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AFLC 14: Stone Vs Gracie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Oliveira tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Silva staying out of range there.
Oliveira 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.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Oliveira blocks the low kick.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
Raimundo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva slips under a jab.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Oliveira scores with a three punch combo!
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Oliveira.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
Oliveira jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raimundo Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimundo Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimundo Oliveira!
Post fight, an emotional Raimundo Oliveira said 'Essa foi sua primeira aula de boxe, cara!!! This was your first boxing lesson, dude!!!'.
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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 Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Costa moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
Da Costa closes the distance and pushes Gustafsson back into the ropes.
Da Costa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gustafsson up against the ropes.
Da Costa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gustafsson uses from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Da Costa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Costa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a strike but Da Costa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gustafsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Da Costa defends well.
Da Costa slips nicely into half guard.
Da Costa controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa passes to side control.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep.
Da Costa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Da Costa wants to control but Gustafsson is keeping him busy.
Da Costa controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is trying to improve his position.
Da Costa decides to stand back up.
Gustafsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Costa.
Da Costa moves into range and clinches up with Gustafsson.
Da Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Costa slips a jab and a cross from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Da Costa is working Gustafsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Da Costa off him but Da Costa keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Costa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gustafsson to see if he's OK.
Da Costa lands an elbow.
Gustafsson pushes Da Costa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Da Costa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Costa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gustafsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Da Costa is not content to let Gustafsson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Da Costa dominated that round.
That's time! Gustafsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Da Costa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Costa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustafsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Costa.
Gustafsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Da Costa tries to clinch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Da Costa tries to clinch there but Gustafsson circles away.
Da Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafsson circles away.
Da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Da Costa.
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!
Da Costa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gustafsson to the ground. Da Costa is now in Gustafsson's guard.
Da Costa forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa is looking for a kimura here.
Da Costa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Da Costa decides to stand up.
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Da Costa.
Horrible takedown by Da Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Gustafsson which made him look bad.
Da Costa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gustafsson's hands.
Da Costa scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Costa gets a clinch.
Come on Da Costa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Da Costa looking to slow down the pace here.
Da Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Costa.
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by Da Costa.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gustafsson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Costa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Da Costa preventing the sweep.
Gustafsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Da Costa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Da Costa has picked Gustafsson up and slammed him! Gustafsson can't keep hold of the triangle and Da Costa manages to pass to side control!
Da Costa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gustafsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gustafsson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Da Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Da Costa coming out on top.
It looks like Alexander Gustafsson has been cut.
Da Costa has closed the distance and engaged Gustafsson in a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Da Costa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gustafsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Da Costa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Da Costa taking a breather.
Da Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gustafsson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Gustafsson tries to pull guard but Da Costa won't allow it.
Da Costa goes for a takedown attempt but Gustafsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Da Costa.
Da Costa trying to control the action but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.
Da Costa scoring with punches from side control.
Gustafsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Da Costa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gustafsson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Da Costa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gustafsson's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson seems a little lost for a moment, as Da Costa dominates the positioning.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Da Costa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson trying to hold on to Da Costa's head to control him but Da Costa postures up.
Adriano Da Costa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adriano Da Costa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Costa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Da Costa prevents Gustafsson from standing back up.
Da Costa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gustafsson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Da Costa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa controlling his opponent.
Da Costa prevents Gustafsson from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Costa with shots to the head and body - Gustafsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
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.
Da Costa content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Da Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Costa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Da Costa!
An out of breath Adriano Da Costa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector LaMontange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector LaMontange acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector LaMontange!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziomek shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
LaMontange is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziomek.
LaMontange wants to get back to full guard.
Ziomek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so LaMontange is just riding it out for now. Ziomek eventually gives up the hold.
Ziomek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so LaMontange is just riding it out for now. Ziomek eventually gives up the hold.
Ziomek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, LaMontange has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziomek seems to be looking for submissions.
