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AFLC 46: Penn Vs Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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12 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
12 - 4 - 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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schilling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schilling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schilling swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Schilling tries to clinch up.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schilling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Schilling pushes him off.
Perez darts in and clinches Schilling up against the ropes.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Schilling is blocking nicely.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Schilling blocks it.
Schilling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schilling blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez rushes Schilling and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Schilling tries to circle away but Perez has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling throws a head punch that misses.
Schilling is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
Perez prevents a body shot from Schilling.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schilling's efforts to push away.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
Perez prevents Schilling from breaking the clinch.
Schilling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schilling drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schilling's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schilling looks winded!
Schilling wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schilling's efforts to push away.
Schilling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schilling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
Schilling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez tries to work over Schilling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schilling misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Schilling blocks with his arms.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez avoids the head kick by Schilling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schilling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schilling connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schilling is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schilling blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schilling's face.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schilling 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.
Schilling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez tries to clinch but Schilling is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schilling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Schilling misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Schilling down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez 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.
Perez drives through and clinches with Schilling against the ropes.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schilling's face.
Schilling throws an elbow but it misses.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schilling wants to break free but Perez has control.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez clinches.
Schilling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schilling is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Perez landing knees to the body.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schilling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schilling is breathing heavily.
Perez pushes Schilling up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Schilling blocks with his arms.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez lands a nice knee to the body.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schilling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Perez tenderised Schilling's leg. Schilling is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling throws a combination that misses
and Perez counters with a low kick, right behind Schilling 's knee.
Perez closes the distance and pushes Schilling back into the ropes.
Perez landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Perez.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez lands with a short shot to the head.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Schilling's ribcage.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schilling tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
Schilling can't break the clinch.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Perez.
Schilling misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schilling blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?
Perez tries to break the clinch but Schilling is controlling the position.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Schilling blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schilling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schilling keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perez, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Schilling misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Schilling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schilling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Schilling's front leg but catches the back leg as Schilling tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Schilling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perez thuds his shin into the meat of Schilling's side.
Perez clinches up with Schilling and pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schilling misses with a looping left.
Perez pushes Schilling up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schilling can't break the clinch.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schilling's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schilling.
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schilling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling looking to throw knees to the head but Perez is blocking nicely.
Schilling breaks from the clinch.
Schilling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schilling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Schilling swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Perez is looking to clinch but Schilling is avoiding it.
Perez is looking to clinch but Schilling is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perez.
Perez rushes Schilling and presses him up against the ropes.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Schilling blocks it.
Schilling throws a head punch that misses.
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schilling is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
Schilling is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Schilling into the ropes.
Schilling manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Perez drives through and clinches with Schilling against the ropes.
Perez prevents Schilling from breaking the clinch.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schilling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schilling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez rushes Schilling and presses him up against the ropes.
Schilling has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Schilling is trying to break free.
Schilling has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schilling misses the jab.
Schilling takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schilling's face.
Schilling is rocked!
Schilling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schilling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Schilling blocks it.
Schilling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schilling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez drives through and clinches with Schilling against the ropes.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schilling blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Ben Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
An out of breath Luis Alberto Perez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Holdin on to Black Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
14 - 21 - 1 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askren.
Gracie tries to clinch but Askren is having none of it.
Ben Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Askren sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Askren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is trying to control. Askren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Askren haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie stops Askren from getting back to his feet.
Askren is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Askren is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Askren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Askren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Askren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie postures up in Askren's guard and throws a big left but Askren blocks it.
Askren trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Askren wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Askren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Askren is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Askren manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Askren's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Askren is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Askren manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Askren's guard.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Askren is proving hard to escape from.
Askren wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Askren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Askren tries to get out of the position.
Askren keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gracie as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Askren screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gracie! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Matt Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy pulls guard successfully.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Gomi isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy pulls Gomi in close to prevent any damage.
Hardy controls Gomi momentarily but Gomi frees himself.
Gomi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardy controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Hardy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hardy wants to clinch
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy tries to clinch
and Gomi counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to control Gomi's arms but Gomi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the ropes.
Gomi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Gomi lands a left hand.
Hardy is rocked!
Gomi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hardy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hardy drops to his knees and Gomi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Sobral has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez clinches with his opponent.
Sobral tries to break free but Melendez pushes him back against the ropes.
Melendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sobral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobral pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sobral wants to stand but Melendez is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Melendez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobral's guard.
Melendez content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricardo Melendez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Sobral tries to sprawl out of it but Melendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sobral manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobral feints a jab promting Melendez to slip. Sobral then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Melendez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Ricardo Melendez has been cut.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sobral.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sobral.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Renato Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melendez fails to land the takedown.
Sobral throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Melendez looks winded!
Melendez finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Sobral's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Melendez falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . Muniek Ziomek has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Ziomek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziomek shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziomek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ziomek gets slowly back to his feet.
Sean Carter Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muniek Ziomek.
Ziomek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ziomek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ziomek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Ziomek persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Ziomek crashing down! Ziomek tries to stagger back to his feet but Williams just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Ziomek asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Silva misses with the combination.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penn is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Silva throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn connects with the punch.
Penn wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
A cross from Penn lands.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Penn dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn slips under a jab.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
A jab from Silva misses.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Penn clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva cracks Penn with a good jab.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Penn thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Penn.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penn works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a head shot.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Nice cross by Silva.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Thor Silva just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva moves away from the strike by Penn.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn blocks a head kick by Silva.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Penn moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with the combination.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Silva misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Penn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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