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AFLC 106: Barnes Vs Byrne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Souza crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Souza.
Murphy wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Souza has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Murphy's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Murphy is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ronaldo Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meldrick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Slate!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Meldrick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slate checks a low kick from Johnson.
Slate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Slate.
Slate looking for a takedown.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Slate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slate has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Slate gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Slate stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Slate from controlling successfully.
Slate might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slate throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Slate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Meldrick Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Slate.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slate or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Slate circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slate moves away
enabling Slate to counter with a crisp jab.
Meldrick Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Slate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson 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.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Slate pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slate is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
A jab from Slate misses.
Slate dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Slate decides to pull guard.
Slate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Slate is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slate cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Slate wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Slate throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slate postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slate wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Slate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slate throwing strikes but missing.
Slate throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is sitting in close to Slate's body. Slate has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Johnson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Johnson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Slate.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adam Slate!
Our winner, Adam Slate, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
20 - 12 - 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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perez's head backwards.
Perez tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Perez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone rushes Perez and presses him up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stone's brow.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez misses with a kick to the body.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Muay Thai & Kickboxing in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Perez is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Stone tries to pull guard but Perez forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone is trying to pull guard but Perez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Stone back against the ropes.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perez just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Luis Alberto Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Stone.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez pushes Stone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perez just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Stone.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Stone looks winded!
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone digs a right hand into Perez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez's gas tank.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone jumps guard but Perez turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
That's four 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!
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Perez to keep the fight standing.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone is trying to break free.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perez smiles and moves away.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Perez lands a jab to the head.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Stone.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Perez's ribcage.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Stone jumps guard but Perez stands there with Stone around his waist. Stone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone tries to pull guard but Perez forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone slips under a jab.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Perez's ribcage.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez blocks a body shot from Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Perez working Stone over with knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Stone gets control of Perez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perez wants to stand but Stone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stone working for a triangle but Perez defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Stone to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Perez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Stone pulls down on the head and he's put Perez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Stone!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Stone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nick James has been cut.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but James defends well and Jones ends up having to push James into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. James gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
James passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but James passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jones defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones rolls, trying to escape but James keeps control of the position.
James working for the choke.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
James wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
James postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of James, into his guard.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
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.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of James is proving hard to escape from.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James is breathing heavily.
Jones wanted to stand there but James had control of the position.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nick James has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.
Jones stands up and beckons James to join him on the feet.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but James gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the ropes.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. James can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. James looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into James's guard.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones postures up.
Jones trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Jones won't allow James to sweep him here.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
James is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones 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.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
James trying to control here.
Jones looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jones cracks James with a solid left hand.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones forces his way into half guard.
James taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
James is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.
James wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scary kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Takanori Gomi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephen Cerrone's chin.
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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
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Stephen Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stephen Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Cerrone ducks down to avoid it.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Cerrone moves into the clinch successfully.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
Cerrone has Gomi pressed against the ropes.
Cerrone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cerrone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomi is trying to maintain a safe position but Cerrone gets an underhook and turns Gomi into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerrone looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
A short right from Gomi.
We've been hearing reports that Cerrone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cerrone throws a head punch that misses.
Gomi misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cerrone is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Cerrone ducks down to avoid it.
Cerrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Cerrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cerrone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cerrone throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerrone.
Gomi misses with a double jab
and Cerrone counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cerrone on the side of the head.
Cerrone takes one to the chin there.
Gomi scores with a nice strike.
Gomi lands a jab to Cerrone's midsection.
Gomi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cerrone is looking to control Gomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cerrone avoid being mounted?
Cerrone tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Gomi trying to control from half guard but Cerrone is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomi seems to be looking for submissions.
Cerrone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Cerrone.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cerrone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomi is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Cerrone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gomi has picked Cerrone up and slammed him! Cerrone can't keep hold of the triangle and Gomi manages to pass to side control!
Cerrone is looking for a sweep.
Gomi working the ground and pound.
Gomi trying to control the position but Cerrone is working away.
Cerrone is trying to control Gomi's posture but Gomi avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cerrone throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi scores with a nice head shot.
