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AFLC 47: Hollinger Vs Surov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin has chosen Fields Of Athenry as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick McLoughlin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hathaway crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McLoughlin - the referee stops the clock and Hathaway gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McLoughlin. Hathaway manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but McLoughlin avoids them all with ease.
McLoughlin misses with a takedown attempt - Hathaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab lands there for Hathaway.
Hathaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLoughlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLoughlin shoots in looking for a takedown but Hathaway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McLoughlin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McLoughlin shoots in but Hathaway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel Hathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McLoughlin.
McLoughlin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hathaway as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin lands a head kick. Hathaway smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLoughlin tries to clinch but Hathaway is having none of it.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McLoughlin throws a jab when Hathaway was well out of range.
Hathaway lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLoughlin's sensitive parts.
McLoughlin throws the kick towards the body but Hathaway avoids it.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
McLoughlin avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
McLoughlin walks into a straight right hand from Hathaway.
McLoughlin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hathaway cracks McLoughlin with an open hand slap.
Hathaway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
McLoughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hathaway!
Hathaway moves out of range as McLoughlin strikes.
Hathaway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McLoughlin is rocked!
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLoughlin circles away quickly and effectively.
McLoughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McLoughlin.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that McLoughlin avoids nicely.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and McLoughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Hathaway finds it's way through McLoughlin's defenses.
McLoughlin shoots in but Hathaway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hathaway pounces like a tiger and cracks McLoughlin with a vicious hook! McLoughlin is down but not out! Hathaway follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Hathaway!
After winning the bout, Daniel Hathaway thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Al Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Simms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Al Nasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Simms!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simms shoots in and gets a takedown into Al Nasser's guard.
Simms avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simms tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Nasser is retaining full guard.
Al Nasser keeping moving, preventing Simms from controlling successfully.
Simms is in close to Al Nasser's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simms preventing the sweep.
Simms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simms trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Nasser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simms stands up over Al Nasser, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Al Nasser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Simms wants to stand but Al Nasser is controlling his posture from full guard.
Al Nasser keeping full guard, as Simms tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms distracts Al Nasser with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simms wants to pass the guard but Al Nasser is keeping the position.
Simms is working Al Nasser over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Simms really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Al Nasser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simms working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Nasser has his feet on Simms's thighs here. He's pushed Simms off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Simms screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mohammad Al Nasser!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Dela Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wrestling Spar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spar quickly recovers to half guard.
Spar is trying to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Spar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spar missing with punches from the bottom.
Spar landing small, sideways elbows.
Dela Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Spar 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.
Spar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Spar won't allow Dela Cruz to pass to mount.
Spar is refusing to be controlled, as Dela Cruz sits in half guard.
Dela Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz content just to control the position here.
Dela Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spar is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz blocks Spar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Spar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dela Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spar is looking to escape.
Dela Cruz is really struggling to control Spar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Spar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dela Cruz blocks Spar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dela Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Spar looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Wrestling Spar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes but Spar is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spar is squirming around, avoiding Dela Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Spar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Spar is squirming around nicely.
Spar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spar is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Spar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Spar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dela Cruz. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dela Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dela Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spar is surviving well by controlling Dela Cruz's body position as best he can.
Spar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dela Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Spar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dela Cruz.
Spar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Spar is having none of it.
Spar working to try and regain half guard.
Spar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura but Spar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dela Cruz to get the leverage.
Spar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spar lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Spar is keeping him busy.
Dela Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dela Cruz is looking to advance position but Spar won't allow it.
Spar landing small, sideways elbows.
Spar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dela Cruz passes to side control.
Dela Cruz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Spar.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but Spar is working away.
Dela Cruz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Spar!
Spar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dela Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spar is looking to escape.
Spar is looking to improve his position but Dela Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Dela Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spar is surviving well by controlling Dela Cruz's body position as best he can.
Spar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Spar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Spar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Spar.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dela Cruz moves into full mount! Spar won't be happy about that!
