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APFC 47: Kraus vs Hardy 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Kharitonov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kharitonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kharitonov keeps the fight on the outside. Kharitonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kharitonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Jackson moves away from the strike by Kharitonov. Kharitonov 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.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab. Kharitonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson. Kharitonov misses with a straight right. Jackson moves out of range as Kharitonov strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target. Jackson tries to clinch up but Kharitonov circles away and keeps his distance. Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharitonov. Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson scores with a body shot.
Kharitonov misses with a looping right. Kharitonov looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Kharitonov.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kharitonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target. Nice jab there from Jackson. Jackson throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range. Kharitonov keeps the fight on the outside. Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jackson closes the distance but Kharitonov moves to the side and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut. Kharitonov moves out of range of the strikes. Kharitonov swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Kharitonov circles away and keeps his distance. 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! Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries to clinch but Kharitonov is having none of it. Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center. A slow jab from Kharitonov misses its intended target. Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Kharitonov pushes him off. Kharitonov misses with a few strikes there.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kharitonov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov connects with the punch. A cross from Jackson lands. Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kharitonov. Jackson tries to bum rush Kharitonov with a series of wild strikes but Kharitonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jackson moves into the clinch. Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson. Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position. Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Kharitonov keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kharitonov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Kharitonov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kharitonov is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up. Kharitonov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Kharitonov is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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. Jackson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kharitonov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Kharitonov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jackson pushes past his half guard into mount! Kharitonov working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson looking to control but Kharitonov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kharitonov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jackson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. Kharitonov is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Kharitonov will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut. 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.
Kharitonov misses with a straight right. Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Kharitonov. Jackson wants to clinch up but Kharitonov keeps it at a distance. Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kharitonov on the side of the head. Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Kharitonov pushes him off. Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kharitonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kharitonov throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it. Kharitonov scores with a three punch combo!
Quinton Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup. 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! Jackson closes the distance and pushes Kharitonov back into the ropes. Kharitonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut. Kharitonov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kharitonov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head. Kharitonov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Kharitonov. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kharitonov throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it. Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Kharitonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jackson clinches. Jackson scores with a shoulder strike. Kharitonov takes a shot to the head. Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kharitonov jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Kharitonov around his waist. Kharitonov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Kharitonov's takedown attempt.
Kharitonov lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kharitonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses. Kharitonov takes a shot to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson. Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson gets through Kharitonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov. Kharitonov can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Jackson pushes Kharitonov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kharitonov is rocked! A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land. Oh Kharitonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land. Kharitonov seems to have got his legs back now. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson. Jackson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kharitonov! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Jackson is unloading with more strikes now! Kharitonov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Walden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walden comes to the ring accompanied by Bas Rutten - El Guapo likes to dance. 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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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Walden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Rua lands a nice hook to Walden's body. Walden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walden swivels and escapes. Rua tries to clinch there but Walden circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walden. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet. Walden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua. A big right from Walden misses. Walden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Walden is breathing heavily. Rua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walden's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rua lands a right hook to the body.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Walden jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Andre Walden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua. Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Walden circles away.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss. Walden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Walden fails to land with a series of punches.
Walden throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range. Walden looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range. Rua fails with a takedown attempt. Rua moves in looking to clinch but Walden pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walden throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot. Walden tries to sprawl but Rua drives through with a takedown into half guard. Walden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Rua trying to control from half guard but Walden is working away. Rua might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walden kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Rua is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Walden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rua in particular looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mauricio Rua hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rua throws a right and a left that both miss. Walden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away. Rua moves into the clinch. Rua lands a body punch. 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! Walden misses with a punch to the body.
Walden tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Walden back against the ropes. Rua tightens his grip and picks Walden up, before dumping him to the ground. Walden manages to land in guard. Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walden is keeping the position for now. Walden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well. Rua chips away with some ground and pound. Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rua stands up from Walden's guard - Rua perhaps looking for a knockout. Walden dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua has a takedown stuffed. Rua shoots in but Walden avoids the takedown attempt easily. Andre Walden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rua wants to clinch up but Walden keeps it at a distance. Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walden but Walden pushes him off and we're back to square one. Rua throws a right and a left that both miss. Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Walden misses with a hook. Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A combination from Rua does no damage. Walden misses with a straight left. Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walden's waist but Walden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side. Walden misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely. Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Walden lands a nice shot to the body.
