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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McKenzie misses with a body punch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McKenzie tries to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira blocks McKenzie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nogueira is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. McKenzie is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. McKenzie flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Nogueira anticipates the leg and manages to get behind McKenzie and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Nogueira slips an arm under McKenzie chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Nogueira has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Nogueira is squeezing on McKenzie like an anaconda would it's prey. McKenzie fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Leonard Garcia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Garcia !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Williams misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia . Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia . Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia . Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leonard Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Garcia .
Garcia throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia .
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia .
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia .
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia .
Williams cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Garcia .
Garcia throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams works Garcia 's body with a nice hook.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Garcia , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia , right into the meat.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia .
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Garcia motions for Williams to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Garcia feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Garcia 's head back.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Williams.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Williams with a hook.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia 's head.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia 's head.
Williams lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia slips under a jab from Williams.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia . That's going to slow Williams down.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Garcia motions for Williams to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a hook.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Garcia .
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonard Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams misses with the combination.
Leonard Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia misses with a combination
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Garcia .
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia 's head.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia . Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Williams.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia .
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Williams might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garcia misses with a double jab
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia .
Garcia throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia . That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
No joy there for Garcia , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams 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.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Garcia tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Williams scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia .
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Nice jab there from Williams.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia .
Williams thuds a left hand into Garcia 's body.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia . Those never looked like landing.
Garcia slips a straight right by Williams.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia , right into the meat.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia 's head.
Garcia tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia .
Sean Carter Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Carter Williams.
I think Williams 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Leonard Garcia !
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Leonard Garcia !
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Leonard Garcia !
Leonard Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir Weh kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartmann.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Hartmann ducks down to avoid it.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomi.
Hartmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hartmann on the inside.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gomi can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hartmann.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartmann landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Hartmann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hartmann taking a breather.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Hartmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Gomi managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartmann.
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Gomi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hartmann has Gomi pressed against the ropes, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hartmann misses with a knee strike.
Gomi avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Hartmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomi won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomi won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartmann digs a right hand into Gomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomi's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomi avoids the damage to the body.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Hartmann has the dominant position.
Hartmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann lands with a right to the head.
Hartmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomi's efforts to push away.
Gomi letting Hartmann take a breather here.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomi avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Hartmann has the dominant position.
Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Gomi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Hartmann dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hartmann drives through and clinches with Gomi against the ropes.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Hartmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hartmann lands a right hand.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomi is rocked!
Gomi can't break the clinch.
Oh Gomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomi's face.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
Clinched against the ropes, Hartmann lands a big elbow that drops Gomi! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Gomi is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinrich Hartmann!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the head kick by Dragunov.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragunov misses the target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Dragunov.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dragunov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dragunov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Dragunov's head and hops out.
Dragunov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Dragunov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dragunov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragunov looks gassed!
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Dragunov backpedaling.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragunov walks into a jab.
Silva throws a right and a left that Dragunov avoids nicely.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragunov.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Dragunov down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Dragunov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dragunov is rocked!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragunov is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Dragunov seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragunov's sensitive parts.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragunov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragunov needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Dragunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragunov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragunov circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Dragunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dragunov scrambles back to his feet.
Silva lands a jab to Dragunov's midsection.
Silva lands a head kick. Dragunov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva sizes up Dragunov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Dragunov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Dragunov.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragunov backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dragunov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragunov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dragunov moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dragunov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Dragunov off balance momentarily.
Dragunov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dragunov scrambles back to his feet.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dragunov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dragunov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragunov doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with the combination.
Dragunov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Dragunov throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragunov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Dragunov shoots in.
Dragunov throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dragunov back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragunov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragunov is breathing heavily.
Silva stalks Dragunov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragunov's face. Dragunov staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Dragunov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva stalks Dragunov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragunov's face. Dragunov staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws a combination. Dragunov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Dragunov down with leg kicks.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dragunov moves out of range.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva catches Dragunov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Dragunov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Dragunov down.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Dragunov fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a jab. Dragunov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva looks to land a combination but Dragunov avoids it well.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dragunov on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva works over Dragunov's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva is looking to slow Dragunov down with leg kicks.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dragunov doesn't seem phased though.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva lands with a cross.
Dragunov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragunov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragunov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva scores with a jab. Dragunov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragunov gets slowly back to his feet.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Dragunov.
Silva slips a straight right by Dragunov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva with a nice cross.
Dragunov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dragunov eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragunov.
Horrible takedown by Dragunov or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragunov backs up against the ropes.
Dragunov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dragunov.
Dragunov slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva cracks the inside of Dragunov's front leg.
Dragunov throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Dragunov.
Silva catches Dragunov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragunov slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragunov can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dragunov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a right and a left that Dragunov avoids nicely.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dragunov's knee momentarily.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dragunov back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva stalks Dragunov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragunov's face. Dragunov staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Dragunov throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragunov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then cracks Dragunov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragunov down.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Dragunov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Dragunov.
Silva blocks a head kick by Dragunov.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Dragunov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dragunov tries to avoid it.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragunov ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dragunov doesn't seem phased though.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses.
