AFLC 34 : Perez Vs Hathaway PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Jakua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jakua
vs
Ziomek

188 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

180 cm
32
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

$10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziomek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jakua sprawls well. Jakua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ziomek gets slowly back to his feet.
Ziomek moves in looking to clinch but Jakua pushes him off.
Jakua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jakua, right into the meat.
Ziomek looks to clinch
and Jakua counters with a nice body shot.
Ziomek tries to clinch but Jakua is having none of it.
Jakua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ziomek.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziomek was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Jakua connects with a leg kick. Ziomek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ziomek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jakua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Jakua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muniek Ziomek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziomek fails with the takedown
and Jakua counters with a right hand to the body.
Kris Jakua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muniek Ziomek.
Ziomek looks winded!
Jakua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jakua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ziomek closes the distance but Jakua moves to the side
and Jakua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ziomek thinking.
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!
Jakua throws a right and a left that Ziomek avoids nicely.
Jakua tries a head kick but it misses.
Jakua with a nice cross.
Jakua throws a head kick but Ziomek moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jakua.
Jakua connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Ziomek misses
and Jakua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jakua throws a head kick that misses.
Ziomek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jakua counters with a low kick, right behind Ziomek 's knee.
Ziomek shoots and misses

and Jakua counters with a head kick that drops Ziomek to the mat! Ziomek scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Ziomek is rocked!
Ziomek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jakua lands the left hand.
Ziomek is still on wobbly legs! Can Jakua finish him?
Kris Jakua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakua throws an overhand right that has Ziomek reeling! Jakua follows up with more punches and Ziomek is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kris Jakua!
After winning the bout, Kris Jakua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Walker's choice of entrance music: Snoop Dogg Ft The Doors - Riders on the Storm. Guilherme Fonseca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Walker's chin.

Fonseca
vs
Walker

185 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

190 cm
20
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q160
Unique Wear and Custom Design

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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Walker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker wants to clinch.

Walker gets a clinch.
Fonseca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fonseca.
Fonseca is trying to stall.
Fonseca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca jumps guard but Walker stands there with Fonseca around his waist. Fonseca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonseca misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fonseca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the ropes. Fonseca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
Walker throws a hook but Fonseca blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.

Fonseca feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
Fonseca wants to get up but he can't break Walker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fonseca won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
Fonseca wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fonseca wants to stand up but Walker has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Fonseca postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Walker to stand up.
Fonseca slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fonseca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fonseca tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fonseca not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is not content to let Fonseca control the position.
Walker won't allow Fonseca to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Fonseca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fonseca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca tries to clinch up

and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fonseca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Walker forces Fonseca back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Walker prevents Fonseca from breaking the clinch.
Fonseca wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonseca tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fonseca drops back down to his feet.
Fonseca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fonseca moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonseca is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Fonseca fails to pull guard.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fonseca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fonseca's elbow.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fonseca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Fonseca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fonseca has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Fonseca fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca wants to break free but Walker has control.
Fonseca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fonseca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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!
Fonseca trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fonseca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand

and Fonseca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walker!
Fonseca tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fonseca controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fonseca seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walker for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fonseca has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Walker's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fonseca's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fonseca doesn't have the hooks in and Walker manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Fonseca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker misses with a double jab

so Fonseca counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fonseca sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fonseca tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Fonseca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fonseca counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Fonseca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Fonseca. Fonseca gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fonseca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
A relieved looking Guilherme Fonseca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Awesome as his entrance music. BJ Penn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Schilling
vs
Penn

184 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to clinch but Schilling is having none of it.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ben Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schilling wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Schilling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Schilling backing up. Schilling nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn stalks Schilling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schilling's face. Schilling staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Schilling takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Schilling. Those never looked like landing.
Schilling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn throws a combination. Schilling tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a series of punches but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schilling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn feints a jab promting Schilling to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schilling slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Schilling misses.
Penn stalks Schilling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schilling's face. Schilling staggers backwards, shaken.
Schilling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schilling thinking.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Penn lands a nice hook to Schilling's body. Schilling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schilling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn stalks Schilling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schilling's face. Schilling staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Schilling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Schilling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Penn tries to keep at a distance but Schilling has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Schilling.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Schilling backpedaling.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Schilling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schilling moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schilling looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn throws a series of punches but Schilling moves out of range.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Schilling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Penn.
Penn moves out of range as Schilling strikes.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schilling had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schilling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Schilling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schilling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Schilling.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Schilling should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilling just misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schilling avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schilling misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Schilling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Schilling looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schilling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schilling under the eye.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.

