AFLC 49: World Class Warriors PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Almanez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja. Lawson has chosen Another Victory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eric Lawson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Almanez
vs
Lawson

190 cm
28
190 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

190 cm
27
190 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware

$300

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 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almanez misses with a looping left.
Lawson drops his hands momentarily and Almanez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almanez.
Eric Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Almanez misses.
Almanez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almanez misses with a series of wild punches.
Almanez misses with a wild combination.
Almanez misses with a hook
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Almanez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson throws a nice looking combination but Almanez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almanez lands a jab to the head.
Lawson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawson thows a leg kick but Almanez checks it
and Almanez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawson swings for the body but Almanez moves out of range.
Almanez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Almanez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Almanez under the eye.
Lawson connects with the punch.
Almanez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawson.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Almanez's head but Almanez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almanez blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Lawson. No joy for Almanez on that attempt.
Almanez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lawson takes a step back to recover.
Lawson takes a swing at Almanez's ribcage but misses.
Almanez digs a good body shot into Lawson's ribs.
Almanez walks into a left hand.
Almanez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almanez misses with a takedown attempt - Lawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jd Almanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson thumps Almanez with a low kick.
Lawson misses with a body kick.
Lawson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almanez.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almanez.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Almanez.
Lawson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Almanez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lawson lands with an overhand left.
Almanez scores with a spinning back kick!
Lawson drops his hands momentarily and Almanez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almanez looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almanez.
Almanez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lawson's head backwards.
Lawson throws a hook but Almanez avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Almanez or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawson which made him look bad.
Lawson slips a jab from Almanez.
Lawson punishes Almanez's body with a nice straight punch.
Almanez slips a straight right by Lawson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lawson. Almanez shrugs it off though.
Almanez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawson blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawson dips to his left and cracks Almanez with an uppercut!
Lawson throws a good cross that connects.
Lawson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Almanez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Lawson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawson catches Almanez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawson walks into a jab.
Almanez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almanez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
The crowd cheers as Almanez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawson doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson cracks Almanez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almanez's hands.
Lawson misses with a head kick.
Almanez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Almanez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawson momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almanez.
Almanez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almanez feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Almanez misses with a straight left.
Almanez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
A lazy left from Almanez finds it's target.
Almanez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almanez misses with a body shot.
Almanez looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
A big right from Almanez misses.
Almanez throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Almanez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almanez misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almanez can pounce on him.
Lawson lands with a shot to the body.
Almanez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almanez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lawson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lawson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Almanez's guard.
Almanez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawson.
Lawson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almanez wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Lawson trying to control but Almanez is working from the bottom.
Lawson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almanez keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.

Almanez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lawson content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lawson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lawson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Almanez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almanez has momentary wrist control but Lawson slips an elbow through the middle.
Almanez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson stands up over Almanez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Almanez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawson is looking to work some ground and pound but Almanez has wrist control.
Lawson is looking to work some ground and pound but Almanez has wrist control.
Lawson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Almanez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Almanez trying to control the position.
Lawson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lawson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawson wants to hold on but Almanez pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lawson working to try and regain half guard.

Almanez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lawson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
Lawson is looking to improve his position but Almanez isn't that keen on the idea.
Lawson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lawson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almanez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawson throwing strikes from guard but Almanez blocks nicely.
Lawson is in close to Almanez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Eric Lawson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Almanez keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lawson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Almanez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lawson, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almanez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Almanez throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson blocks a jab.
Lawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Almanez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almanez throws a leg kick but Lawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Almanez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
Almanez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson.
Almanez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawson cracks a nice hook into Almanez's ribs.
Eric Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almanez lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Almanez's head but Almanez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almanez throws a jab when Lawson was well out of range.
Lawson cracks Almanez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Almanez scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Almanez throws a leg kick but Lawson moved away.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Almanez ducks down to avoid it.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Almanez.
Lawson connects with a looping right hand.
Lawson throws a low kick but Almanez moves out of range easily.
Lawson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Almanez scores with a nice strike.
Almanez throws a combination that misses
and Lawson counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almanez looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Almanez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almanez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almanez moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson thuds a left hand into Almanez's body.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Almanez ducks down to avoid it.
Almanez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almanez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Almanez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almanez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almanez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Almanez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Almanez scrambles back to his feet.
Almanez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Almanez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almanez.
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almanez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawson scores with a push kick.
Jd Almanez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looks for the body kick but Almanez saw that one coming.
Almanez looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Lawson scores with a leg kick.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Lawson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almanez at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lawson!
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Lawson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Lawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawson scores with a push kick.
Almanez throws the left hand but Lawson avoids the punch easily.
Almanez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Almanez throws a right and a left that Lawson avoids nicely.
Almanez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawson.
Almanez misses with an uppercut.
Lawson lands a slapping body shot.
Eric Lawson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson lunges at Almanez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Almanez's hand.
Almanez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Almanez moves out of range of the body kick from Lawson.
Lawson stuns Almanez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almanez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almanez.
A jab from Lawson misses.
Nice shot lands for Almanez.
Almanez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawson can pounce on him.
Almanez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Almanez misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almanez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Lawson.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lawson!
Eric Lawson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Gatti

