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K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Hunt '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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Hunt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a double jab
so Hunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Hunt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt is trying to work for a sweep but Johnson has mounted him!
Johnson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the ropes.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt .
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hunt .
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt with a nice cross.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunt finish him?!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Johnson get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Johnson stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Hunt runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Hunt !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alberto Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Alberto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micky Ward!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward dodges the punch combination from Alberto Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Alberto Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ward scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alberto Jr misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alberto Jr's knee momentarily.
Ward staying out of range there.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberto Jr.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward jabs at Alberto Jr's body.
Alberto Jr takes one on the button.
Alberto Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ward misses with a combination
and Alberto Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Ward backing up. Ward nods at Alberto Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Alberto Jr misses with a wild combination.
Alberto Jr misses with an uppercut.
Alberto Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Alberto Jr misses.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ward duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto Jr misses with a hook
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
Ward shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alberto Jr eats them both and turns towards Ward to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ward swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Alberto Jr does no damage.
Ward lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ward.
A leg kick checked by Alberto Jr.
Micky Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward works over Alberto Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Ward tries to work over Alberto Jr's front leg with a kick but Alberto Jr checks it.
Ward throws a combination that misses
and Alberto Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ward lands a lovely overhand right.
Ward swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alberto Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Alberto Jr.
Danga de danga de dang - Alberto Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Ward is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alberto Jr tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alberto Jr defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ward shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alberto Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward lands a jab to Alberto Jr's midsection.
A left lands for Ward.
Ward throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alberto Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alberto Jr.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Ward misses with a double jab
and Alberto Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alberto Jr.
Ward lands a two punch combo.
Alberto Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alberto Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Alberto Jr looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Alberto Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ward counters with a series of strikes. Alberto Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alberto Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alberto Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Alberto Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alberto Jr tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alberto Jr throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Alberto Jr is just out of range.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ward swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ward throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to the body from Ward misses
and Alberto Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ward throws a series of strikes that have Alberto Jr backpedaling.
Ward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alberto Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alberto Jr throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
A left and a right from Alberto Jr both land. Nice combination.
Alberto Jr throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Ward displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ward misses with a low kick.
Ward walks into a jab.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alberto Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alberto Jr checks a low kick from Ward.
Ward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alberto Jr throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Ward misses with a double jab
enabling Alberto Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Alberto Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ward is rocked!
It looks like Micky Ward has been cut.
Ward misses with a lunging right hand
and Alberto Jr counters with a left to the body.
Alberto Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ward looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alberto Jr misses with the combination.
Alberto Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Alberto Jr finish him?
Alberto Jr lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Ward goes down and covers up as Alberto Jr starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Alberto Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cameron Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawler counters with a straight right hand.
Lawler misses with a double jab.
Matthews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Lawler avoids it well.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawler counters with a one-two to the body.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Lawler counters with a two punch combo.
Matthews is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawler connects with a right that clearly hurt Matthews. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Lawler proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Matthews collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Lawler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Dragunov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Harris!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dragunov lands a lovely overhand right.
Dragunov misses the shot to the body.
Dragunov lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragunov counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dragunov blocks a head kick by Harris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris takes one on the button.
It looks like Marvin Harris has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragunov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris looks gassed!
Dragunov lands the left hand.
Harris is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Dragunov engages and cracks Harris with a massive lead left hook - Harris tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Dragunov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksander Dragunov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Melikhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Melikhov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melikhov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melikhov off to one side.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Melikhov. Melikhov gets slowly back to his feet.
Melikhov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melikhov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melikhov off to one side.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Melikhov.
Melikhov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melikhov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liddell tries to circle away but Melikhov has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melikhov has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melikhov tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Melikhov is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liddell tries to circle away but Melikhov has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Melikhov is controlling him.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to bum rush Melikhov with a series of wild strikes but Melikhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melikhov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a big head kick but Melikhov shrugs it off.
Melikhov looks gassed!
Melikhov misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melikhov at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell forces Melikhov back against the ropes and clinches.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melikhov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell looks to clinch
and Melikhov counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov in side control, throwing shots but Liddell defends.
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.
Melikhov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Liddell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Melikhov crashes against the mat.
Liddell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Melikhov is controlling him well.
Melikhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melikhov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Melikhov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Melikhov working the strikes but Liddell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Melikhov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Melikhov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov trying to control from half guard but Liddell is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Melikhov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Liddell to regain full guard.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Melikhov is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Melikhov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov prevents Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Melikhov from controlling successfully.
