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AFLC 17: Ashes of the Fallen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fonseca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Connor is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Connor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fonseca trying to control but Connor is having none of it.
Fonseca with good strikes from the mount here!
Fonseca throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Connor wants to control but Fonseca is having none of it.
Connor is desperately trying to improve his position but Fonseca has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fonseca is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Connor. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fonseca avoiding Connor 's attempts to control his hands.
Fonseca is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fonseca keeps control of the position as Connor tries to break free.
Fonseca trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Connor doesn't escape.
Connor wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fonseca really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Connor.
Connor rolls, trying to escape but Fonseca keeps control of the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Connor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fonseca content just to control the position here.
Fonseca seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Connor for as long as he can get away with.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control but Connor is having none of it.
Connor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fonseca is trying to control here but Connor has managed to regain half guard.
Connor is trying to control but can't.
Guilherme Fonseca has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt
and Fonseca counters with a takedown into side control.
Fonseca trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca avoids the strikes from the bottom by Connor.
Fonseca moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Fonseca dominated that round.
That's time! Fonseca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Connor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fonseca throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Connor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fonseca is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fonseca seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fonseca seems to be working for a kimura but Connor defends the submission attempt.
Fonseca is working for a kimura but Connor is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor trying to control from the bottom.
Fonseca trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
Connor tries to roll over but Fonseca keeps him under control.
Fonseca decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fonseca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fonseca manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Connor wants to get up but he can't break Fonseca's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fonseca wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.
Fonseca trying to control the position.
Fonseca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control but Connor is having none of it.
Connor is looking to improve his position but Fonseca isn't that keen on the idea.
Fonseca controlling from mount.
Connor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guilherme Fonseca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fonseca wants to take his opponent's back but Connor doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca with good strikes from the mount here!
Fonseca tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fonseca'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.
Fonseca prevents Connor from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Connor working to try and regain half guard.
Connor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Fonseca dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fonseca misses the jab.
Connor moves into range and clinches up with Fonseca.
Fonseca has Connor pressed against the ropes, preventing Connor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fonseca is trying to trip Connor. He has hold of a leg but Connor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fonseca persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Connor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fonseca is one step ahead there.
Fonseca would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connor is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor postures up.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Fonseca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fonseca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guilherme Fonseca has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Fonseca as Connor shoots in.
Connor darts in trying to clinch
and Fonseca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Connor!
Fonseca trying to control but Connor is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca controlling the position easily from mount.
Connor is trying to stand.
Fonseca prevents Connor from getting the reversal.
Connor is squirming around, avoiding Fonseca's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fonseca goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Connor turns into him and now he's in Fonseca's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor trying to control but Fonseca is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor tries to keep at a distance but Fonseca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fonseca has Connor pressed against the ropes, preventing Connor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fonseca has hold of one of Connor's legs. Connor is fighting the takedown attempt but Fonseca gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
Fonseca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Fonseca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Connor shoots for a double leg takedown but Fonseca sprawls well. He's pushed Connor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fonseca 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
Guilherme Fonseca seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Gustafsson throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Gustafsson in a clinch.
Gustafsson jumps guard but Santos stands there with Gustafsson around his waist. Gustafsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Santos.
Gustafsson can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos keeps control of Gustafsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos blocks a body shot from Gustafsson.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Gustafsson has him pressed against the ropes.
Gustafsson wants to break free but Santos has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gustafsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Gustafsson from controlling successfully.
Gustafsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustafsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gustafsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gustafsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gustafsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santos is not content to let Gustafsson control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gustafsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gustafsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Gustafsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gustafsson blocks the strikes from Santos.
Santos is trying to control Gustafsson's posture but Gustafsson avoids it.
Gustafsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gustafsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Gustafsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santos parries the strikes from Gustafsson easily there. Gustafsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santos to escape.
Santos tries to buck Gustafsson off but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gustafsson.
