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APFC 30: Diaz Vs Kraus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Carwin's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson has Carwin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson is pressed up against the ropes. Carwin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Carwin.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carwin!
Carwin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carwin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carwin on the ground.
Carwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carwin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carwin wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carwin is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carwin is looking to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carwin trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Carwin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is looking to pass Carwin's guard but actually Carwin recovers to full guard.
Carwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Carwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Carwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Carwin from standing up.
Carwin trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
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 sweep.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson gets to his feet - Carwin follows without any prompting.
Carwin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carwin somewhat.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carwin!
Carwin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Carwin is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Johnson 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.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwin throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson looking to control but Carwin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Carwin is squirming around nicely.
Carwin tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Carwin is squirming around nicely.
Carwin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Carwin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carwin?
Johnson landing shots from mount.
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.
Johnson tries to control but Carwin wriggling away.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carwin tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Carwin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carwin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson working Carwin over with strikes here.
Paul Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carwin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Carwin frees his head quite easily.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Carwin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Carwin is having none of it.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carwin tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carwin shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson gets to his feet - Carwin follows without any prompting.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carwin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carwin gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carwin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin gets back to full guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carwin is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Carwin is keeping the position.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carwin.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Carwin pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Carwin is defending it quite comfortably.
Carwin trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Carwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Carwin is working away.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carwin.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shane Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carwin did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Paul Johnson!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Paul Johnson!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Paul Johnson!
Paul Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza has chosen Brazil is Calling as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with a right hand
and de Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
de Souza throws a combination that misses
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard moves into range and clinches up with de Souza.
de Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Souza takes a shot to the head.
Howard lands a right hand.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
de Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Howard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
de Souza is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
de Souza wants to break free but Howard has control.
de Souza wants to break free but Howard has control.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
de Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike from Howard.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
de Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Souza dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howard has de Souza pressed against the ropes, preventing de Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
de Souza wants to break free but Howard has control.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
Howard lands a right hand.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howard pushes de Souza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Souza avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
de Souza is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of de Souza's head.
de Souza working hard to break the clinch.
de Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
de Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
de Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Howard just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Souza's brow.
de Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Howard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howard.
Howard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard pushes de Souza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Howard.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard lands a right hand.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
de Souza is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
de Souza blocks the elbow strike.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Howard.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of de Souza backwards.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Howard.
Howard lands a left hand that snaps the head of de Souza backwards.
Howard keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howard pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
de Souza with a hook.
Howard clinches up with de Souza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Howard has de Souza pressed against the ropes, preventing de Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
de Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
de Souza wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard has de Souza pressed against the ropes, preventing de Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard lands an uppercut.
de Souza dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
de Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
de Souza wants to break free but Howard has control.
de Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard gets through de Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
de Souza avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
de Souza dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
de Souza avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
Howard lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Souza tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the ropes.
Howard pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
A short uppercut from Howard.
de Souza dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike from Howard.
de Souza dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Howard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
de Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Howard just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Souza's brow.
Howard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two 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.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
de Souza avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard misses with an elbow strike.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of de Souza backwards.
Howard throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Howard.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike from Howard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard misses with an elbow strike.
de Souza tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard gets through de Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
de Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on de Souza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through de Souza's defenses.
de Souza is trying to break free.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike.
de Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
de Souza is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
de Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Howard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Howard has de Souza pressed against the ropes, preventing de Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Howard.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
de Souza can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on de Souza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through de Souza's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
de Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
Carlos de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Souza scores with a shot to the body.
de Souza cracks Howard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howard misses with an uppercut. de Souza saw that one coming.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard misses with an uppercut. de Souza saw that one coming.
Howard cracks de Souza with a good jab.
John Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
Howard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
de Souza misses with an uppercut. Howard saw that one coming.
Howard throws a lazy uppercut
and de Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Howard.
de Souza misses with a wild combination.
de Souza throws a combination that misses
letting Howard counter with a right hand.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from de Souza.
de Souza looks to land a combination. Howard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Howard throws a hook but de Souza blocks it.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but de Souza slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
de Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Howard.
de Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but de Souza slips the punch.
Howard looks to land a right hand but de Souza moved out of range.
Howard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
de Souza throws a combination that misses
enabling Howard to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by de Souza.
de Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
de Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard throws an elbow but it misses.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
de Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
de Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
de Souza is rocked!
Howard throws an elbow but it misses.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
de Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
de Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
de Souza tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of de Souzas head.
Howard lands an uppercut.
de Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike.
de Souza avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A short left from Howard.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
de Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Howard finish him?
Howard pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
de Souza wants to break free but Howard has control.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
de Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through de Souza's defenses.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of de Souza's head.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
de Souza is trying to push Howard away but Howard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Howard pushes de Souza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Howard lands a nice elbow.
de Souza is trying to push Howard away but Howard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of de Souza backwards.
Howard keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of de Souza's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Howard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howard, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for John Howard!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for John Howard!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for John Howard!