Spar tries to reverse the position but Dela Cruz maintains control.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Spar is squirming around nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar working to try and regain half guard.
Spar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spar is trying to get back to full guard.
Spar is not content to let Dela Cruz control the position.
Spar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dela Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Spar defends it.
Spar is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Spar wants to get back to full guard.
Spar punching from the bottom.
Dela Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Spar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spar.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Spar is squirming around, avoiding Dela Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Spar is working to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz blocks Spar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Spar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Spar is squirming around nicely.
Spar is trying to escape the mount.
Dela Cruz lands with some strikes.
Spar is squirming around, avoiding Dela Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Spar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dela Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes but Spar is staying in there.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar is trying desperately to improve position.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dela Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Spar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dela Cruz.
Spar has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Dela Cruz controlling from mount.
Spar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dela Cruz. What's that going to do exactly?
Spar is looking to get to half guard.
Dela Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Spar throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Spar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spar seems a little lost for a moment, as Dela Cruz dominates the positioning.
Dela Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dela Cruz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Spar.
Dela Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Spar tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spar is trying to get back to half guard.
Spar tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Spar striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Spar is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Spar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dela Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Dela Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Spar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dela Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dela Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Spar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spar manages to kick Dela Cruz off! Dela Cruz jumps back into Spar's guard.
Spar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dela Cruz cracks Spar with a solid left hand.
Spar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Spar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mauricio Dela Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spar striking off his back but it's not causing Dela Cruz any problems.
Spar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dela Cruz stands and throws Spar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dela Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Spar tries to improve position but can't.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but Spar is working away.
Spar wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Spar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dela Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but Spar is working away.
Spar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Spar is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Spar!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dela Cruz. What's that going to do exactly?
Spar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Spar is squirming around nicely.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dela Cruz looking to control but Spar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Spar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Spar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dela Cruz prevents Spar from getting the reversal.
Spar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Spar is having none of it.
Dela Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Dela Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Spar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar is looking to regain half guard here but Dela Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Spar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Spar.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Spar is keeping him busy.
Spar is trying to improve his position.
Spar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Spar is not content to let Dela Cruz control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar tries to buck Dela Cruz off but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Spar wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Dela Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spar wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz advances nicely into full mount.
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Spar.
Spar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Spar missing with punches from the bottom.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spar landing rabbit punches to the side of Dela Cruz's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Spar gets full guard.
Dela Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Spar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spar throws a couple of heel strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Spar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz advances position into side control!
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but Spar is working away.
Spar misses with a strike from the bottom.
Spar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dela Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spar throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Spar is keeping him busy.
Spar sneaks back into half guard.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Spar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spar wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Spar.
Spar punching from the bottom.
Dela Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spar missing with punches from the bottom.
Spar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dela Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Dela Cruz is working for a kimura but Spar is defending it quite comfortably.
Dela Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Spar landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Spar is in trouble!
Spar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Spar is trying to get back to full guard.
Spar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Spar.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Spar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spar punching from the bottom.
Spar wants to improve his position but Dela Cruz is controlling well.
Spar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, if Dela Cruz 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Spar tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dela Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
Mauricio Dela Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holdin on to Black Metal . Hector Lombard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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182 lbs
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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
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lombard wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lombard wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lombard, up you get!
Gracie slips a jab from Lombard.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Lombard.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stands up out of the half guard.
Lombard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lombard!
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lombard is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Lombard is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Gracie!
A relieved looking Matt Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich's entrance music is Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout. A fine choice. Ben Schilling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
190 lbs
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24
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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Good kicks
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich shoots in for a takedown but Schilling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miletich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schilling swinging wildly here.
Schilling moves into the clinch successfully.
Schilling wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schilling can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Miletich avoids a wild elbow strike from Schilling.
Miletich goes for a takedown attempt but Schilling pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Schilling misses.
Miletich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miletich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schilling keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling has hold of Miletich's hands but Miletich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schilling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miletich.
Miletich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schilling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miletich.
Schilling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miletich.
Miletich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schilling is in trouble now - Miletich has advanced to mount!
Schilling blocking the ground and pound.