LaMontange is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziomek.
LaMontange is looking to improve his position.
Ziomek seems to be working for a kimura but LaMontange defends the submission attempt.
Ziomek prevents LaMontange from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMontange regains full guard. Nicely done.
LaMontange is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ziomek drops back looking for a leg! LaMontange is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and LaMontange manages to kick Ziomek off! Ziomek jumps back into LaMontange's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ziomek drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and LaMontange dives on top into guard.
Ziomek looking for a triangle here. LaMontange is fighting it but it looks tight! Ziomek pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, LaMontange is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Muniek Ziomek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Invictus Feliciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Feliciano's choice of entrance music: hollywood undead- undead. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Invictus Feliciano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feliciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feliciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feliciano misses with a two punch combination.
Feliciano tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Feliciano checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Feliciano moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a right hand that Feliciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Feliciano also avoids with ease.
Feliciano moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Feliciano tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Feliciano tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Feliciano gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano working aggressively here.
A short right from Feliciano.
Feliciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feliciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Feliciano throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Feliciano fails to land.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Feliciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Feliciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feliciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Feliciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feliciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A short left from Feliciano.
Feliciano working aggressively here.
Feliciano managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Feliciano fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Feliciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Feliciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Feliciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Feliciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva prevents a body shot from Feliciano.
Feliciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feliciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Feliciano avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Feliciano tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Feliciano or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Nice jab there from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Feliciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Feliciano has double underhooks.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feliciano.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Feliciano has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break free.
Feliciano misses with the head strike.
Feliciano misses with the head strike.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to Feliciano's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Feliciano is defended easily by Silva.
Feliciano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Feliciano clinches with his opponent.
Feliciano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Invictus Feliciano.
Feliciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Feliciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Invictus Feliciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Feliciano. Those never looked like landing.
Feliciano closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Feliciano prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Feliciano prevents a body shot from Silva.
Feliciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feliciano misses with some punches.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Feliciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feliciano.
Feliciano throws a head punch that misses.
Feliciano gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Feliciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Feliciano lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Feliciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Feliciano is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Feliciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
Feliciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to break free but Feliciano pushes him back against the ropes.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Feliciano throws a head punch that misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Feliciano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Feliciano away but Feliciano has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Feliciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Feliciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano lands a nice uppercut.
Feliciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva prevents a body shot from Feliciano.
Feliciano is looking for a takedown.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Invictus Feliciano.
Feliciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feliciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Feliciano keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feliciano.
Feliciano throws a head punch that misses.
Feliciano lands a body shot.
Silva prevents a body shot from Feliciano.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Feliciano's takedown attempt.
Feliciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Feliciano on the inside.
Silva is trying to push Feliciano away but Feliciano has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Feliciano.
Invictus Feliciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Feliciano on the inside.
Feliciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Feliciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Feliciano clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feliciano.
Feliciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Feliciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Feliciano.
Feliciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feliciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Feliciano misses with some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Feliciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Feliciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feliciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva is trying to push Feliciano away but Feliciano has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Feliciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feliciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Feliciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a body shot from Feliciano.
Silva tries to circle away but Feliciano has him pinned against the ropes.
Feliciano lands a shoulder strike.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Feliciano keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Invictus Feliciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Feliciano clinches with his opponent.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Feliciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Feliciano.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Feliciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Feliciano keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feliciano.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to break free but Feliciano has control.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Feliciano persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the ropes.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Feliciano stops Silva from standing up.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva seems keen to control Feliciano's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thor Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Feliciano throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Feliciano forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a right hand that Feliciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Feliciano also avoids with ease.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Feliciano drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Feliciano fails to land.
Silva wants to break free but Feliciano has control.
Feliciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feliciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feliciano misses with some punches.
Feliciano lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva prevents a body shot from Feliciano.
Feliciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Feliciano won't allow it.
Feliciano has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Feliciano fails to land.
Feliciano misses with a body punch.