Walden leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Rua throws a right and a left that both miss. Walden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rua tries to clinch but Walden moves out of range. Nice sprawl there from Walden as Rua shoots in. A jab from Walden does it's job there. Walden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rua moves forwards but Walden connects with a nice, crisp jab. Mauricio Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walden moves away. Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Walden stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet. Rua ducks under a wild hook from Walden. Walden jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance. Walden scores with a jab to the body. A kick lands to the mid section there for Walden. Walden connects with a solid leg kick. Walden misses with a straight left. Walden misses the shot to the body. Rua misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Decent striking displayed by Walden there. Rua shoots in but Walden avoids the takedown attempt easily. Andre Walden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua. Walden lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Walden stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Walden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head. Walden misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Walden misses its intended target. Rua closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walden to the mat! Walden manages to get full guard. Walden trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Walden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Rua passes Walden's left leg - he's now in half guard. Walden wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Walden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily. Walden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Rua. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Rua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Walden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Rua wants to work for an arm triangle but Walden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Walden defends it. Walden wants to control but Rua is keeping busy.
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. Rua winds up and cracks Walden with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Walden looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rua trying to control the action but Walden is working from the bottom. Rua slips a nice elbow through Walden's hands, connecting with Walden's forehead. Rua seems to be working for a kimura but Walden defends the submission attempt. Walden is in trouble now - Rua has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walden regains half guard. Walden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Walden is not content to let Rua control the position. Rua works his foot free and advances to mount. Rua is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Walden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rua cracks Walden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauricio Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walden leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Walden misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walden. Walden thows a body shot but no joy. Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Walden throws a big shot that misses. No luck with that takedown attempt from Rua. Rua has a takedown stuffed. Andre Walden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua. Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nice takedown defense from Walden. No joy for Rua on that attempt. Rua shoots in but no luck this time. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Walden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards. Rua shoots in for a takedown but Walden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donk. Walden catches Rua right on the button with a cross. Walden scores with a shot to the body.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rua slips a straight right by Walden. Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walden as he avoids it easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Walden.
Rua slips a jab from Walden. Walden scores with a shot to the body.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walden is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Walden circles away and we're back to standing. Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab. Walden misses with a wild body shot. Walden lands a nice looking body shot.
Rua clinches up against the ropes. Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Walden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Rua avoiding damage as Walden throws knees to the body.
Walden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rua scores with a hook to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Walden lands a takedown into guard.
Walden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rua is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rua has escaped and now he's on top! Walden throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rua escapes and throws Walden's legs to the side, diving into side control! Walden looking for a sweep but Rua has passed into full mount! Oh no! Rua working away from the top, dropping strikes. Walden is desperately trying to improve his position but Rua has a good base and remains in mount. Rua looking to secure an arm triangle but Walden defends it well. Walden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walden is bucking up trying to escape but Rua cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Rua lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walden hang on? The referee warns Walden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walden tries to control Rua's body but Rua pushes him off. Walden squirms to his side and now Rua has his back! Rua is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Walden is defending well though. Rua let's go of the attempt for now. Rua not allowing Walden to control his hands. Rua is punishing Walden with some ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Walden covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rua lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Walden.
Rua is not going to allow Walden to sit and survive in this position. Rua is looking to control Walden but Walden is wriggling around and keeping busy. Rua looking to break Walden's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Walden remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rua will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Rua lands strikes to the head. Walden breaks Rua's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Walden is proving a slippery customer.
Rua pushes Walden off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Walden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Rua throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walden was covering up waiting for the punch and Rua finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Mauricio Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rua! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Mauricio Rua! Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!
Mauricio Rua wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Felguk-2nite. Leonardo Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Silva! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Decent striking displayed by Leonardo Silva there. Anderson Silva lands a front kick. Anderson Silva misses with a body kick. Leonardo Silva slips under a jab. Anderson Silva throws a combination that misses and Leonardo Silva counters with a two punch combo. Leonardo Silva blocks a jab. Anderson Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo Silva. A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson Silva. That's going to slow Leonardo Silva down. Leonardo Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Anderson Silva throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leonardo Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson Silva back to the ropes. Leonardo Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Leonardo Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Anderson Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Anderson Silva misses the target. Leonardo Silva tries to bum rush Anderson Silva with a series of wild strikes but Anderson Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Anderson Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Anderson Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo Silva. Leonardo Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Leonardo Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Anderson Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses. Anderson Silva scores with a nice strike. Anderson Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Leonardo Silva tries to bum rush Anderson Silva with a series of wild strikes but Anderson Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Anderson Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonardo Silva throws a right and a left that Anderson Silva avoids nicely. Leonardo Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson Silva 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Anderson Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anderson Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. Anderson Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Leonardo Silva misses with a wild combination.