Schilling darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.
Schilling tries to pull guard but Penn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Schilling drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Penn wants to stand but Schilling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Penn stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn works over Schilling's head and body with a nice combination.
Schilling throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Schilling. That snapped Penn's head back.
Schilling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schilling doesn't seem phased though.
Schilling misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schilling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schilling closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn cracks Schilling with an open hand slap.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Schilling is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ben Schilling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schilling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Penn.
Penn sizes up Schilling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn throws a right and a left that Schilling avoids nicely.
Schilling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn 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.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schilling misses with a double jab.
Schilling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Penn.
Penn throws a series of punches but Schilling avoids them all with ease.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schilling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schilling throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Schilling throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling walks into a left hand.
Schilling throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a cross.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schilling misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Schilling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Schilling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Schilling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schilling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schilling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Penn 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schilling throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schilling misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schilling looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Schilling slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Schilling. Those never looked like landing.
Penn slips under a jab from Schilling.
Penn looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Schilling looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Schilling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn scores with the left hand. Schilling knows he should have avoided that one.
Schilling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schilling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn throws a series of punches but Schilling avoids them all with ease.
Schilling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn throws a series of punches but Schilling avoids them all with ease.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Schilling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schilling misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn avoids the body shot from Schilling.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Schilling misses with a looping right.
Schilling misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a series of punches but Schilling avoids them all with ease.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schilling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn moves away from the strike by Schilling.
Schilling takes one to the chin there.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schilling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Schilling.
Good shot there by Schilling.

Schilling instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Schilling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Schilling had a free shot at his head there.
Schilling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn digs a good hook to Schilling's body.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Schilling pushes him off.
Schilling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schilling loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Schilling dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schilling misses with a straight left.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schilling throws out the jab.
Schilling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
A left lands for Schilling.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schilling circles away quickly and effectively.
Schilling avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schilling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
A slow jab from Schilling misses its intended target.
Schilling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn jabs at Schilling's body.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Schilling misses the target.
Ben Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schilling walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Schilling backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
A less than humble BJ Penn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Schwahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnson
vs
Schwahn

187 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Schwahn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson shoots in and bounces Schwahn off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Schwahn wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Schwahn keeps moving.
Johnson stays in close to Schwahn's body and controls the position.
Schwahn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Johnson just wasn't active enough.

Schwahn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schwahn lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwahn postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwahn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Schwahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwahn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schwahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schwahn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schwahn preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Schwahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Schwahn is trying to control but can't.
Schwahn is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schwahn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Johnson.
Johnson checks a low kick from Schwahn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwahn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wants to control but Schwahn is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Schwahn blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johnson trying to control the position but Schwahn is working away.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Schwahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Schwahn. Schwahn maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schwahn regains guard.
Schwahn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
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 is trying to control the position but Schwahn postures up.
Schwahn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwahn.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schwahn throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwahn is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Schwahn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Schwahn up and slammed him! Schwahn can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
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 Randy Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Schwahn to the mat! Schwahn manages to get full guard.
Johnson advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Schwahn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schwahn being controlled for a moment.
Schwahn is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Schwahn throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Schwahn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwahn seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Schwahn is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Randy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwahn is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schwahn avoid being mounted?
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson trying to control the action but Schwahn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn wants to get back to full guard.

Randy Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Schwahn enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schwahn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Schwahn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwahn is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schwahn striking off his back.
Schwahn keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Schwahn working a defensive guard here.

Schwahn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson trying to control but Schwahn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Schwahn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schwahn looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Schwahn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Schwahn is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schwahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schwahn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Schwahn is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwahn keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson trying to control the action but Schwahn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Johnson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Schwahn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.

Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schwahn is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schwahn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Schwahn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schwahn wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is taking a breather. Schwahn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schwahn struggling a bit here.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Schwahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwahn is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
Schwahn is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Schwahn struggling a bit here.
Schwahn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnson trying to control but Schwahn is having none of it.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Michael Schwahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwahn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Schwahn is working away.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schwahn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwahn punching to the body, from the bottom.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Schwahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Schwahn wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schwahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Schwahn is having none of it.

Randy Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schwahn misses with a low kick.

Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schwahn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Schwahn's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Schwahn is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Schwahn is keeping the position.
Johnson stays in close to Schwahn's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Johnson.
Horrible takedown by Schwahn or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.

Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Schwahn is defending well but Johnson drives through and ends up in Schwahn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwahn keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Schwahn keeps moving.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schwahn is proving hard to escape from.
Randy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwahn is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Lucas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Young
vs
Lucas

180 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

192 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayne Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lucas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lucas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lucas breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lucas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Young taking shots to the head.

It looks like Connor Young has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas with a couple of short strikes.