Sloppy strikes there by Gustafsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos parries the strikes from Gustafsson easily there. Gustafsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santos to escape.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gustafsson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Gustafsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gustafsson trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Gustafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is trying to control Gustafsson's posture but Gustafsson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gustafsson shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos darts in and clinches Gustafsson up against the ropes.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gustafsson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Gustafsson works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Santos prevents a body shot from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Santos pushes Gustafsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gustafsson is rocked!
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Oh Gustafsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos dips a shoulder and cracks Gustafsson with a mighty uppercut! Gustafsson falls back against the ropes and Santos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gustafsson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Santos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evangelista Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Evangelista Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse. Lavar Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Kawajiri.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kawajiri avoids them all with ease.
Kawajiri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kawajiri avoids them all with ease.
Kawajiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson drops Kawajiri with a left and a right! Oh, Kawajiri is hurt - Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working away.
Johnson wants to stand but Kawajiri is controlling his arm.
Kawajiri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kawajiri wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kawajiri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Kawajiri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kawajiri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kawajiri wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Kawajiri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kawajiri is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Johnson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatsuya Kawajiri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping staying out of range there.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominick Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
Bisping bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcello misses with a body shot.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bisping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bisping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcello.
Marcello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcello connects with a body shot.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Marcello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bisping. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bisping.
Bisping takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcello's hands.
Bisping misses with an uppercut. Marcello saw that one coming.
Bisping connects with a right hand. Marcello shakes it off.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcello.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisping misses the target.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.
Marcello defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Marcello coming out on top.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Bisping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcello.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Bisping stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Marcello is out of range.
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Bisping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcello's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Marcello.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Bisping moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcello takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marcello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bisping throws the left hand but Marcello avoids the punch easily.
Bisping slips a straight right by Marcello.
Bisping dips to his left and cracks Marcello with an uppercut!
Bisping throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Marcello missing with a left hand there. Bisping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping with a nice cross.
Jab by Marcello.
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Marcello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Marcello throws a jab when Bisping was well out of range.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello connects with a body shot.
Bisping throws a hook to the side of Marcello's head but Marcello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcello staying out of range there.
Bisping stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bisping cracks Marcello with an open hand slap.
Marcello throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Bisping lands with an overhand left.
Bisping misses with an uppercut.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisping blocks a jab.
Marcello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bisping under the eye.
Marcello misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcello just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping scores with the left hand. Marcello knows he should have avoided that one.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
Marcello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bisping throws a looping overhand right but Marcello ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping blocks a jab.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcello.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Marcello moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Marcello misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
Bisping thuds his right hand into Marcello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Marcello misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bisping jabs Marcello right on the nose. Marcello blinks but takes it well.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Marcello. Those never looked like landing.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Marcello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
Marcello tests Bisping's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Bisping scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcello misses with a lunging right hand
and Bisping counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcello.
Marcello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Nice jab there from Marcello.
Bisping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcello doesn't seem bothered though.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
Bisping scores with a punch to the head.
Bisping jabs Marcello right on the nose. Marcello blinks but takes it well.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Marcello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcello.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Nice straight punches there by Bisping. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bisping.
Marcello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bisping connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bisping throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bisping slips a jab from Marcello.
Marcello is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisping.
Marcello throws a hook to the side of Bisping's head but Bisping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Bisping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcello.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisping misses with a hook. Marcello ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bisping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
Bisping throws a body punch but Marcello moves out of range.
Marcello slips under a jab.
Marcello takes one to the chin there.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Marcello throws a poor cross that misses
and Bisping counters with a stiff right hand.
Bisping slips under a jab from Marcello.
A big left from Marcello misses.
A swing and a miss from Marcello.
A cross from Bisping lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws a lazy right hand but Bisping 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.
Bisping gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marcello.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisping misses the target.
Marcello throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Marcello staying out of range there.
Marcello moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Marcello slips a straight right by Bisping.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Marcello misses with a hook. Bisping ducked under it nicely.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisping throws out the jab.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Bisping throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bisping, as that shot connected.
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Bisping moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
Marcello throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
Marcello darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Marcello moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Marcello closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bisping with a jab.