Miletich throwing strikes here but Schilling is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miletich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miletich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Schilling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schilling blocking the ground and pound.
Miletich looking to control but Schilling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schilling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schilling is bucking up trying to escape but Miletich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schilling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miletich.
Schilling holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miletich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miletich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Miletich landing shots from mount.
Miletich looking to control but Schilling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schilling is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich looking to ground and pound but Schilling is blocking nicely.
Miletich with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miletich looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Miletich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Schilling tries to hold on but Miletich postures up.
Schilling holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miletich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miletich punching from mount but Schilling doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Miletich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schilling is in a horrible position here. Miletich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich throws some wild stikes that Schilling manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Schilling is surviving well by controlling Miletich's body position as best he can.
Miletich looking to finish with strikes here!
Miletich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Miletich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Schilling because Miletich loaded up on that one.
Miletich has control of Schilling's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schilling regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miletich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Miletich 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.
Miletich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schilling.
Miletich slips under a jab from Schilling.
Miletich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miletich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miletich throws a big elbow that misses.
Schilling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pat Miletich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schilling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miletich.
Miletich trying to control but Schilling is working from the bottom.
Miletich pushes down on Schilling's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miletich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schilling sees it coming and defends easily.
Miletich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Miletich.
Miletich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miletich is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schilling!
Schilling avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miletich.
Schilling avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miletich.
Miletich lands with some strikes.
Miletich throwing strikes here but Schilling is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miletich throws some wild stikes that Schilling manages to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miletich dominating with strikes here.
Miletich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miletich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schilling looks a forlorn figure.
Miletich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich tries to control but Schilling wriggling away.
Miletich looking to ground and pound but Schilling is blocking nicely.
Schilling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miletich.
Miletich looking to ground and pound but Schilling is blocking nicely.
Miletich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schilling blocking the ground and pound.
Miletich punching from mount but Schilling doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schilling is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miletich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miletich misses with a head shot.
Miletich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miletich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Schilling because Miletich loaded up on that one.
Miletich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?
Schilling holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miletich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miletich has control of Schilling's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schilling regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miletich goes for an armbar but Schilling turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Schilling.
Schilling wanted to stand there but Miletich had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miletich goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Schilling turns into him and now he's in Miletich's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich is trying to control the position but Schilling postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Miletich 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. This is the final round!
Schilling throws a right and a left that Miletich avoids nicely.
Ben Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schilling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Pat Miletich has been cut.
Miletich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schilling quickly recovers to half guard.
Miletich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miletich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miletich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miletich is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Schilling is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pat Miletich!
Pat Miletich managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm has chosen Eeppinen biisi as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
287 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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35
280 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Gronholm!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayson connects with a jab.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Gronholm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tayson.
Tayson throws a nice looking combination but Gronholm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tayson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gronholm to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Tayson sends Gronholm down but not out. Tayson dives into side control looking to finish.
Tayson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gronholm's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tayson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tayson tries to move to mount but Gronholm blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Tayson controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tayson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tayson takes a little break here. Gronholm wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tayson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Tayson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tayson throws a combination that misses
and Gronholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tayson throws a leg kick but Gronholm moved away.
Gronholm misses with a body shot.
Gronholm gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Tayson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gronholm wakes up just in time to hear Tayson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tayson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Luis Alberto Perez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Zambidis's chin.
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24
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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28
195 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
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
13 - 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
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zambidis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perez - the referee stops the clock and Zambidis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perez. Zambidis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zambidis avoids a kick to the body.
Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Zambidis has been cut.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Zambidis tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Perez drops Zambidis with a big knee straight up the middle! Zambidis is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Zambidis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez drops Zambidis with a naaaaasty hook - Zambidis is in real trouble here! Perez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Alberto Perez!
After winning the bout, Luis Alberto Perez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All That Remains - The Last Time. 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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27
182 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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30
180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Crahan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a jab from Crahan.
Crahan throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crahan thinking.
