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AFLC 26: Stone Vs Rogers 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guilherme Fonseca's chin.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Fonseca.
Gatti lands a nice shot that snaps Fonseca's head back.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Fonseca dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by Gatti which made him look bad.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fonseca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fonseca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatti.
Fonseca is rocked!
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatti finish him?
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Gatti drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fonseca right on the button. Fonseca goes down! Gatti follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gatti gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!
A pretty intense looking Arturo Gatti took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Schilling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Schilling.
Schilling sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like DeAndre Smith has been cut.
Schilling loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith rushes Schilling and presses him up against the ropes.
Schilling tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the ropes.
Smith turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith working the ground and pound but Schilling is defending the strikes.
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.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith trying to control the position but Schilling is working away.
Smith tries to move to mount but Schilling blocks the move with his legs.
Smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schilling avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schilling misses with a wild combination.
Schilling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schilling has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schilling is defending well.
Smith has clasped his hands together around Schilling's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Schilling is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Schilling takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Schilling sneaks out the side door and pushes Smith away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Smith slips a straight right by Schilling.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith wants to control but instead Schilling manages to regain half guard.
Schilling moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is stalling here. Schilling is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schilling has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Schilling drags him back down.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schilling's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schilling's back!
Schilling has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Smith.
Smith just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Smith throws strikes from the back but Schilling rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Schilling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilling keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeAndre Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schilling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Schilling didn't expect that.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schilling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DeAndre Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Schilling keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schilling on the ground.
Smith stands up over Schilling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schilling, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schilling smiles and moves away.
Schilling tries a head kick but it misses.
Schilling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ben Schilling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schilling throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Ben Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Schilling.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schilling instigates a clinch.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Schilling's temple.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith trying to advance position but Schilling counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith wants to control from the top but Schilling keeps moving.
Schilling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schilling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Schilling keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Schilling blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Schilling has wrist control.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throws a strike but Schilling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Schilling dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Schilling stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Schilling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schilling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeAndre Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schilling.
Schilling clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.
Schilling is trying to break free.
Schilling breaks from the clinch.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schilling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Schilling.
Schilling darts in and clinches Smith up against the ropes.
Schilling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schilling after a bit of a struggle.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schilling avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Schilling is proving a slippery customer.
Schilling has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Schilling wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schilling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith passes into half guard.
Schilling is trying to stand.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is pressing down on Schilling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schilling is holding on for now.
Schilling regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Schilling has wrist control.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Schilling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Schilling!
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Schilling would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeAndre Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schilling wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ben Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith trying to control but Schilling is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeAndre Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAndre Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
Howard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howard thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Sakuraba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sakuraba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Howard takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuraba throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Sakuraba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Howard throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Howard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakuraba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Sakuraba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Howard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakuraba.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Howard's shoulder, as Howard tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuraba circles away.
Howard clinches.
Sakuraba has Howard pushed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Sakuraba is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Sakuraba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Howard.
Sakuraba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Howard takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howard.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the head.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Sakuraba working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Howard.
Sakuraba tries to throw a body punch but Howard avoids it by throwing Sakuraba back against the ropes.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but instead, Howard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakuraba into the ropes.
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!
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sakuraba throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
John Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a lunging right hand
letting Howard counter with a right hand.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba cracks Howard with an open hand slap.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakuraba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howard scrambles back to his feet.
Howard works Sakuraba's body with a nice hook.
Howard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a hook.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakuraba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Howard up against the ropes.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakuraba seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howard lands a shot to the body.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Howard defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba scores with a nice right hand.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Howard takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Howard tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Howard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakuraba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howard scrambles back to his feet.
Howard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
Sakuraba needs to keep his hands up - Howard had a free shot at his head there.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuraba circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Howard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sakuraba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba 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.
Howard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Sakuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Howard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Sakuraba cracks a nice hook into Howard's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakuraba. That snapped Howard's head back.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Howard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howard looking to stall.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Howard tries to tie him up.
Howard blocks a body shot from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba slows down the pace here.
Howard digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Sakuraba avoids it by throwing Howard back against the ropes.
Howard prevents Sakuraba from breaking the clinch.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Sakuraba finds it's way through Howard's defenses.
Howard is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Sakuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard clinches with his opponent.
Howard has Sakuraba pushed against the ropes.
John Howard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Howard is looking to wear down Sakuraba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Howard ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba misses with a right hand
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazushi Sakuraba.