Stephen Cerrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gomi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cerrone is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gomi rolls with it to try and escape but Cerrone cranks on the arm and Gomi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephen Cerrone!
A victorious Stephen Cerrone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gonna Fly Now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Woodley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandora throws a solid leg kick but Woodley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandora.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Woodley misses.
Woodley throws a right and a left that Pandora avoids nicely.
Pandora moves out of range as Woodley strikes.
Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Woodley.
Pandora tries a low kick but Woodley avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Woodley misses the target.
Pandora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woodley. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Woodley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodley throws out a loose jab but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodley moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandora.
Woodley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandora.
Pandora throws the kick towards the body but Woodley avoids it.
Woodley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandora can pounce on him.
Woodley just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Pandora scores with a head kick. Woodley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Woodley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora thuds his shin into the meat of Woodley's side.
Pandora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Woodley misses with a looping left.
Woodley blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley misses with the combination.
Woodley misses with a body shot.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woodley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
That kick from Pandora tenderised Woodley's leg. Woodley is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Woodley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Woodley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodley misses the shot to the body.
Woodley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandora throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Woodley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pandora counters with an inside leg kick.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pandora tries a low kick but Woodley avoids it.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandora is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora throws a jab when Woodley was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Woodley fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodley misses with a hook
and Pandora counters with a right hand to the body.
Pandora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Woodley sizes up Pandora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woodley checks a leg kick nicely.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandora blocks the leg kick.
Pandora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Woodley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodley.
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Woodley off balance momentarily.
Woodley avoids the body shot from Pandora.
Woodley throws a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a nice leg kick.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Woodley.
Some wild striking there from Pandora.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Woodley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodley tries to land a leg kick but Pandora saw it coming and moves away.
Woodley throws a low kick, looking for Pandora's leg but Pandora calmly moves out of range.
Pandora thumps Woodley with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Woodley.
Pandora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Woodley rather than just go for the knockout.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Woodley misses with an uppercut
and Pandora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodley misses with a wild body shot.
Pandora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arthur Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandora misses with a wild body shot.
Woodley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pandora throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Woodley blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Woodley checks a leg kick.
Pandora misses with an uppercut.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Woodley had a free shot at his head there.
Woodley takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora moves forwards but Woodley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pandora is out of range.
Woodley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Woodley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Woodley jabs Pandora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woodley tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pandora throws a solid leg kick but Woodley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandora.
Woodley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Pandora defending well as Woodley loads up on a big left hand.
Woodley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pandora on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pandora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Woodley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandora.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodley moves out of range of the body kick.
Woodley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodley.
Woodley catches Pandora with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woodley connects with a jab.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
Woodley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandora moves away from the strike by Woodley.
Pandora throws a body punch but Woodley moves out of range.
A low kick from Woodley is predictable there
and Pandora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora misses with a few strikes there.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Woodley.
Woodley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Pandora throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Pandora connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Pandora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Woodley motions for Pandora to come forward. Woodley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandora.
Woodley wants to slow Pandora down by chopping away at his legs.
Woodley throws a body kick that misses
and Pandora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pandora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woodley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora tries to work over Woodley's front leg with a kick but Woodley checks it.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pandora makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pandora motions for Woodley to come forward. Pandora throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
Woodley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woodley misses with a low kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that half lands.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pandora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Woodley connects with a leg kick. Pandora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Woodley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandora checks it well.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woodley.
Pandora throws a chopping leg kick but Woodley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pandora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Woodley if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woodley throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley misses with a looping right.
Woodley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woodley digs a good body shot into Pandora's ribs.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
An inside leg kick from Pandora misses.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodley.
A combination from Woodley does no damage.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodley blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Woodley lands a really nice looking cross but Pandora seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Pandora throws a low kick, looking for Woodley's leg but Woodley calmly moves out of range.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodley moves away.
Woodley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woodley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Pandora does no damage.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woodley takes one on the button.
Pandora wants to land a leg kick but Woodley is out of range.
Pandora will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pandora has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woodley moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pandora checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandora connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Pandora lands but Woodley takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Woodley as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Woodley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandora defending well as Woodley loads up on a big left hand.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandora counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pandora throws a leg kick but Woodley moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Pandora.