Bisping shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bisping is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Marcello blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bisping.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Marcello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello misses with a hook. Bisping ducked under it nicely.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Bisping tests Marcello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Marcello scores with a four punch combination!
Bisping lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a hook.
Marcello 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 one minute gone in the round.
Marcello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bisping throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello jabs Bisping right on the nose. Bisping blinks but takes it well.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcello misses the jab.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Bisping ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bisping lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcello missing with a left hand there. Bisping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Marcello is out of range.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
Marcello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bisping scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping thuds a left hand into Marcello's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisping misses the target.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Bisping closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marcello defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello misses with an uppercut
and Bisping counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bisping takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Marcello is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcello throws a good cross that connects.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Jab from Bisping.
Dominick Marcello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bisping defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marcello finds it's way round the side to connect with Bisping's head.
Bisping wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Bisping lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping connects with a jab.
Bisping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Marcello swings widly with a right hand
and Bisping counters with a right hand to the body.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello misses with a hook.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.
Marcello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bisping to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bisping fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bisping looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcello is just out of range.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Marcello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bisping cracks a nice hook into Marcello's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcello.
Bisping fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Bisping finds it's way through Marcello's defenses.
Marcello takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Bisping.
Well Bisping 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafsson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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213 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright digs a good body shot into Gustafsson's ribs.
Gustafsson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wright lands an overhand right.
Gustafsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Alexander Gustafsson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright jabs at Gustafsson's body.
Wright cracks Gustafsson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Wright!
Corey Wright decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Ortiz had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the ropes and back into range.
Ortiz forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Ortiz on the inside.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz is working Silva over against the ropes.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Ortiz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz lands a shoulder strike.
Silva looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ortiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
A short right from Ortiz.
Silva is rocked!
Ortiz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva tries to clinch up but Ortiz pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva to the mat! Silva covers up and Ortiz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Victor Ortiz!
Victor Ortiz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
Johnson with a jab.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls 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!
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Johnson works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Smith's head back.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Johnson jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smith. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jab by Johnson.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Johnson lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith working away.
Johnson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeAndre Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson holds on to Smith as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
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.
Johnson can't escape the position.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson 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!
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Johnson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Smith's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAndre Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith checks a low kick from Young.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Young drops Smith with a left right combo! Young follows him down to the ground into side control.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Young in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Young has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Young lands an elbow.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Young asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Young in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Smith looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Young turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Young!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez pushes Howard up against the ropes in a clinch.
Howard lands a right hand.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Howard leaning against his opponent.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard trying to control the position but instead, Perez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the ropes.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Howard.
Perez with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Howard.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Howard back against the ropes.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard wants to break free but Perez has control.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard lands a shot to the body.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Howard is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Howard.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howard digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard avoiding damage.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Howard is looking to control Perez's arms but Perez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howard has his back to the ropes.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Howard back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez being controlled against the ropes.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez takes a shot to the head.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howard tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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 Luis Alberto Perez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perez closes the distance and pushes Howard back into the ropes.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Howard effectively controlling the action here.
Howard cracks Perez with a nice body shot.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez working aggressively here.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Perez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez landing knees to the body.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Howard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard taking a breather.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez prevents a body shot from Howard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howard.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howard avoids it.
Howard digs a right hand into Perez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez's gas tank.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard is trying to stall.
Howard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Howard back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howard trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Howard lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Howard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Howard looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard is working Perez over against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as Howard tries to tie him up.
Howard seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Howard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard has Perez pushed against the ropes.
Perez blocks a body shot from Howard.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Perez improves position.
Perez tries to work over Howard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Howard controlling the action here for a moment.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perez.
Howard is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Howard into the ropes.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Perez improves position.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard stalls.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez closes the distance and pushes Howard back into the ropes.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Howard wants to stall.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Howard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of Perez's head.
Perez is rocked!
Howard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard throws a big uppercut that drops Perez! More strikes from Howard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Perez lies dazed against the ropes as Howard celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, 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 Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ White 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the ropes and back into range.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a crisp right that sends Alvarez to the canvas! Williams follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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