Young is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lucas! Young is hurt baaadly! Lucas is firing away with more strikes - Young 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 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Lucas!
Wayne Lucas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alberto Perez
vs
Hathaway

190 cm
23
186 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

175 cm
32
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 11 - 2 - 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hathaway.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez is looking to clinch but Hathaway is avoiding it.
Hathaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Perez throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hathaway. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Perez moves out of range.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hathaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Hathaway's head but Hathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Hathaway.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Perez moves away from the strike by Hathaway.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Hathaway pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perez back to the ropes. Hathaway follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Luis Alberto Perez has been cut.
Hathaway is pawing at Perez, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Perez's nose. Perez is badly hurt! Hathaway pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Perez tries desperately to hold on but Hathaway is relentless in his assault! As Perez receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hathaway away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hathaway!
Daniel Hathaway thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Martin Le Corre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Martin Le Corre has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Claude Patrick's chin.

Claude Patrick
vs
Martin Le Corre

184 cm
19
207 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
32
210 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Martin Le Corre!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Patrick letting Le Corre take a breather here.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Le Corre slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Le Corre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le Corre stalls.
Le Corre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Corre lands a body shot.
Le Corre pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Patrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Corre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.
Le Corre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Corre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Patrick gets a clinch.
Le Corre has Patrick pressed against the ropes, preventing Patrick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Le Corre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Le Corre.
Le Corre prevents Patrick from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre prevents a body shot from Patrick.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Corre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Le Corre.
Le Corre holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Patrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Le Corre taking a breather.
Le Corre blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Corre.
Patrick lands an uppercut.
Patrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Le Corre has double underhooks.
Le Corre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre blocks an uppercut.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Le Corre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Le Corre.
Patrick tries to circle away but Le Corre has him pinned against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.

Patrick moves into the clinch.
Patrick is trying to force a seperation but Le Corre has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre is struggling to control the position.
Le Corre looking to stall.
Patrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Le Corre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Le Corre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.
Patrick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jean Martin Le Corre has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Corre throws out a loose jab but Patrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick misses with a double jab.
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Corre moves away.
Le Corre just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Jean Claude Patrick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Martin Le Corre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Corre.
Le Corre throws a hook but Patrick blocks it.
Le Corre thows a body shot but no joy.

Le Corre gets tackled into the ropes by Patrick. Patrick maintains the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Le Corre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A hook to the body from Le Corre.
Patrick misses with a body punch.
Le Corre has Patrick pushed against the ropes.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Le Corre is stalling here.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Le Corre.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.
Le Corre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Corre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Patrick has Le Corre up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Le Corre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Corre is working Patrick over against the ropes.
Patrick is trying to force a seperation but Le Corre has the dominant position.
Patrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le Corre pushes Patrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Le Corre is stalling here.
Patrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Patrick working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands a body shot.
Le Corre blocks a body shot from Patrick.
Le Corre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Le Corre continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Patrick is trying to force a seperation but Le Corre has the dominant position.
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!
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Corre backwards.
Patrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patrick tries a body shot but Le Corre blocks it.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Le Corre.
Le Corre works on Patrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Le Corre stalling against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre blocks an uppercut.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Corre's elbow.
Le Corre is stalling here.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Corre's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Corre.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Le Corre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.
Le Corre works the jab nicely.
Le Corre thows a body shot but no joy.

Patrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre lands a good knee to the midsection. Patrick won't want to take too many of those.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Corre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Le Corre taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are getting on Le Corre's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Patrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Corre backwards.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Corres head.
Le Corre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Corre's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Martin Le Corre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Martin Le Corre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Patrick clinches with his opponent.
Patrick is trying to push Le Corre away but Le Corre has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Le Corre.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Corre's elbow.
Patrick tries to break the clinch but Le Corre is controlling the position.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Corre holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.

Patrick instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Patrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Corre avoids it.
Patrick being controlled against the ropes.
Patrick lands a left hand.
Le Corre stalling the fight.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Corre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Corre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jean Martin Le Corre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le Corre stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre is looking to control Patrick's arms but Patrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Le Corre has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.
Patrick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Corre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Corre lands a body punch.
Patrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Corre stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Le Corre to work.
Le Corre prevents a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Le Corre avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Corre trying to control the position but instead, Patrick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le Corre into the ropes.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Le Corre avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the ropes.
Le Corre looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.
Patrick moves into range and connects with a jab.

Patrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Le Corre controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patrick is trying to push Le Corre away but Le Corre has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Le Corre prevents a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Martin Le Corre.

Patrick moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Corre leaning his opponent against 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!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jean Claude Patrick.
I think Patrick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Patrick!
An out of breath Jean Claude Patrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.