Anderson Silva misses with a hook. Anderson Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket. Anderson Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonardo Silva misses with a double jab
and Anderson Silva counters with a stiff right hand. Anderson Silva catches Leonardo Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Anderson Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonardo Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson Silva's head. Leonardo Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo Silva. No joy there for Leonardo Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson Silva throws a quick inside leg kick. Anderson Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonardo Silva. Anderson Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. A telegraphed right hand from Anderson Silva misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Leonardo Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonardo Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Anderson Silva cracks Leonardo Silva with an open hand slap. Anderson Silva throws a series of punches but Leonardo Silva moves out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Leonardo Silva throws a right hand that Anderson Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson Silva also avoids with ease. Anderson Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonardo Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Leonardo Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. Leonardo Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson Silva. Leonardo Silva misses with a wild combination.
Anderson Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonardo Silva counters with a straight right hand. Leonardo Silva misses with a wild combination.
Anderson Silva tries to bum rush Leonardo Silva with a series of wild strikes but Leonardo Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Leonardo Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Leonardo Silva cracks Anderson Silva with a good jab. Leonardo Silva ducks under a wild hook from Anderson Silva. Leonardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Leonardo Silva misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonardo Silva takes a swing at Anderson Silva's ribcage but misses. Anderson Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo Silva. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonardo Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonardo Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Anderson Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Leonardo Silva throws a right and a left that Anderson Silva avoids nicely. Leonardo Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Leonardo Silva scores with a punch to the head. Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far. A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo Silva. Anderson Silva does a little dance to reset his feet. Leonardo Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva wants to slow Leonardo Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Leonardo Silva. Anderson Silva clobbers Leonardo Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Leonardo Silva scores with a jab. Anderson Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Anderson Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Leonardo Silva seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Leonardo Silva ducks under a wild hook from Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva dodges the punch combination from Leonardo Silva.
Leonardo Silva takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Leonardo Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Anderson Silva does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson Silva throws a push kick but Leonardo Silva slaps the foot to one side. Leonardo Silva throws a right hand that Anderson Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson Silva also avoids with ease. Anderson Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Anderson Silva coming out on top. Leonardo Silva slips under a jab. Leonardo Silva misses with the combination.
Leonardo Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson Silva misses with an uppercut
and Leonardo Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Anderson Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo Silva. Anderson Silva throws a series of punches but Leonardo Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leonardo Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson Silva. Leonardo Silva slips a straight right by Anderson Silva. Leonardo Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice jab there from Anderson Silva. Leonardo Silva stuns Anderson Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Anderson Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Anderson Silva looks for the body kick but Leonardo Silva saw that one coming. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson Silva - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anderson Silva walks into a left hand. Leonardo Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round. That's time! Anderson Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leonardo Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson Silva. Leonardo Silva misses with a double jab
and Anderson Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Crunch! Anderson Silva slams his shin into Leonardo Silva's torso. Anderson Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo Silva. Anderson Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Leonardo Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonardo Silva there as he acknowledges the shot. Anderson Silva throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo Silva moves away and avoids it. Anderson Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonardo Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Anderson Silva throws a hook but Leonardo Silva blocks it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice cross by Leonardo Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Anderson Silva misses. Anderson Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. Leonardo Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Leonardo Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Leonardo Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Leonardo Silva defending well as Anderson Silva loads up on a big left hand. Leonardo Silva throws a series of punches but Anderson Silva avoids them all with ease. Leonardo Silva staying out of range there. Leonardo Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson Silva back to the ropes. Leonardo Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Anderson Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Leonardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo Silva. Leonardo Silva moves out of range of the body kick. Anderson Silva connects with a solid leg kick. Leonardo Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo Silva. Leonardo Silva misses with a double jab.
