 |
APFC 45: Amsterdam Warfare PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
|
180 cm
28
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith steps in with a hook that catches Jones right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smith follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jones looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Koscheck's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
182 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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, Rodrigo Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Koscheck is retaining full guard.
Gracie prevents Koscheck from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Koscheck keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Koscheck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie stands and throws Koscheck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koscheck has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie wants to control but Koscheck is keeping him busy.
Gracie has an Americana. Koscheck didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rodrigo Gracie !
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (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.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
|
186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Belfort.
Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Belfort keeps moving and retains side control.
Belfort tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belfort tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Belfort wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Belfort tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belfort has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
Alves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belfort's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belfort pulls his head out easily.
Alves is defending against the submission attempts here by Belfort.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belfort 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.
Belfort passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belfort looking for a guillotine from mount but Alves is having none of it.
Belfort looking to secure an arm triangle but Alves defends it well.
Belfort has hold of Alves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Belfort has hold of Alves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Belfort working for a guillotine from mount but Alves is in no mood to give up.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Belfort looking for a guillotine from mount but Alves is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alves manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Alves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belfort wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belfort has hold of Alves's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Alves tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Belfort cranks the arm and Alves screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Alves, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vitor Belfort!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Jose Alberto Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noons dips to his left and cracks Alberto Jr with an uppercut!
Alberto Jr misses with a right hand
and Noons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alberto Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Alberto Jr misses its intended target.
Alberto Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Alberto Jr throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alberto Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Noons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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 punch lands to the side of Noons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alberto Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noons.
Noons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alberto Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Noons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alberto Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Alberto Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Noons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alberto Jr moves away.
Alberto Jr throws a series of punches but Noons moves out of range.
Noons tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alberto Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noons closes the distance but Alberto Jr moves to the side
and Alberto Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noons doesn't manage to clinch there - Alberto Jr circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alberto Jr on the side of the head.
Alberto Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alberto Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alberto Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noons counters with a right hand to the body.
Alberto Jr is breathing heavily.
Noons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noons tries to clinch but Alberto Jr moves out of range.
Noons is looking to clinch but Alberto Jr is avoiding it.
Alberto Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Noons counters with a nice uppercut.
Noons drops Alberto Jr with a beautiful combination! Alberto Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Noons is looking for the KO!
Alberto Jr is rocked!
It looks like Jose Alberto Jr has been cut.
Alberto Jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Noons lands a right hand from hell, dropping Alberto Jr. Noons pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl James Noons!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
25
175 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Garcia !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy takes a swing at Garcia 's ribcage but misses.
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia .
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Garcia 's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Garcia throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Garcia .
Hardy is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Garcia .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Garcia , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Garcia thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Hardy cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia .
Hardy is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Garcia .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Garcia .
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia .
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardy's head.
Hardy 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.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia .
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia with a jab.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Hardy backpedaling.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia .
Garcia scores with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Garcia .
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Garcia .
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia .
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Garcia .
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Garcia 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.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia .
Garcia feints and then cracks Hardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardy down.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia .
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia .
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia .
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hardy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Garcia .
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardy throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia .
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Garcia .
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia lands a jab.
Leonard Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Garcia .
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia .
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Garcia scores with a head kick.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia lands a high kick!
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hardy tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Garcia .
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia cracks Hardy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Garcia catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia scores with a push kick.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donk. Garcia catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia lunges at Hardy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardy's hand.
Garcia lands a front kick.
Hardy 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.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia misses the jab.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia .
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Garcia .
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Garcia .
Garcia throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Garcia jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Garcia takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Garcia 's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Garcia .
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Well,Hardy is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia .
Garcia with a jab.
Garcia works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Garcia feints and then cracks Hardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardy down.
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Garcia with a jab.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia .
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardy's head.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardy doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Hardy takes it in his stride.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia .
Hardy misses with a left hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia misses with the combination.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Dan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Leonard Garcia !
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Leonard Garcia !
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Leonard Garcia !
Leonard Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Headstrong - Trapt as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derek Rose told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
28
170 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
|
188 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Rose!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose gets caught napping as Askren dives in and scores a takedown. Rose manages to retain guard.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Askren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Askren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Askren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Askren working the head with strikes.
Askren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Rose's head but Rose avoids it well.
Askren lands a few punches from side control.
Askren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Askren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Askren cracks Rose with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Askren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rose defending against the ground and pound.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose parries the strikes from Askren easily there. Askren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rose to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
Rose dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
Askren wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Askren misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Askren wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rose takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rose is rocked!