John Howard wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai comes to the ring accompanied by Holy Orders . The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: Lighters- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
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25
174 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy with a poor takedown
enabling Sakurai to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Hardy.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakurai counters with a straight right hand.
Sakurai lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Crunch! Sakurai slams his shin into Hardy's torso.
Sakurai tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakurai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai connects with a high kick.
Sakurai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sakurai!
Jeremy Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakurai scores with the left hand. Hardy knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with a head kick.
Sakurai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakurai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardy is rocked!
Sakurai circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hardy drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sakurai follows Hardy to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hayato Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Vizotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mashburn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Meshuggah-Bleed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Mashburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Vizotto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vizotto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mashburn at a distance.
Mashburn tries for a takedown but Vizotto circles away easily
and Vizotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Donald Mashburn has been cut.
Mashburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vizotto.
A left and a right from Vizotto both land. Nice combination.
Mashburn misses with a takedown
and Vizotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mashburn is looking to clinch.
Mashburn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mashburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Mashburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mashburn fails with the takedown
and Vizotto counters with a two punch combo.
Mashburn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Vizotto does no damage.
A punch combination from Vizotto misses.
Mashburn tries for a takedown but Vizotto circles away easily
and Vizotto counters with a one-two to the body.
Vizotto drops Mashburn with a left and a right! Oh, Mashburn is hurt - Vizotto dives into side control looking to finish!
Mashburn is rocked!
Donald Mashburn's cut is getting worse.
Vizotto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mashburn looks calm but he's in trouble here. Vizotto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mashburn is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Vizotto lets go of the hold and Mashburn can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fernando Vizotto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yoshida (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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hidehiko Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Yoshida swinging wildly here.
Yoshida throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshida connects with a jab.
Hidehiko Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Liddell moves away
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoshida darts in trying to clinch
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Yoshida is rocked!
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!
Liddell drops Yoshida with a straight right hand, right on the button! Liddell follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Not Afraid. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Patrick Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote throws a right and a left that Chandler avoids nicely.
Oooooh!!! Cote has knocked Chandler down with a huge combo! Cote steps away and waves a wobbly Chandler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chandler is rocked!
It looks like Jakob Chandler has been cut.
Chandler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chandler is still on wobbly legs! Can Cote finish him?
Chandler gets a takedown into half guard.
Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cote has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cote gets back to full guard.
Chandler seems to have recovered his senses.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler landing with the ground and pound.
Cote throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chandler uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cote tries to sprawl but Chandler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cote has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chandler is working away from the top position though.
Cote actively working from the bottom here.
Chandler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cote does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cote is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chandler pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote wants to get back to full 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.
Chandler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cote actively working from the bottom here.
Cote gets back to full guard.
Chandler looks gassed!
Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cote is keeping the position for now.
Cote has his foot on Chandler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chandler works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote has his foot on Chandler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chandler works his way back into a safe position though.
Cote throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chandler escapes and throws Cote's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chandler working the head and body with strikes.
Chandler is looking to take a break and control but Cote is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cote regains half guard.
Cote is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chandler pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cote actively working from the bottom here.
Cote wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cote works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler preventing the sweep.
Cote is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cote is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Cote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Chandler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cote scores with a decent looking hook.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cote.
Cote drops Chandler with a beautiful combination! Chandler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cote is looking for the KO!
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Cote.
Cote cracks Chandler with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Chandler tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cote pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Chandler is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Cote!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen Rocky's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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21
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
6 - 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Dragunov does no damage.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragunov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Dragunov.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dragunov.
Dragunov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dragunov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Dragunov moves his leg out of the way.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragunov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a knee to the body.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
Dragunov is breathing heavily.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Douglas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Dragunov 's eye.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dragunov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Aleksander Dragunov has been cut.
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick lands from Douglas that sends Dragunov to the canvas. Dragunov tries to scramble back to his feet but Douglas brings him back down into side control.
Dragunov is rocked!
Douglas decides to stand back up.
Oh Dragunov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragunov dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Dragunov seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragunov 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragunov.
Dragunov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Douglas connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas moves into range and clinches up with Dragunov.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Dragunov shrugs off.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. Dragunov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Dragunov off balance momentarily.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Dragunov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas lands an elbow that stopped Dragunov in his tracks for a moment.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Dragunov 's eye.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Douglas has Dragunov pressed against the ropes, preventing Dragunov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Douglas forces Dragunov back against the ropes and clinches.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dragunov avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Douglas.
Dragunov managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Douglas keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragunov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragunov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four 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.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Dragunov shrugs off.
Dragunov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Dragunov blocks with his arms.
Dragunov can't break the clinch.
Douglas looking to throw knees to the head but Dragunov is blocking nicely.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragunov has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Dragunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragunov is looking to break free of the clinch but Douglas has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Dragunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragunov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragunov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dragunov scores with a jab to the head.