Melikhov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Melikhov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Melikhov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Melikhov isn't so interested in that idea.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Melikhov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melikhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Melikhov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melikhov with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Liddell leaves Melikhov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melikhov.
Liddell misses with a hook
and Melikhov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Melikhov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melikhov stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Melikhov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Melikhov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell taking some punishment here, with Melikhov in his half guard.
Melikhov 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.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melikhov.
That's two 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.
Melikhov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melikhov with the ground and pound but Liddell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Liddell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Melikhov chips away with some ground and pound.
Liddell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Melikhov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melikhov moves away.
Melikhov blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Melikhov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Melikhov.
Melikhov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Melikhov thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov is landing with some decent strikes but Liddell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Liddell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Melikhov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Melikhov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Liddell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound.
Melikhov is landing with some decent strikes but Liddell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Melikhov with a couple of short strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liddell hang on?
Liddell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Melikhov.
Melikhov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Melikhov looking to control but Liddell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddell is trying to stand.
Liddell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Liddell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Melikhov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liddell because Melikhov loaded up on that one.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Melikhov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Liddell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Melikhov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Melikhov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Melikhov landing strikes from the mount and Liddell is in trouble!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Melikhov.
Melikhov dominating with strikes here.
Melikhov dominating with strikes here.
Sergey Melikhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melikhov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melikhov content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Melikhov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Sergey Melikhov!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Sergey Melikhov!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Sergey Melikhov!
Sergey Melikhov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes to the ring accompanied by Layla. St Pierre has chosen We are one as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Pandora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
Pandora lands a head kick!
Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
Pandora is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Pandora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pandora fakes the leg kick and cracks St Pierre in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora lands a front kick.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Pandora avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandora fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
Arthur Pandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandora can pounce on him.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Pandora scores with a head kick. St Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pandora throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandora misses with a hook.
Pandora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandora.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
Pandora scores with a spinning back kick!
Pandora throws a head kick that half lands.
St Pierre is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
and Pandora counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts St Pierre! He's just covering up as Pandora starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pandora!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rodgers (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 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rodgers slips under a jab.
Rodgers throws an overhand right that lands on Howard's shoulder, as Howard tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard tries to bum rush Rodgers with a series of wild strikes but Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Howard misses with a combination
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Rodgers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Rodgers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Howard.
Rodgers throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodgers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Howard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howard throws a right and a left that Rodgers avoids nicely.
Rodgers throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Rodgers's shoulder, as Rodgers tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard misses with a hook.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Howard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
Rodgers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Rodgers ducks down to avoid it.
Howard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers.
Howard looks to land a combination but Rodgers avoids it well.
Rodgers works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
Howard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodgers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodgers.
Rodgers stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Rodgers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Howard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Rodgers slips under a jab.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Howard misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Rodgers lands with an overhand left.
Rodgers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Rodgers 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.
Howard throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
Howard throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Howard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodgers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard misses the body punch
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Howard throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Rodgers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howard is breathing heavily.
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodgers fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rodgers both land. Nice combination.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rodgers lands the left hand.
Rodgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howard drops his hands momentarily and Rodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Rodgers.
A jab from Rodgers finds it's way through Howard's defenses.
Rodgers lands a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Rodgers.
Rodgers clobbers Howard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Howard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Howard misses with a hook.
No joy there for Rodgers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a series of punches but Rodgers avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodgers lands with an uppercut that bounces Howard off the ropes and back into rage.
Rodgers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodgers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers scores with a three punch combo!
Rodgers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Howard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rodgers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Donk. Rodgers catches Howard right on the button with a cross.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers walks into a left hand.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Rodgers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodgers throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodgers lands the left hand.
Rodgers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodgers connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Howard finds it's target.
Howard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howard finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers's head.
Howard throws a combination. Rodgers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodgers lands a right hook to the body.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodgers moves out of range as Howard strikes.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.
Rodgers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howard.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Rodgers does no damage.
Jab from Rodgers.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a straight right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Howard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Howard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodgers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Rodgers misses with a two punch combination.
Howard takes a swing at Rodgers's ribcage but misses.
Howard lands the left hand.
Rodgers throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Howard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Howard.
A big right from Howard misses.
A jab from Rodgers does it's job there.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodgers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howard needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodgers!