Anderson Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Leonardo Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Anderson Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Leonardo Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Anderson Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses. Anderson Silva looks for the body kick but Leonardo Silva saw that one coming. A punch combination from Leonardo Silva misses. Leonardo Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonardo Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson Silva has time to react. Leonardo Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonardo Silva throws a right and a left that Anderson Silva avoids nicely. Anderson Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonardo Silva. That did some damage! Leonardo Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson Silva.
Leonardo Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Anderson Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonardo Silva blocks a jab. Anderson Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Leonardo Silva checks a low kick from Anderson Silva.
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well Anderson Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Anderson Silva! Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Anderson Silva! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Daley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley. Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away. Belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daley's waist but Daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belfort off to one side. Daley throws a right and a left that both miss. Belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daley's waist but Daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belfort off to one side. Belfort drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Daley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Belfort drops back looking for a leg! Daley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daley manages to kick Belfort off! Belfort jumps back into Daley's guard. Belfort drops back looking for a leg! Daley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daley manages to kick Belfort off! Belfort jumps back into Daley's guard. Belfort drops back looking for a leg! Daley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daley manages to kick Belfort off! Belfort jumps back into Daley's guard. Daley keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belfort drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belfort jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Belfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Belfort 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. Daley keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass. Belfort 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 two minutes gone in the round. Belfort drops back looking for a leg! Daley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daley manages to kick Belfort off! Belfort jumps back into Daley's guard. Belfort drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Daley dives on top into guard. Belfort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Belfort manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Daley lands a jab to the nose. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Daley tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range. Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daley stuffs the takedown attempt from Belfort. Belfort gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him. Belfort shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daley sprawls well. Daley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belfort gets slowly back to his feet. Belfort needs to keep his hands up - Daley had a free shot at his head there. Daley swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belfort. Daley misses with a double jab
and Belfort counters with a takedown into side control. Belfort is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Belfort is trying to get an arm triangle but Daley is defending well. 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! Belfort wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daley, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daley can't do much from the bottom here. Belfort is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Belfort tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. 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! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Belfort on that attempt. Belfort takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Daley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Daley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belfort counters with a takedown into side control. Belfort is trying to get an arm triangle but Daley is defending well. Belfort is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Daley is looking for a sweep. Daley is pushing Belfort's head away, looking to escape. Belfort manages to hold on to the position though. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belfort is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Daley is trying to escape and Belfort transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Daley is forced to tap! Nice work there by Belfort! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Belfort!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Alberto Perez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perez slips under a jab from Nogueira. Perez works over Nogueira's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut. Perez delivers a nice body kick. Nogueira misses with a hook. Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Perez rushes Nogueira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez drops Nogueira with a big knee straight up the middle! Nogueira is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Nogueira is rocked! Perez clinches up against the ropes. Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him? Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Perez crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage. Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez lands a nice knee to the body. Nogueira looks gassed! Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez rushes Nogueira and presses him up against the ropes. Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses. Perez drops Nogueira with a big knee straight up the middle! Nogueira is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perez counters with a low kick, right behind Nogueira 's knee. Perez clinches. Perez crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage. Perez drops Nogueira with a big knee straight up the middle! Nogueira is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That has opened up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut even more. Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perez clinches. Perez has Nogueira pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Nogueira is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Perez - that's hurt Nogueira badly! Oh, another knee lands and Nogueira is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Nogueira doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Luis Alberto Perez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Robbie Lawler has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robbie Lawler seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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, Robbie Lawler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Arlovski! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawler on the side of the head. Arlovski throws a series of punches but Lawler moves out of range. Lawler scores with a hook. Lawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lawler drops his hands momentarily and Arlovski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Arlovski misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Arlovski. Arlovski misses with a double jab
and Arlovski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. This has been an exciting period of action! A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target. Lawler misses with a hook. Arlovski ducked under it nicely. A punch combination from Lawler misses. Lawler slips a jab from Arlovski. Lawler swinging wildly here.
Lawler misses with a double jab.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Lawler slips the punch. Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arlovski misses the jab. Arlovski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawler lands a body shot.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski lands a nice shot that snaps Lawler's head back.
A big left from Arlovski misses. Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss. Arlovski throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawler. Lawler throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range. Lawler defending well as Arlovski loads up on a big left hand. Arlovski misses with an uppercut. Lawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arlovski at a distance.