Well Pandora 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arthur Pandora!
A victorious Arthur Pandora thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the ring accompanied by Hooty Tooty. Okami has chosen EMF - Unbelieveble as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Okami ducks down to avoid it.
Okami misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanner. Okami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tanner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tanner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okami to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Mark Tanner has been cut.
Okami fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Tanner has managed to clinch.
Okami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Okami.
Okami moves forwards but Tanner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Okami walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Okami lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Tanner sprawling to the canvas. Okami follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Tanner hang on?
Tanner is rocked!
Okami prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Oh Tanner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner wants to get back to his feet.
Okami is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tanner is hurt! He's hurt bad - Okami fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tanner from any more punishment! Congratulations to Okami! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yushin Okami!
During a confident post fight interview, Yushin Okami thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McClane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Refuse/Resist. Mamed Khalidovv told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Khalidovv blocks the leg kick.
McClane misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidovv shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McClane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McClane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McClane tries to get out of the position.
Khalidovv stands up from McClane's guard - Khalidovv perhaps looking for a knockout.
Khalidovv takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McClane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khalidovvs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from McClane. Khalidovv does a little dance to reset his feet.
McClane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClane connects with a jab.
McClane lands with an overhand left.
McClane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Khalidovv misses its intended target.
Khalidovv connects with a good right hand that stumbles McClane. McClane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McClane.
McClane lands a right hook to the body.
McClane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McClane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McClane throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovv ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovv throws out a loose jab but McClane uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McClane throws the kick towards the body but Khalidovv avoids it.
John McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClane throws a series of punches but Khalidovv avoids them all with ease.
Khalidovv bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalidovv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McClane.
Nice shot lands for McClane.
McClane catches Khalidovv with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane throws a hook to the side of Khalidovv's head but Khalidovv sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McClane misses with a hook. Khalidovv ducked under it nicely.
McClane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovv.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane scores with a leg kick.
McClane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McClane throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovv sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McClane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khalidovv's calf.
Khalidovv looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
McClane swings for the body but Khalidovv moves out of range.
McClane misses with the combination.
McClane misses with a wild body shot.
John McClane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McClane scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McClane.
Khalidovv scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McClane throws a leg kick but Khalidovv moved away.
McClane with a hook.
McClane thows a body kick. Khalidovv tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McClane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidovv circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidovv takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McClane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovv on the side of the head.
McClane looks to land a left hand but Khalidovv moved out of range nicely.
McClane lands with a cross.
McClane lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovv blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McClane does no damage.
McClane misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Khalidovv misses.
McClane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McClane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovv ducks right into an uppercut from McClane.
Khalidovv misses with a hook. McClane ducked under it nicely.
McClane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McClane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khalidovv has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khalidovv and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McClane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from McClane misses.
McClane misses with a looping right.
Khalidovv takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khalidovv moves away from the strike by McClane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane dominated that round.
That's time! McClane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McClane lands a nice shot to the body.
McClane lands with a cross.
Khalidovv moves out of range of the body kick from McClane.
McClane cracks the inside of Khalidovv's front leg.
Khalidovv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McClane punishes Khalidovv's body with a nice straight punch.
McClane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McClane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovv.
Khalidovv misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClane misses with a wild body shot.
McClane looks for the body kick but Khalidovv saw that one coming.
McClane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McClane lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
John McClane is winning the standup battle so far.
McClane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McClane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khalidovv's calf.
McClane defending well as Khalidovv loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidovv defending well as McClane loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidovv shoots in for a takedown but McClane shows good takedown defense.
McClane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovv manages to avoid it.
McClane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McClane looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovv is just out of range.
McClane throws out a powerful jab.
McClane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McClane thuds his right hand into Khalidovv's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McClane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
McClane just misses with a punch to the body.
McClane connects with a leg kick. Khalidovv looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McClane misses with an uppercut. Khalidovv saw that one coming.
Khalidovv moves out of range of the body kick.
Khalidovv takes one on the button.
McClane throws a hook to the side of Khalidovv's head but Khalidovv sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McClane misses with a body shot.