180 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

176 cm
32
185 lbs
13 - 20 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Gatti misses.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatti tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gatti thinking.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gatti scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gatti's head.
Silva throws a jab when Gatti was well out of range.
Gatti takes one on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gatti on that attempt.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with the combination.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gatti's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti connects with a looping right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gatti's leg but Gatti calmly moves out of range.
Gatti throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Gatti misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gatti thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatti. That's going to slow Silva down.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva throws a hook but Gatti blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Gatti saw that one coming.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatti at a distance.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Gatti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 Thor Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti staying out of range there.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti throws a one two combo.

It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Gatti.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Gatti misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Gatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Gatti saw it coming and moves away.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Gatti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatti off the ropes and back into range.
Gatti throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva cracks Gatti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gatti misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Silva looks to land a combination. Gatti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva avoids the head kick by Gatti.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti has a takedown stuffed.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Gatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gatti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva with a hook.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva works Gatti's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a combination. Gatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Gatti is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gatti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Gatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Nice cross by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Gatti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a combination. Gatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a combination
and Gatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Gatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A nice combination there by Gatti.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Gatti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti lands an overhand right.
Gatti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Gatti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
Thor Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Howard
vs
Malapitan

178 cm
35
200 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

187 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howard under the eye.
Howard looks to land a combination but Malapitan avoids it well.

Howard takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
Malapitan tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Malapitan is trying to push Howard away but Howard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Malapitan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Malapitan can't break the clinch.

Malapitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malapitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malapitan throws out a loose jab but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malapitan.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malapitan defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malapitan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malapitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malapitan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malapitan moves away from the strike by Howard.
Howard tests Malapitan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Malapitan is just out of range.
Malapitan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howard in his tracks.
Howard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howard misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan slips a jab from Howard.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malapitan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malapitan manages to avoid it.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malapitan blocks a jab.
Malapitan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Howard swings for the body but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malapitan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard jabs at Malapitan's body.
Howard is looking to wear down Malapitan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malapitan lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Malapitan takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Malapitan catches Howard right on the button with a cross.
Khulet Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howard on the side of the head.
Malapitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howard moves out of range as Malapitan strikes.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Malapitan circles away.
Howard with a nice cross.
Malapitan slips a straight right by Howard.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Howard misses.
Howard swings for the body but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malapitan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howard momentarily.
Malapitan lands a jab to Howard's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Malapitan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Malapitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malapitan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Howard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Malapitan is out of range.
Malapitan throws a low kick, looking for Howard's leg but Howard calmly moves out of range.
Malapitan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howard on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Malapitan lands.
Malapitan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Malapitan.
Malapitan throws a good cross that connects.
Malapitan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 John Howard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Malapitan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Howard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malapitan manages to avoid it.
Malapitan scores with a shot to the body.
Malapitan digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Howard misses with a shot to the body
and Malapitan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malapitan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malapitan looks to land a right hand but Howard moved out of range.
Malapitan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malapitan.
The fighters circling - Malapitan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malapitan to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malapitan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Malapitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Malapitan pushes him off.
Malapitan looks to land a left hand but Howard moved out of range nicely.
Malapitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malapitan scores with a punch to the head.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malapitan manages to avoid it.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Malapitan ducks down to avoid it.
Malapitan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howard sizes up Malapitan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Howard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howard throws a jab when Malapitan was well out of range.
Malapitan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Howard eats them both and turns towards Malapitan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Malapitan slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Malapitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malapitan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malapitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malapitan.

