuraba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Marcello ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marcello finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcello looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Marcello misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Marcello slips the punch.
Marcello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcello slips under a jab.
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba with a hook.
Marcello misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Marcello is out of range.
Marcello throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
Marcello misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Sakuraba misses the jab.
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcello.
Good exchange - Marcello coming out on top.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Marcello blocks it.
Sakuraba jabs Marcello right on the nose. Marcello blinks but takes it well.
Sakuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
Marcello throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Marcello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marcello throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Marcello jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Sakuraba as he connects with a hook.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Marcello saw that one coming.
Marcello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Marcello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Marcello walks into a stiff left hand from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Marcello.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
A big left from Marcello misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakuraba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marcello scrambles back to his feet.
Marcello scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakuraba should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcello.
Jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominick Marcello.
Well Sakuraba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight as a draw!

Kazushi Sakuraba wins by majority decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bisping
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping swings widly with a right hand

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Silva drops Bisping with a beautiful combination! Bisping stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!

Bisping is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Bisping is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bisping swings widly with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bisping keeps the fight on the outside.
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
Bisping throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bisping seems to have got his legs back now.
Bisping scores with a nice right hand.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Bisping throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bisping with a jab.
Bisping throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping misses with an uppercut.
Bisping throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Bisping throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Bisping off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Silva follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Bisping was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Silva!
Alexander Silva looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'id like to give my new stable a plug, the forbidden gym in london the most professional gym i have ever trained at thanks guys '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Doctor P - Big Boss as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Germano
vs
Morgan

181 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
29
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonardo Germano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germano shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Germano shoots in but no luck this time.
Germano shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Germano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Germano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Germano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Germano's head.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Germano.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Germano on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Germano is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Germano throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Oh Germano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Germano moved out of range nicely.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Germano's shoulder, as Germano tries to avoid the shot.
Crack! A monster head kick from Morgan and Germano falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Morgan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenneth Morgan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Overeem

190 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Overeem's ribs.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson catches Overeem napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Overeem to the canvas!

Overeem is rocked!
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Overeem's guard.
Overeem is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Overeem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.

Johnson gets to his feet - Overeem follows without any prompting.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Overeem looks gassed!
Overeem throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand from hell and Overeem is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Silva
vs
Rogers

180 cm
30
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
34
178 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.
Rogers slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Rogers is working for a submission of some sort.

Rogers is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.
Rogers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rogers passes to side control.

Rogers is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Rogers has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rogers is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rogers hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Steve Rogers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepctacular. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Spar
vs
Gracie

190 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
163 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie leaves Spar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.

Spar rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Spar turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control. Spar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Spar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Spar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie gets to his feet. Spar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spar circles away.
Bjj Spar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.

Spar tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spar is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Spar turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spar is looking for a takedown.
Spar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Spar tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Spar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spar, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spar decides to pull guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Spar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Spar had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Gracie.

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gracie 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.

Gracie instigates a clinch.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spar tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spar shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes Spar back into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie is pushing Spar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spar just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Spar successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Spar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spar looking to control.
Matt Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.

Spar working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar controlling the position.
Spar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spar's guard.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Gracie ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Spar tries to pass.
Spar won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Spar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Spar trying to move into half guard but instead Gracie has managed to sweep!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Spar keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie trying to control but Spar is working from the bottom.

Spar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie tries to stand but Spar is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to control but Spar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Spar's guard.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Gracie stands up from Spar's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Spar shoots in.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spar. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Spar as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spar doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Spar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spar tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spar to the ground. Spar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bjj Spar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Spar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bjj Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands with a hook. Spar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.

Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spar is looking to escape.
Spar tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Spar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Spar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control but Spar is having none of it.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spar hang on?
Spar has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gracie's lack of action.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Spar is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie throwing shots but Spar is blocking nicely.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Spar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Spar's legs - danger averted.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.

Gracie drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gracie as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Spar screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gracie! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Matt Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gustafsson
vs
Henderson

188 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
207 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 7 - 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Gustafsson.

It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Henderson tries to hold on but Gustafsson pushes him away.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Gustafsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Gustafsson maintains control.

Gustafsson has control of Henderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson tries to hold on but Gustafsson postures up.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson tries to hold on but Gustafsson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson tries to hold on but Gustafsson pushes him away.
Henderson is trying to reverse the position but instead Gustafsson has taken his back - oops!

Gustafsson working for the choke.

Gustafsson looking for the choke from the back.
Henderson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Gustafsson decides to stand and escape the position.

Henderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gustafsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Gustafsson's guard now, I'm sure.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Gustafsson keeps moving.
Gustafsson wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson trying to control but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gustafsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but instead Gustafsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gustafsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson is pulling down on Gustafsson's head to control his posture.
Henderson controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gustafsson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Henderson.

Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson taking a breather here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henderson trying to control the action but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.

Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gustafsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson is trying to control Henderson's posture but Henderson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Gustafsson is trying to pull guard but Henderson has him pressed against the ropes.

Henderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gustafsson regains guard immediately.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustafsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson stops Gustafsson from standing up.
Gustafsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson wants to stand but Gustafsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dan Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is striking off his back. Henderson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustafsson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Gustafsson is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Henderson with shots to the head and body - Gustafsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Gustafsson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gustafsson is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Henderson blocks the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Gustafsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gustafsson looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gustafsson wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Gustafsson tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Henderson has hold of Gustafsson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gustafsson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
That's time! Gustafsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Gustafsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Gustafsson.

Gustafsson clinches with his opponent.

Gustafsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henderson uses from the top position.

Gustafsson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Henderson has picked Gustafsson up and slammed him! Gustafsson can't keep hold of the triangle and Henderson manages to pass to side control!
Henderson wants to control for a moment but Gustafsson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Henderson trying to control the action but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Gustafsson dodges it nicely.
Gustafsson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Gustafsson dodges it nicely.

Gustafsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Henderson is working for a kimura but Gustafsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Gustafsson is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Gustafsson is working away.
Gustafsson tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Gustafsson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Henderson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gustafsson to get to his feet.

Gustafsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gustafsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Henderson is tightening it up a little... Gustafsson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gustafsson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gustafsson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Henderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dan Henderson!