Crahan scoring well with a low kick there.
Crahan throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crahan, as that shot connected.
Crahan connects with a solid leg kick.
Crahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crahan throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Crahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crahan misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Crahan misses its intended target.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Crahan.
Crahan swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crahan.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith slips under a jab from Crahan.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Crahan as he connects with a hook.
Crahan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crahan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crahan looks winded!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Crahan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith sizes up Crahan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Shawn Crahan has been cut.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crahan is rocked!
Crahan throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crahan is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Smith moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Crahan! Smith continues to tee off on Crahan, landing with a left and a right! Smith connects with a right hand that leaves Crahan sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Smith!
A very excited looking John Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger comes to the ring accompanied by WILD BOYS. Surov has chosen Amphetamines as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
167 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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31
182 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollinger is looking to score with low kicks.
Surov missing with a left hand there. Hollinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollinger cracks the inside of Surov's front leg.
Surov works Hollinger's body with a nice hook.
Surov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollinger manages to avoid it.
Surov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hollinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Surov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Surov shoots in looking for a takedown but Hollinger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Surov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hollinger throws a low kick but Surov moves out of range easily.
Dylan Hollinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Surov. Hollinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Surov on the side of the head.
Hollinger throws a chopping leg kick but Surov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Surov checks a leg kick.
Hollinger staying out of range there.
Hollinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surov scores with a decent looking hook.
Hollinger gets caught napping as Surov dives in and scores a takedown. Hollinger manages to retain guard.
Hollinger trying to control the position here.
Surov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Surov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Surov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hollinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dylan Hollinger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hollinger feints and then cracks Surov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Surov down.
Hollinger throws a wild body kick that Surov sees coming a mile off.
Hollinger tried to score with a low kick but Surov checks it.
Hollinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollinger. Surov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surov throws a lazy right hand but Hollinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Surov scores with a jab. Hollinger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Surov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hollinger misses with a leg kick
and Surov counters with a shoot takedown. Hollinger fights it but they end up in guard.
Hollinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollinger managing to control the position.
Surov pushes down on Hollinger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hollinger gets caught flat footed, as Surov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Surov throws a big right hand that misses.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollinger is keeping the position for now.
Hollinger working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dylan Hollinger just wasn't active enough.
Hollinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Surov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hollinger's guard now.
Hollinger keeping full guard, as Surov tries to pass.
Surov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Surov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Surov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Surov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hollinger reverses the position - he's now on top in Surov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollinger is looking to advance position but Surov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Surov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hollinger turns into him and now he's in Surov's guard.
Surov pulls Hollinger in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hollinger!
Surov punching from mount but Hollinger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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.
Hollinger tries to reverse the position but Surov maintains control.
Surov throws some wild stikes that Hollinger manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov controlling from the full mount.
Hollinger taking shots to the head.
Surov throwing strikes here but Hollinger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hollinger leaves Surov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Surov misses with a wild body shot.
Hollinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Surov or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollinger which made him look bad.
Surov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hollinger momentarily.
Surov blocks a low kick nicely.
Hollinger misses with a body kick.
Hollinger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hollinger throws a leg kick
and Surov counters with a takedown into side control.
Alexei Surov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hollinger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Surov but great work by Hollinger.
Hollinger tries to move to mount but Surov blocks the move with his legs.
Surov stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hollinger cracks Surov with a big right hand but Surov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Surov is not content to let Hollinger control the position.
Surov is trying to control Hollinger's posture but Hollinger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov manages to get back to half guard.
Surov is looking to improve his position.
Hollinger passes into side control, despite Surov's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Surov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hollinger wants to control but Surov is keeping him busy.
Surov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov manages to get to full guard.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Hollinger from controlling successfully.
Surov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Surov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Surov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hollinger trying to control the position but Surov manages to sink in the hooks.
Surov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Surov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surov misses with a punch to the head.
Surov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hollinger is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Surov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hollinger taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Alexei Surov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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