Lawler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Arlovski scores with a hook. Lawler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arlovski misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arlovski ducks under a wild hook from Lawler. Arlovski lands a jab to Lawler's midsection. A swing and a miss from Arlovski. Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawler. Arlovski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab. Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A looping hook to the body misses from Arlovski. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet. Lawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Lawler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Arlovski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range. Lawler swinging wildly here.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlovski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler. Arlovski throws a jab when Lawler was well out of range. Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawler backs up against the ropes.
Lawler lands with a right hand. Arlovski scores with a jab to the jaw. Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arlovski sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lawler misses with an uppercut. Arlovski saw that one coming. Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawler misses with a hook. Lawler misses with a looping right. Lawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Arlovski dips to his left and cracks Lawler with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lawler throws a big shot that misses. Arlovski lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawler off the ropes and back into rage. This has been an exciting period of action! Lawler throws a right and a left that Arlovski avoids nicely. Lawler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Arlovski scores with a three punch combo!
Lawler is rocked! BAM! Arlovski delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lawler like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Andrei Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Liddell does no damage. Noons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Liddell checks a leg kick. Noons scores with a kick to the midsection. Liddell misses with a double jab.
Noons tries to clinch up. Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Noons. Those never looked like landing. Noons is breathing heavily. Liddell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddell duly obliges. Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Liddell throws a right and a left that Noons avoids nicely. Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Noons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Liddell throws a series of punches but Noons moves out of range. Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Noons throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely. Liddell throws a right hand that Noons ducks under and follows up with a left that Noons also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell takes one to the side of the head.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Noons counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The fight moves into the clinch position. Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noons lands with a short shot to the head. Liddell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Noons lands with a light punch inside. Noons lands a body shot. Noons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Noons.
Noons scores a nice knee to the body.
Noons misses with a short punch on the inside. Liddell blocking some punches.
Liddell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noons backwards. Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch. Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Noons misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Noons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Liddell wants to break free but Noons has control.
Noons landing knees to the head.
Noons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards. Noons misses with a knee to the head. Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Noons is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Noons throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell. Liddell works on Noons's body with a couple of short punches. Noons has Liddell pressed against the ropes, preventing Liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A nice left hand lands by Liddell.
Noons tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noons has Liddell pressed against the ropes, preventing Liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Noons can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noons lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards. Liddell tries to break the clinch but Noons is controlling the position. Noons scores with a hook to the body. Liddell lands with a short shot to the head. Noons throws a head punch that misses. Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Noons is controlling him. Noons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards. Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noons has him pressed against the ropes. Noons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Noons throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell. Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liddell pushes Noons back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Noons has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Noons throws a head punch that misses. Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Noons misses with a hook from the clinch. Liddell can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
Noons connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Noons misses with some punches.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Liddell.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Noons.
Noons scores with an uppercut up the middle. Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell tries to bum rush Noons with a series of wild strikes but Noons uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Noons throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range. Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddell thinking. Liddell throws a series of punches but Noons avoids them all with ease. Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Liddell takes one to the chin there. Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss. Liddell throws a right and a left that Noons avoids nicely. Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noons lands a head shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Liddell throws a right and a left that Noons avoids nicely. Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Noons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away. A punch combination from Liddell misses. Noons tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl James Noons will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noons. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet. Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Noons to acknowledge the strikes. Liddell staying out of range there. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Noons throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily. Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noons is looking to clinch. A nice combination there by Liddell.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell moves out of range as Noons strikes. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Liddell gets tackled into the ropes by Noons. Noons maintains the clinch. Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow. Noons looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Noons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Liddell.
Noons misses with a knee strike.
Liddell lands on the inside with an uppercut. Noons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms. Liddell scores with a shoulder strike. Liddell digs a right hand underneath Noons's ribcage. Noons let out a lung full of air as it connected. Liddell is working Noons over against the ropes. Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Noons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noons looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Liddell misses with a body punch.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Noons.
Noons misses with a knee to the head. Noons connects with a knee to the head.
Noons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Noons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noons misses with some punches.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow. Liddell is working Noons over against the ropes. Noons landing knees to the head.
Liddell tries to break free but Noons pushes him back against the ropes. Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
Noons landing knees to the body.
Liddell tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Noons presses Liddell against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Noons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Noons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Noons keeps him there for the moment. Noons misses with some punches.