McClane misses with a body kick.
McClane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidovv throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovv.
McClane misses with a head kick.
McClane throws a leg kick but Khalidovv sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McClane defends well and Khalidovv ends up having to push McClane into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
John McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidovv.
Khalidovv tries to pull guard but McClane forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
McClane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McClane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khalidovv.
McClane slips a jab from Khalidovv.
McClane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalidovv can do to turn this around?
Khalidovv blocks the body kick.
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClane throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovv ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovv might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Khalidovv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McClane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khalidovv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McClane scores with a shot to the body.
McClane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khalidovv fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Khalidovv 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McClane, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McClane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khalidovv is able to avoid easily.
Khalidovv blocks a leg kick.
McClane staying out of range there.
McClane scores with a body shot.
McClane misses with a low kick.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
McClane throws a body punch but Khalidovv moves out of range.
Khalidovv on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khalidovv connects with a leg kick. McClane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khalidovv keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khalidovv has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McClane thows a leg kick but Khalidovv checks it
and Khalidovv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McClane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khalidovv.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khalidovv checks a leg kick.
A low kick from McClane misses
and Khalidovv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McClane misses with a low kick.
McClane thows a leg kick but Khalidovv checks it
and Khalidovv counters with a nice uppercut.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovv moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClane slips under a jab.
McClane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McClane tries to score with a low kick but Khalidovv moves his leg out of the way.
McClane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khalidovv misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McClane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khalidovv has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khalidovv and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McClane misses the shot to the body.
McClane stuns Khalidovv with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khalidovv moves out of range of the leg kick from McClane.
McClane lands a jab to the head.
Khalidovv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McClane.
Khalidovv avoids a punch combination nicely.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McClane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalidovv walks into a jab.
Khalidovv avoids the body shot from McClane.
Khalidovv misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane connects with a solid leg kick.
Khalidovv moves out of range as McClane strikes.
Khalidovv connects with a looping right hand.
McClane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovv.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane defending well as Khalidovv loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidovv throws a big shot that misses.
McClane thumps Khalidovv with a low kick.
Khalidovv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McClane defends it nicely.
McClane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khalidovv has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McClane.
McClane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McClane misses with a body shot.
Khalidovv doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khalidovv tries to score a power double leg takedown but McClane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khalidovv somewhat.
A low kick from McClane misses
and Khalidovv counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khalidovv controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
John McClane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalidovv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McClane is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mamed Khalidovv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McClane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McClane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McClane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McClane!
During a confident post fight interview, John McClane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Freedman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escargesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escargesa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Freedman slips under a jab.
Escargesa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Freedman looks for a takedown but Escargesa sprawls well.
Freedman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escargesa sprawls well. Escargesa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freedman gets slowly back to his feet.
Vincent Escargesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Freedman.
Freedman fails with a takedown attempt.
Freedman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escargesa.
Freedman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Escargesa is trying to defend but Freedman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Freedman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Escargesa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Freedman trying to mount his opponent but Escargesa defends it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Escargesa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freedman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freedman's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman tries to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Escargesa. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Escargesa is trying to stick to Freedman's back but Freedman is turning into Escargesa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Escargesa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Freedman.
Escargesa working for a triangle but Freedman defends it easily.
Escargesa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freedman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Escargesa looking to control.
Escargesa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freedman manages to get himself to full guard.
Escargesa preventing the sweep.
Freedman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escargesa is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa tries to free his leg and advance position but Freedman is retaining full guard.
Escargesa won't allow Freedman to sweep him here.
Freedman looking for a guillotine here but Escargesa defends easily.
Escargesa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Freedman looking for a guillotine here but Escargesa defends easily.
Freedman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freedman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escargesa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escargesa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Freedman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escargesa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman tries to free his leg and advance position but Escargesa is retaining full guard.
Freedman is still trying to improve position.
My spies in Muay Thai & Kickboxing inform me that Freedman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Escargesa looking for a sweep. Not yet Escargesa, not yet.
Escargesa is working hard here to advance position.
Freedman tries to free his leg and advance position but Escargesa is retaining full guard.
Escargesa can't keep his opponent in guard - Freedman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Freedman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Escargesa sees it coming and defends easily.