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howard jabs at Rodgers's body.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Rodgers.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard misses with a double jab
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howard misses with a hook.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
Rodgers throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Rodgers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodgers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodgers looks to land a combination. Howard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Rodgers moves away and avoids it.
Howard lands with a shot to the body.
Howard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Rodgers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Howard misses with an uppercut
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Howard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Rodgers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
A left lands for Rodgers.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodgers.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodgers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Howard walks into a stiff left hand from Rodgers.
Rodgers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Rodgers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
John Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Rodgers finds it's target.
Howard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rodgers misses with a wild combination.
Rodgers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodgers misses the jab.
Rodgers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Howard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Howard with a hook.
Howard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers staying out of range there.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Rodgers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howard to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodgers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Rodgers misses its intended target.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Howard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Howard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howard misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a series of strikes. Howard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Howard scores with a four punch combination!
Rodgers slips under a jab.
Howard misses with a body punch
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Howard throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Howard misses.
Rodgers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodgers clobbers Howard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Rodgers moved out of range.
Jab by Rodgers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
Rodgers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodgers throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Rodgers.
Howard misses with the combination.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodgers connects with a jab.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Howard misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodgers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodgers.
Howard is rocked!
Howard clobbers Rodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodgers lands a jab.
A jab from Rodgers finds it's way through Howard's defenses.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard seems to have got his legs back now.
Howard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
Howard lands a two punch combo.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
Rodgers connects with a nice looking jab.
Brett Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
A punch combination from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers works the jab nicely.
Rodgers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howard backs up against the ropes.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Rodgers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodgers cracks Howard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Howard throws a right and a left that Rodgers avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Rodgers tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Howard.
Howard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Howard misses with a hook. Rodgers ducked under it nicely.
Howard misses with a hook
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Howard throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Howard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodgers's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodgers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodgers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howard on the side of the head.
Rodgers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard lands an overhand right.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws an off balance right hand
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodgers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodgers.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodgers as he connects with a hook.
Howard throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodgers counters with a left and a right that stings Howard.
Rodgers scores with a decent looking hook.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a two punch combo.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Rodgers lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodgers misses with a few strikes there.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodgers connects with a body shot.
Howard misses the body punch
and Rodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howard misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a two punch combo.
Rodgers connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Rodgers. Those never looked like landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Rodgers lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
Rodgers looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Rodgers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Rodgers.
Rodgers slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Rodgers. Beautiful body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Rodgers.
Good shot there by Rodgers.
Howard needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodgers lands the left hand.
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Rodgers moves away and avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodgers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodgers counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Rodgers coming out on top.
Rodgers fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard throws a one two combo.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Rodgers misses with a wild combination.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Rodgers throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Rodgers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howard.
Howard scores with a jab to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Rodgers.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodgers counters with a left and a right that stings Howard.
Howard misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard misses with the combination.
Howard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodgers.
Rodgers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodgers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodgers to score with a decent uppercut.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard throws a hook but Rodgers blocks it.
A left and a right from Rodgers both land. Nice combination.
John Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodgers 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Brett Rodgers!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Brett Rodgers!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Brett Rodgers!
Brett Rodgers wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taylor Brooks !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Brooks lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Gomi lands an overhand right.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks .
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
and Gomi counters with a left and a right that stings Brooks .
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Brooks misses
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brooks is rocked!
Oooh a lovely combination from Gomi sends Brooks down but not out. Gomi dives into side control looking to finish.
Brooks is still in real trouble! Can Gomi finish him?
Brooks is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gomi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brooks looks gassed!
Gomi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Brooks is trying to escape and Gomi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Brooks is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gomi! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Alistair Overeem has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alistair Overeem seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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186 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice hook to Overeem's body. Overeem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Overeem throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem lands a two punch combo.
Overeem misses with a hook
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Overeem throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Overeem's belly button to the back.
Overeem throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overeem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a jab when Overeem was well out of range.
Silva throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Silva avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
Overeem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overeem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Overeem throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Overeem misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Overeem is rocked!
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva jabs Overeem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Oh Overeem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Overeem is looking to close the distance but Silva sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Overeem crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Overeem is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joachim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joachim Hansen !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Hansen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Hansen advances to half guard.
Hansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva won't allow Hansen to pass to mount.
Hansen wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Hansen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Hansen stands up out of the half guard.
Hansen throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hansen looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hansen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva avoids the head kick by Hansen .
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Hansen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hansen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansen .
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a huge head kick that drops Silva! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Hansen !
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