Rose looks gassed!
A big shot lands for Askren! That's hurt Rose! Will he recover? Askren fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Askren!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead- Undead. Couture is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park -Papercut. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
170 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
|
180 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Couture postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Couture got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couture has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Couture is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Couture is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Renzo Gracie!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (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.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
26
185 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
|
178 cm
27
178 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with a hook to the body
letting Overeem counter with a right hand.
Howard misses the body punch
and Overeem counters with a good low kick that Howard was not able to check.
Howard looks gassed!
Howard misses the body punch
and Overeem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Overeem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Overeem catches Howard napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Howard to the canvas!
Howard is rocked!
Overeem wants to get up but he can't break Howard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Overeem stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Overeem drops his shoulder and cracks Howard with a huge uppercut! Howard goes down! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem won't allow Howard to sweep him here.
Overeem stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Overeem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howard under the eye.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Overeem lands a slapping body shot.
Howard backs away from a small jab...but Overeem lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Howard crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Overeem with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alistair Overeem!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
26
175 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
181 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora throws a leg kick
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pandora!
Nogueira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nogueira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pandora is looking to escape.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine from mount but Pandora is having none of it.
Pandora is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pandora to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pandora shrugs it off.
Nogueira jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pandora is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pandora and Nogueira has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nogueira tries to advance to mount but Pandora denies him.
Pandora tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nogueira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pandora is looking to get back to his feet here but Nogueira is keeping cool and he's managed to take Pandora's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pandora preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nogueira .
Pandora tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nogueira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pandora is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pandora is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nogueira tries to control but Pandora wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira 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 is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nogueira is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pandora has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pandora!
Pandora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pandora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pandora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pandora passes into half guard.
Nogueira is in trouble now - Pandora has advanced to mount!
Pandora looking to secure an arm triangle but Nogueira defends it well.
Pandora swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nogueira is now in Pandora's guard. A big mistake from Pandora there, giving up the dominant position!
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Pandora keeps moving.
Pandora has his foot on Nogueira 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
Pandora looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nogueira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pandora looks gassed!
Nogueira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pandora's guard.
Nogueira is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pandora is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine from mount but Pandora is having none of it.
Nogueira working for a guillotine from mount but Pandora is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira wants to finish this one by submission but Pandora is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nogueira .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora thows a leg kick but Nogueira checks it
and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown. Pandora fights it but they end up in guard.
Nogueira pushes down on Pandora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pandora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira pushing down on Pandora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Pandora defends the submission attempt.
Pandora is trying to get back to full guard.
Pandora is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but Pandora defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Pandora is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira trying to control from half guard but Pandora is working away.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pandora is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandora is trying to stand.
Pandora is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Pandora slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pandora looking for a sweep. Not yet Pandora, not yet.
Pandora is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pandora not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogueira is pressing down on Pandora's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pandora is aware though and is defending well.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pandora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Nogueira is trying to keep Pandora in close.
Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as Pandora tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throws a big right hand that misses.
Pandora drops back looking for a leg! Nogueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nogueira manages to kick Pandora off! Pandora jumps back into Nogueira 's guard.
Pandora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pandora got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandora has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira 's legs - danger averted.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Pandora defends easily.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pandora scoring with some ground and pound.
Nogueira has his foot on Pandora's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pandora works his way back into a safe position though.
Pandora slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pandora tries for a kimura but Nogueira is defending well.
Pandora working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nogueira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pandora 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.
Pandora seems to be working for a kimura but Nogueira defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Pandora.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora lands a head kick. Nogueira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
Pandora is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Pandora thows a leg kick but Nogueira checks it
so Nogueira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nogueira advances position into side control!
Pandora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Nogueira trying to control the position.
Pandora tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Pandora defends it easily.
Pandora scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pandora makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pandora is aware though and is defending well.
Pandora pushing down on Nogueira 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pandora seems to be working for a kimura but Nogueira defends the submission attempt.
Nogueira taking some punishment here, with Pandora in his half guard.
Pandora 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.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Pandora's head to control him but Pandora postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nogueira moves into full guard.
Pandora is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira , not yet.
Pandora scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pandora looking to pass the guard.
Pandora is fighting to break Nogueira 's control of his arms but Nogueira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pandora slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pandora lands an elbow.
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!
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Nogueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pandora pulls his head out easily.
Pandora is working for a submission of some sort.
Nogueira regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Pandora.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