Feliciano keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Feliciano is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Feliciano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Feliciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feliciano working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Feliciano fails to land.
Feliciano throws a head punch that misses.
Feliciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Feliciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feliciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feliciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to circle away but Feliciano has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Feliciano.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Feliciano pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Feliciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Feliciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Feliciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Feliciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Feliciano keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feliciano.
Feliciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Feliciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Feliciano lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feliciano prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Feliciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Feliciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Feliciano is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Invictus Feliciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Feliciano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Invictus Feliciano!
A very excited looking Invictus Feliciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Howard's chin.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard blocks a low kick nicely.
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Howard is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Howard into the ropes.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the ropes.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson trying to stall but Howard improves his position.
Johnson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Howard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Howard.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Howard jumps back.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Howard is able to avoid easily.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Howard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Howard blocks the leg kick.
Howard digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
A jab from Howard misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Howard saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Howard cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howard tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Howard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howard tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Howard blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Howard darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Howard really felt that one!
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Howard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Howard moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Howard lands a nice shot to the body.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Howard lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Howard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Howard is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Johnson like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Johnson from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Howard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Amsterdam, Santiago Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a hook.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Silva catches Alvarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva connects with a right hand. Alvarez shakes it off.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Silva.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva catches Alvarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Donk. Alvarez catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Silva.
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Silva lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez clinches up against the ropes.
Alvarez decides to pull guard.
Alvarez striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Alvarez has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Alvarez!
Santiago Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joey Gomez enters the ring!
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez drives through and clinches with Marcello against the ropes.
Gomez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Marcello changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Gomez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcello tries to avoid it but Gomez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcello to the ground. Marcello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marcello loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marcello.
Marcello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez needs to keep his hands up - Marcello had a free shot at his head there.
Gomez defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Marcello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Marcello moves away and avoids it.
Gomez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marcello swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Marcello misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marcello avoids it really well and circles away.
Dominick Marcello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Gomez.
Marcello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Marcello darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Marcello there.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcello but Marcello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcello displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomez looks gassed!
Gomez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marcello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marcello is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Marcello as Gomez shoots in.
Marcello cracks Gomez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marcello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gomez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Marcello is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominick Marcello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcello lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomez backs up against the ropes.
Gomez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Marcello gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gomez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Marcello!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Young takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Henderson darts in and clinches Young up against the ropes.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Henderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young 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.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Henderson down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Henderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Henderson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Henderson stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Young runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Young!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Amsterdam, Silvio Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Sierra as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Ortiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sierra doesn't seem phased though.
Sierra lands a jab to Ortiz's midsection.
Sierra misses with a double jab
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Sierra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Silvio Sierra has been cut.
Sierra looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Victor Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ortiz's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz cracks a nice hook into Sierra's ribs.
Ortiz throws out a powerful jab.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Sierra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ortiz jabs Sierra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Sierra.
Sierra misses with a double jab.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sierra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Sierra staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Sierra back into the ropes.
A short right from Ortiz on the inside.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Sierra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Sierra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sierra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Sierra.
Sierra blocking some punches.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Sierra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sierra is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Sierra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sierra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sierra misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sierra. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sierra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sierra throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Sierra ducks under and follows up with a left that Sierra also avoids with ease.
Sierra misses the jab.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sierra connects with the punch.
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!
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Sierra slips the punch.
Ortiz moves out of range as Sierra strikes.
Sierra digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
A combination from Sierra does no damage.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ortiz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sierra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sierra finish him?
Ortiz throws a jab when Sierra was well out of range.
Ortiz leaves his chin hanging out and Sierra seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ortiz crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silvio Sierra!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen cult of personality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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178 lbs
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167 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Stone lands a head kick!
Stone avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a straight that turns Gracie's legs to rubber! Stone pushes forward with more strikes and Gracie goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Stone!
Chris Stone retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Chris Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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