Howard forces Malapitan back against the ropes and clinches.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malapitan backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Howard.
Howard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malapitan is keeping busy.
Malapitan has Howard pressed against the ropes, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malapitan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malapitan lands with a nice body punch.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Malapitan.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malapitan.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Malapitan thuds his right hand into Howard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malapitan throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Malapitan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Howard eats them both and turns towards Malapitan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Malapitan avoids the body shot from Howard.
Howard moves out of range of the body kick.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Malapitan works over Howard's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Howard darts in and clinches Malapitan up against the ropes.
Malapitan blocks a body shot from Howard.
Malapitan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Howard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malapitan or not.

Malapitan manages to break the clinch.
Malapitan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.

Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malapitan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Malapitan is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.

Malapitan breaks from the clinch.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Khulet Malapitan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Malapitan connects with a jab.
Howard takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Howard. Those never looked like landing.
Howard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malapitan's head backwards.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Malapitan lands a glancing blow to the side of Howard's head.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Malapitan ducks down to avoid it.
Malapitan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malapitan lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard checks a leg kick.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malapitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malapitan blocks a jab.
Khulet Malapitan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard takes a swing at Malapitan's ribcage but misses.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Malapitan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Malapitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Malapitan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Howard checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Malapitan ducks down to avoid it.
Malapitan throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malapitan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malapitan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howard tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan throws a low kick, looking for Howard's leg but Howard calmly moves out of range.
Malapitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Malapitan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malapitan digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Malapitan throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Malapitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howard lands a jab to Malapitan's midsection.
Malapitan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Malapitan is just out of range.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malapitan manages to avoid it.
Malapitan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Malapitan.
Malapitan cracks Howard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malapitan lands with an uppercut that bounces Howard off the ropes and back into range.
Howard tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Howard finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan moves out of range of the strikes.
Malapitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Howard is looking to clinch but Malapitan is avoiding it.
Malapitan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malapitan avoids the body shot from Howard.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Malapitan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard misses with a body punch
and Malapitan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Howard thinking.
Malapitan throws out a powerful jab.
Malapitan cracks Howard with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malapitan throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malapitan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howard checks a low kick from Malapitan.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khulet Malapitan.
I think Malapitan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Khulet Malapitan!
Khulet Malapitan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Zambidis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gomi
vs
Zambidis

180 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
28
195 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zambidis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zambidis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Zambidis gets tackled into the ropes by Gomi. Gomi maintains the clinch.
Zambidis can't break the clinch.
Zambidis working hard to break the clinch.
Gomi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zambidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zambidis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zambidis blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Zambidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomi won't allow it.
Gomi lands an uppercut.
Gomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zambidis backwards.
Zambidis blocks an uppercut.
Gomi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zambidis backwards.
A short left from Gomi.
Zambidis blocks an uppercut.
Zambidis is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Zambidis is trying to break the clinch but Gomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Zambidis misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zambidis's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis is trying to break the clinch but Gomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Zambidis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zambidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Zambidis tries to circle away but Gomi has him pinned against the ropes.
Zambidis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambidis is trying to break the clinch but Gomi has him pressed against the ropes.

Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Zambidis cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Zambidis.
Gomi misses with an uppercut
and Zambidis counters with a head kick. That will keep Gomi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zambidis moves away from the strike by Gomi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zambidis counters with a head kick.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zambidis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zambidis.
A nice combination there by Zambidis.
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!
Zambidis misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Mike Zambidis has been cut.
Gomi throws a right hand that Zambidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zambidis also avoids with ease.
Zambidis scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Zambidis misses with the combination.
Gomi scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zambidis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi tries to clinch there but Zambidis circles away.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zambidis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomi tries to clinch up.
Gomi misses with a left hand
and Zambidis counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomi throws an off balance right hand
and Zambidis counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Gomi throws a poor cross that misses
and Zambidis counters with a series of strikes. Gomi will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws an off balance right hand
and Zambidis counters with a series of strikes. Gomi will be more careful next time no doubt.