Well Howard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glover Teixeira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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222 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glover Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira lands a big right hand that sends Spar crashing to the mat! Teixeira stays standing though and waves Spar back to his feet!
It looks like Wrestling Spar has been cut.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
Teixeira feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spar sprawling to the canvas! Spar rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Teixeira finish him?!
Spar is rocked!
A big left from Teixeira misses.
Oh Spar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Teixeira measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Spar! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Glover Teixeira!
A very excited looking Glover Teixeira rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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31
213 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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World class 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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch slips under a jab from Roosmalen.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch throws a leg kick but Roosmalen checks it.
Lynch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosmalen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lynch defends it nicely.
Lynch throws a combination. Roosmalen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roosmalen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roosmalen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roosmalen throws a big elbow that misses.
Roosmalen wants to pass the guard but Lynch is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen postures up and lands a big shot to Lynch's brow.
Roosmalen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lynch's head.
Lynch keeping full guard, as Roosmalen tries to pass.
Lynch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roosmalen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roosmalen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roosmalen looking to pass the guard.
Roosmalen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roosmalen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lynch can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen advances to mount.
Roosmalen raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen wants to control the pace but Lynch is squirming around nicely.
Roosmalen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Danny Lynch has been cut.
Roosmalen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lynch?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen working Lynch over with strikes here.
Roosmalen tries to control but Lynch wriggling away.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Roosmalen! Lynch is hurt baaadly! Roosmalen is firing away with more strikes - Lynch is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich has chosen Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich shoots in for a takedown but Benson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benson throws a head kick but Miletich moves out of range.
Miletich scores with a takedown into Benson's guard.
Benson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miletich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miletich works over Benson with some ground and pound from guard.
Benson looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miletich postures up in Benson's guard and throws a big left but Benson blocks it.
Miletich tries to free his leg and advance position but Benson is retaining full guard.
Miletich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benson's head.
Benson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson controls Miletich momentarily but Miletich frees himself.
Benson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miletich!
Miletich wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Miletich is squirming around, avoiding Benson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Benson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Miletich is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miletich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Benson feints and then cracks Miletich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miletich down.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick
and Miletich counters with a three punch combo that has Benson backing up. Benson nods at Miletich to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Benson. That snapped Miletich's head back.
It looks like Pat Miletich has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miletich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miletich catches Benson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miletich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tony Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Miletich.
Benson lands a big uppercut and Miletich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miletich looks OK. Benson waves Miletich back to his feet!
Miletich is rocked!
A head kick misses from Benson.
Miletich is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Miletich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miletich seems to have recovered his senses.
Miletich looks winded!
Benson drops Miletich with a huge uppercut! Miletich drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Benson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Benson!
A relieved looking Tony Benson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the ring accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
187 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Spar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Spar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spar at a distance.
Barnes digs a good hook to Spar's body.
Spar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Spar's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spar looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes lands a brutal head kick. Spar looks out on his feet and Barnes throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Frankie Barnes!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Darnell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Darnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Darnell shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darnell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Darnell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ortiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darnell somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Darnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Darnell's head.
Darnell shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darnell ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Darnell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Darnell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ortiz wants to control the action here but instead Darnell manages to pass to full mount!
Darnell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ortiz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Darnell.
Darnell is working for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz frees his head quite easily.
Darnell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ortiz reaches up and pulls Darnell towards him, trying to control the position. Darnell manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Ortiz! Ortiz tries to roll over - now Darnell is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Ortiz has to tap out! Great work there by Darnell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce Darnell!
After winning the bout, Bruce Darnell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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 Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
184 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
23 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Stone throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rogers back to the ropes. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogers catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Chris Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Stone forces Rogers back against the ropes and clinches.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Stone.
Rogers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rogers escapes and throws Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stone gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rogers is working for a guillotine from mount but Stone frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stone regains half guard.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Rogers.
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.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rogers.
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 Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rogers throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogers.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Chris Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the ropes.
Rogers is looking for a takedown.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Rogers dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a lazy body kick
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Stone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Stone punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stone to the mat! Stone manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Rogers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Stone.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Rogers tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Rogers lands.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Rogers had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stone darts in and clinches Rogers up against the ropes.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Rogers forces Stone back against the ropes and clinches.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Stone lands but Rogers takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stone on his heels. He'll look to pass Stone's guard now, I'm sure.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Steve Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers is aware though and is defending well.
Rogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Rogers trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Stone tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stone looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rogers is defending well. Stone quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rogers has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stone celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Stone!
Chris Stone is the new welterweight champion!
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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