Escargesa trying to control here.
Freedman trying to pass the guard but Escargesa defending well.
Freedman works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freedman cracks Escargesa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Escargesa tries to hold on but Freedman postures up.
Escargesa is in a horrible position here. Freedman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Freedman working for a submission but Escargesa is keeping him at bay.
Escargesa has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Freedman gets his hands free as Escargesa looks to control.
Freedman looking for the choke from the back.
Freedman not allowing Escargesa to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Freedman dominated that round.
That's time! Escargesa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freedman drives through with a takedown into Escargesa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Freedman wants to stand but Escargesa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Escargesa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Freedman defends well.
Freedman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Escargesa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freedman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escargesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Escargesa is trying to keep Freedman in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freedman wants to pass the guard but Escargesa is keeping the position.
Freedman advances to half guard.
Freedman tries to pass to full mount but Escargesa defends it.
Freedman passes to side control.
Escargesa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Freedman is trying to get back to full guard.
Freedman is pressing down on Escargesa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Escargesa connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcus Freedman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escargesa stands up over Freedman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Freedman working for a triangle but Escargesa defends it easily.
Escargesa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Freedman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Escargesa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Freedman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Freedman forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escargesa wants to improve his position but Freedman is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman trying to control from half guard but Escargesa is working away.
Freedman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Escargesa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Freedman is working for a kimura but Escargesa is defending it quite comfortably.
Freedman wants to pass to mount but Escargesa is defending the position.
Freedman prevents Escargesa from improving his position.
Freedman trying to control from half guard but Escargesa is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freedman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Escargesa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freedman.
Freedman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Escargesa!
Escargesa regains half guard.
Freedman moves into full mount! Escargesa won't be happy about that!
Escargesa wants to control but Freedman is having none of it.
Escargesa working to try and regain half guard.
Freedman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freedman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escargesa.
Marcus Freedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escargesa lands a right hook to the body.
Freedman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freedman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Escargesa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Freedman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Freedman misses with an uppercut
and Escargesa counters with a nice uppercut.
Escargesa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freedman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Escargesa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escargesa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freedman shoots for a takedown but Escargesa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Freedman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escargesa finds it's way round the side to connect with Freedman's head.
Freedman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Freedman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Escargesa circles away.
Vincent Escargesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Freedman.
Nice sprawl there from Escargesa as Freedman shoots in.
Freedman takes one on the button.
Escargesa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freedman at a distance.
Freedman dives in for a single leg takedown but Escargesa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escargesa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escargesa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Freedman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Escargesa - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman fails with a takedown attempt.
Freedman tries for a takedown but Escargesa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Freedman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freedman is rocked!
Escargesa missing with a left hand there. Freedman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freedman is still on wobbly legs! Can Escargesa finish him?
Escargesa throws an overhand right that has Freedman reeling! Escargesa follows up with more punches and Freedman is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Escargesa!
After winning the bout, Vincent Escargesa 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 Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes and David Byrne. Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. Frankie Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes lunges at Byrne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byrne's hand.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Byrne counters with a left to the body.
Byrne throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Byrne thinking.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrne.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Byrne darts in and clinches Barnes up against the ropes.
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
Byrne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Byrne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrne.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Byrne.
Byrne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Byrne can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Barnes.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Barnes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Barnes trying to stall but Byrne improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the ropes.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A short right from Byrne.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Byrne.
A right hook to the body lands for Byrne.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Barnes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Byrne'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.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the ropes.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Frankie Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byrne blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Byrne won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byrne's face.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Byrne blocks with his arms.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Byrne is rocked!
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byrne seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
Byrne is working Barnes over against the ropes.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Barnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Byrne pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Byrne misses the jab.
Barnes feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
Byrne has managed to clinch.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne pushes Barnes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Byrne.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Byrne pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes is rocked!
Byrne working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Barnes with a big uppercut! Barnes tries to clinch up but Byrne pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Barnes to the mat! Barnes covers up and Byrne unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Byrne!
David Byrne is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking David Byrne 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.
Frankie Barnes spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry for letting down my fans. I wanted to be able to hold 3 titles at the same time but Orton was the better man today. '.
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