Dragunov tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Dragunov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dragunov checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Some bone on bone action there as Dragunov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Dragunov moves his leg out of the way.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragunov misses with the combination.
Dragunov misses with a wild body shot.
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Dragunov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Dragunov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Dragunov both land. Nice combination.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragunov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas throws a head kick but Dragunov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Dragunov moves out of range easily.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dragunov slips under a jab.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dragunov connects with the punch.
Dragunov with a nice cross.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragunov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aleksander Dragunov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Dragunov pushes him off.
Douglas clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Douglas.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dragunov's face.
Dragunov working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dragunov tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Dragunov 's eye.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragunov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the ropes.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Dragunov 's eye.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas has Dragunov pressed against the ropes, preventing Dragunov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragunov wants to break free but Douglas has control.
Douglas lands a knee to the head.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragunov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglas looking to throw knees to the head but Dragunov is blocking nicely.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling him.
Dragunov blocks the elbow strike.
Dragunov blocks the elbow strike.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragunov's efforts to push away.
Dragunov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dragunov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes.
Douglas working Dragunov over with knees to the body.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
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.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Dragunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brian Douglas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dragunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brian Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragunov lands a head shot.
Dragunov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragunov misses with a body shot.
Dragunov misses with a hook.
Douglas tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Dragunov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Dragunov off balance momentarily.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragunov.
Dragunov loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Dragunov throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragunov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Dragunov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Dragunov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Douglas pushes Dragunov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragunov blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dragunov is defending well for now.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Dragunov can't break the clinch.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Dragunov shrugs off.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dragunov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dragunov can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragunov's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Dragunov with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to move into range but Dragunov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dragunov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Dragunov throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Dragunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragunov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragunov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragunov throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but Dragunov checks it.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragunov avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Dragunov lands with a shot to the body.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas moves out of range as Dragunov strikes.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Douglas has Dragunov pressed against the ropes, preventing Dragunov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragunov avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Dragunov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling him.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas scores with a knee to the head.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dragunov tries to circle away but Douglas has him pinned against the ropes.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragunov blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragunov's efforts to push away.
Dragunov avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Dragunov blocks with his arms.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragunov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragunov connects with a body shot that sends Douglas's belly button to the back.
Dragunov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Dragunov cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
Brian Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragunov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas drives through and clinches with Dragunov against the ropes.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Dragunov shrugs off.
Aleksander Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Douglas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aleksander Dragunov.
Well Douglas 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Brian Douglas wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Kanye West- Amazing blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the ring it seems that Nick Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus is looking to clinch.
Kraus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kraus tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kraus. Oh but Diaz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kraus goes limp - he's gone! Diaz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Gomi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomi looks gassed!
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomi lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Gomi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy connects with a superb combination that knocks Gomi out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hardy before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Gomi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Hardy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead- Undead. Pandora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red star of Phu Paan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandora tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pandora actively working from the bottom here.
Pandora actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pandora has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pandora is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Pandora is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Pandora is defending well.
Pandora is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pandora's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
Pandora is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pandora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pandora wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Pandora is having none of it.
Pandora is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie tries to control but Pandora wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pandora is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie has hold of Pandora's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pandora manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pandora really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pandora can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pandora wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Pandora wriggling away.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pandora is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Pandora must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pandora wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Pandora preventing the sweep.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pandora is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Pandora from standing up.
Pandora passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pandora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pandora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pandora working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pandora tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Pandora is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Pandora frees his head quite easily.
Pandora sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Pandora's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pandora.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pandora is on top in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
Pandora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Pandora tries to pass.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Pandora defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pandora uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pandora connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is not content to let Pandora control the position.
Pandora postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pandora throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pandora scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Pandora sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie wants to control but Pandora postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half 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.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Pandora tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pandora has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pandora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pandora defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Pandora tries to pass.
Pandora controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pandora avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pandora defends well.
Pandora cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renzo Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Pandora is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pandora counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Pandora holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Pandora landing knees to the body.
Pandora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Pandora won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pandora with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pandora.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pandora landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandora lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Pandora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie has Pandora pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pandora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pandora lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pandora uses from the top position.
Pandora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pandora got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandora has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Pandora got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandora has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pandora can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Pandora pushes his legs off easily.
Pandora controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
Pandora is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pandora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pandora stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Renzo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Pandora was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Pandora. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Pandora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pandora tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pandora counters with a solid body kick.
That kick from Pandora tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pandora lands a nice looking body kick.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandora pushes Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pandora lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Pandora lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Pandora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pandora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pandora scores a nice knee to the body.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pandora lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Pandora lands a nice elbow.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pandora wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pandora is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Pandora to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renzo Gracie!
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pop
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