Gomi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambidis steps in with a hook that catches Gomi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Zambidis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gomi looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Zambidis!
Mike Zambidis took some time post fight to say the following; 'great fight'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let's Bounce. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hathaway
vs
Gracie

175 cm
34
180 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

181 cm
30
174 lbs
16 - 21 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 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 16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hathaway connects with a single shot there.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hathaway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Hathaway moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Hathaway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Hathaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniel Hathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Hathaway lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gracie goes down and covers up as Hathaway starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hathaway!
A victorious Daniel Hathaway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Claude Patrick
vs
Sobral

184 cm
20
207 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
33
205 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Patrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick lands with a hook. Sobral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Donk. Patrick catches Sobral right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Patrick clobbers Sobral with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Patrick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patrick lands a body shot.

Patrick lands a big uppercut and Sobral crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sobral looks OK. Patrick waves Sobral back to his feet!

Sobral is rocked!

That has opened up Renato Sobral's cut even more.

Patrick darts in and clinches Sobral up against the ropes.
Sobral is still on wobbly legs! Can Patrick finish him?
Sobral tries to circle away but Patrick has him pinned against the ropes.
Sobral seems to have recovered his senses.

Patrick breaks from the clinch.

Patrick sends Sobral crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Patrick is motioning to the referee to let Sobral up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sobral is holding his hands too far apart here. Patrick throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sobral is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Claude Patrick!
A very excited looking Jean Claude Patrick 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eeppinen biisi. Marcus Gronholm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Spar
vs
Gronholm

180 cm
29
265 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

188 cm
35
280 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Gronholm!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronholm 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.

It looks like Wrestling Spar has been cut.

Spar gets a double leg takedown into Gronholm's guard.
Spar passes Gronholm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gronholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spar.
Spar is looking to advance position but Gronholm won't allow it.
Spar wants to take a breather but Gronholm is having none of it.
Gronholm is trying to stand up here but Spar is controlling him well.
Spar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spar lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Spar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gronholm defending well though.
Spar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gronholm's head.
Spar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spar.
Spar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gronholm defending well though.
Spar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spar stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spar is keen to just control but Gronholm is a slippery customer.
Gronholm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Spar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spar is just content to waste time from the top position. Gronholm takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gronholm being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The cut above Marcus Gronholm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Spar with a nice head shot there.
Spar trying to control but Gronholm is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gronholm is trying to control the position but Spar postures up.
Spar lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Marcus Gronholm's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Gronholm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wrestling Spar!
A very excited looking Wrestling Spar 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon has chosen Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roosmalen
vs
Avalon

185 cm
33
217 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

187 cm
29
205 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Avalon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen misses with a low kick as Avalon jumps back.
Avalon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Avalon wants it to stay on the feet.

Avalon has closed the distance and engaged Roosmalen in a clinch.
Roosmalen blocking some punches.
Avalon looking to stall.
Roosmalen taking a breather.
Avalon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Avalon lands with a short shot to the head.
Avalon has a couple of punches blocked by Roosmalen.
Avalon looking to stall.
Avalon misses with a punch to the body.
Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Avalon has the dominant position.
Avalon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roosmalens head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Avalon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roosmalen up against the ropes.
Roosmalen blocks a body shot from Avalon.
Roosmalen tries for a takedown but Avalon manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roosmalen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avalon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Roosmalen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avalon lands with a short shot to the head.
Roosmalen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Stefan Roosmalen has been cut.
Roosmalen blocks a body shot from Avalon.
Avalon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Avalon.
Roosmalen tries to land knees in the clinch but Avalon avoids the damage to the body.
Avalon looking to throw knees to the head but Roosmalen is blocking nicely.
Avalon scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Avalon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roosmalen tries a knee to the head but Avalon blocks it.
Roosmalen swings wildly with an uppercut but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roosmalen's elbow.
Avalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Roosmalen controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosmalen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avalon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roosmalen trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roosmalen takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Roosmalen controls his hands.
Roosmalen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roosmalen.
Avalon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avalon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avalon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roosmalen.
A right hand to the body from Avalon.
Roosmalen is looking to control Avalon's arms but Avalon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roosmalen has his back to the ropes.
Roosmalen taking a breather.
Avalon landing knees to the head.
Avalon has a couple of punches blocked by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avalon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Avalon lands a left hand.
Avalon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Roosmalen.
Avalon looking to slow down the pace here.
Avalon looking to throw knees to the head but Roosmalen is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon tries to stall but Roosmalen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Roosmalen has clasped his hands together around Avalon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roosmalen trying to control the action but Avalon is working from the bottom.
Roosmalen laying and praying for a moment but Avalon takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Avalon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Roosmalen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Avalon missing with a left hand there. Roosmalen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosmalen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roosmalen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avalon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Avalon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roosmalen as he avoids it easily.
Avalon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Avalon feints and as Roosmalen raises his hands in defense, Avalon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avalon wants to pass the guard but Roosmalen is keeping the position.
Avalon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roosmalen keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
Roosmalen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