Noons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch. Liddell wants to break free but Noons has control.
Noons has Liddell pressed against the ropes, preventing Liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Noons misses with a hook from the clinch. Noons misses with a knee strike.
Noons misses with a knee strike.
Liddell tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
Noons tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Noons looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well. Noons throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it. Liddell tries to bum rush Noons with a series of wild strikes but Noons uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Some wild striking there from Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noons circles away quickly and effectively. Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss. Noons tries to clinch up. Danga de danga de dang - Noons scores with a four punch combination! Liddell swinging wildly here.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing. Some wild striking there from Noons.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noons circles away quickly and effectively. Some wild striking there from Liddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Noons tries to clinch up. Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing. Karl James Noons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Noons misses with a low kick.
Noons tries to clinch up. Liddell tries to bum rush Noons with a series of wild strikes but Noons uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Liddell throws a combination that misses and Noons counters with a nice uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Noons. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell looks to land a combination but Noons avoids it well. A punch combination from Liddell misses. Liddell throws a right and a left that Noons avoids nicely. Noons tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it. Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noons circles away quickly and effectively. Noons lunges at Liddell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liddell's hand. Noons throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it. Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Liddell throws a series of punches but Noons moves out of range. Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup. Noons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noons throws a big shot that misses. Liddell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddell duly obliges. Noons misses with the combination.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noons moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Noons is looking to clinch. Noons misses with a body shot.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss. Liddell throws a right and a left that Noons avoids nicely. Noons thows a left - swing and a miss! Noons throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing. Noons slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Noons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Noons tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Noons counter with a right hand. Liddell slips under a jab. Liddell swinging wildly here.
Liddell throws a right hand that Noons ducks under and follows up with a left that Noons also avoids with ease. Noons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell. Liddell throws a right hand that Noons ducks under and follows up with a left that Noons also avoids with ease. Danga de danga de dang - Noons scores with a four punch combination! Noons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Noons rushes Liddell and presses him up against the ropes. Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Noons has the dominant position. Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Noons scores with an uppercut up the middle. Noons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Noons keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Noons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Noons misses with a wild combination.
Noons moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off. No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noons tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Noons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Noons scores with a body shot.
A combination from Liddell does no damage. Liddell scores with a three punch combo!
Noons tries to clinch up. Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Noons jabs Liddell to the body, keeping him at a distance. Liddell misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Liddell throws a series of punches but Noons avoids them all with ease. Liddell blocks a jab. Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Noons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Liddell lands a jab-cross combination. Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination! Liddell tries to bum rush Noons with a series of wild strikes but Noons uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Noons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell throws a combination. Noons tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Liddell tries to move into range but Noons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Liddell throws a series of punches but Noons avoids them all with ease. Liddell throws a one two combo.
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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Noons misses with a straight left. Liddell lands a jab-cross combination. Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noons. Noons tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Chuck Liddell. I think Liddell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Chuck Liddell! Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Chuck Liddell! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kraus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Hardy is breathing heavily. Ground and pound from Kraus. Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though. Kraus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Hardy is not content to let Kraus control the position. Hardy is defending against the submission attempts here by Kraus.
Kraus passes to side control. Kraus advances nicely into full mount. Kraus scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kraus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Kraus is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Kraus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Kraus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Kraus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kraus controlling the pace for now. Kraus cracks Hardy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kraus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Kraus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Kraus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kraus punishing his opponent with strikes. Kraus raining down shots from the mount! Kraus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on? Kraus is working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy frees his head quite easily.
Kraus prevents Hardy from getting the reversal. Kraus is in the full mount, landing strikes. Kraus looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kraus dominating with strikes here. Kraus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kraus dominating with strikes here.
Hardy is rocked! Kraus unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hardy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kraus celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederik Kraus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead- Undead. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
17 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Gracie ! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie . Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie . Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gracie is pushing down on Gracie 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through. Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done. Gracie wants to sweep but no luck. 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 passes Gracie 's left leg - he's now in half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie . Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie looking to pass the guard. Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there! Gracie wants to take Gracie 's back but he can't do it this time. Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Gracie has got one arm under Gracie 's chin. This could be trouble... Gracie trying to control the other hand but Gracie gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gracie has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renzo Gracie!
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