James Avalon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roosmalen walks into a straight right hand from Avalon.
Roosmalen wants to slow Avalon down by chopping away at his legs.
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Avalon throws a series of punches but Roosmalen moves out of range.
Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avalon.
Avalon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avalon moves out of range of the body kick from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Avalon!
Roosmalen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roosmalen thumps Avalon with a low kick.

Avalon moves into range and clinches up with Roosmalen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roosmalen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Avalon to keep the fight standing.
Roosmalen stalling against the ropes.
Avalon can't find room to land a body shot as Roosmalen controls the action.
Avalon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Roosmalen controls his hands.
Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Avalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Roosmalen controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roosmalen takes a shot to the head.
Avalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Roosmalen controls his hands.
Roosmalen trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avalon obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roosmalen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roosmalen as Avalon tries to tie him up.
Avalon landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roosmalen is defending well for now.
Avalon cracks Roosmalen with a nice body shot.
Avalon pushes Roosmalen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avalon tries a body shot but Roosmalen blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Avalon.
Roosmalen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Avalon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roosmalen backwards.
Avalon effectively controlling the action here.
Roosmalen wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Avalon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stefan Roosmalen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Avalon throws a hook to the side of Roosmalen's head but Roosmalen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avalon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roosmalens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roosmalen throws a lazy uppercut
and Avalon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avalon is looking to clinch but Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Avalon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roosmalen counters with a good low kick that Avalon was not able to check.
Avalon throws a low kick but Roosmalen avoids it.
Avalon throws a head kick that misses.
Roosmalen blocks a low kick nicely.
Roosmalen shoots in but Avalon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Roosmalen blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avalon.
Roosmalen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Avalon shoots in looking for a takedown. Roosmalen tries to sprawl out of it but Avalon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Roosmalen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roosmalen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roosmalen misses with a takedown attempt - Avalon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roosmalen throws a right hand that Avalon ducks under and follows up with a left that Avalon also avoids with ease.

Roosmalen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roosmalen wants to free his trapped foot but Avalon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Avalon tries to roll over but Roosmalen keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosmalen working Avalon over with strikes.
Roosmalen is looking to take a break and control but Avalon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roosmalen winds up and cracks Avalon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roosmalen wants to pass the guard but Avalon is defending well.
Roosmalen misses with a head shot. Avalon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Avalon wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roosmalen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roosmalen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Avalon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roosmalen looking to sit in guard and control but Avalon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Avalon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roosmalen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roosmalen keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
Stefan Roosmalen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon wants to pass the guard but Roosmalen is keeping the position.
Roosmalen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Avalon controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Avalon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Avalon jabs at Roosmalen's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon lands a nice hook to Roosmalen's body. Roosmalen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roosmalen lands a nice hook to Avalon's body. Avalon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Avalon thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stefan Roosmalen.
I think Avalon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Avalon!
In his post fight interview, James Avalon gave a big smile as he said 'It has been a while... Whew! From a long layoff, I feel so much better, stronger and faster than any other before. I think I will be a big fit for this organization. I will be ready whoever fights against me, and I will not be backing off. Thanks everybody!'.

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A | B

hype
A | B

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

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