Silva works over Dragunov's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragunov throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Dragunov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva lands a head kick. Dragunov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva with a jab.
Dragunov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dragunov will feel that in the morning.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragunov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragunov.
Aleksander Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dragunov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva thuds his right hand into Dragunov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragunov's hands.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Dragunov's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Thor Silva!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Thor Silva!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Thor Silva!
Thor Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Van Damn is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damn defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Bisping. Beautiful body shot.
Bisping misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Bisping misses with a straight left.
Van Damn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Van Damn moves away from the strike by Bisping.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Damn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bisping if he has to take too many more of those.
Bisping misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Damn counters with a low kick, right behind Bisping 's knee.
Bisping misses the shot to the body.
Van Damn lands a high kick to the side of Bisping's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Van Damn dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Michael Bisping has been cut.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Damn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bisping has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Damn has managed to get both his arms back between Bisping's legs - danger averted.
Bisping looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damn is looking to stand up but Bisping won't let him.
Van Damn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bisping has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Damn has managed to get both his arms back between Bisping's legs - danger averted.
Bisping has a closed guard, preventing Van Damn from standing up.
Bisping looking for a guillotine here but Van Damn defends easily.
Van Damn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Damn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bisping is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Damn is aware though and is defending well.
Bisping throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Van Damn escapes and throws Bisping's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bisping tries to improve position but can't.
Van Damn decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bisping misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Damn counters with a head kick.
Bisping misses the jab.
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Van Damn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Damn slips a straight right by Bisping.
Van Damn throws a head kick but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Damn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bisping if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Damn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damn throws a head kick that Bisping semi-blocks.
Bisping is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Van Damn and Bisping falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Van Damn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Claude Van Damn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paulo Thiago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koscheck counters by clinching up.
Thiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koscheck blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Thiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Paulo Thiago has been cut.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Koscheck lands a knee to the body.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koscheck is defending well for now.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Thiago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koscheck scores with a knee to the head.
Thiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koscheck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Koscheck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koscheck as Thiago tries to tie him up.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck looks gassed!
Koscheck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thiago is looking to control Koscheck's arms but Koscheck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thiago has his back to the ropes.
Koscheck lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Koscheck connects with a knee to the head.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
Koscheck trying to land knees to the body.
Thiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Koscheck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koscheck blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
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!
Thiago avoiding damage as Koscheck throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a knee to the head.
Thiago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Thiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koscheck's elbow.
Thiago has Koscheck pushed against the ropes.
Koscheck landing knees to the head.
Thiago missing with knees to the body.
Koscheck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koscheck as Thiago tries to tie him up.
Thiago lands with a right to the head.
Thiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Koscheck gets an underhook and turns Thiago into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago has Koscheck pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Thiago.
Thiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koscheck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koscheck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thiago's face.
Thiago tries to stall but Koscheck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koscheck is defending well for now.
Koscheck throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koscheck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thiago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koscheck throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Thiago's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thiago has his takedown stuffed
and Koscheck counters with a big head kick but Thiago shrugs it off.
Thiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koscheck counters by moving into the clinch.
Thiago taking a breather.
Koscheck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thiago looking to stall.
Koscheck connects with a knee to the head.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Thiago looking to stall.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago trying to stall but Koscheck improves his position.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Thiago effectively controlling the action here.
Thiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koschecks head.
Koscheck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Koscheck missing with knees to the body.
Thiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Thiago - that landed with a thud.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Thiago is trying to stall.
Koscheck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koscheck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thiago misses with a body punch.
Koscheck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
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!
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koscheck misses with a knee to the head.
Thiago looking to stall.
Thiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
Thiago throws a head punch that misses.
Thiago taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Thiago.
Thiago tries to stall but Koscheck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koscheck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thiago's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Koscheck controls his hands.
Koscheck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thiago.
Koscheck misses with a knee to the head.
Thiago presses Koscheck against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago looking to slow down the pace here.
Thiago misses with 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!
Koscheck scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Koscheck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paulo Thiago'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thiago fails to land the takedown.
Thiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thiago shoots and misses
and Koscheck moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Koscheck misses with a knee to the head.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koscheck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koscheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Thiago looking to slow down the pace here.
Koscheck connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with an elbow over the top.
Koscheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Josh Koscheck has been cut.
Thiago trying to control the position but instead, Koscheck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thiago into the ropes.
Thiago missing with knees to the body.
Thiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Koscheck gets an underhook and turns Thiago into the ropes.
Koscheck throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Koscheck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koscheck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thiago.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike.
Thiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Thiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koscheck's elbow.
Koscheck looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Thiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Thiago displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koscheck up against the ropes.
Thiago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koscheck is keeping busy.
Josh Koscheck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koscheck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago trying to stall but Koscheck improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Thiago.
Thiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koscheck counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koscheck counters with a head kick.
Thiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koscheck moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Thiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Koscheck tries to sprawl out of it but Thiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Koscheck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Koscheck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koscheck sprawls well. Koscheck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Koscheck misses with a right hand
and Thiago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koscheck's guard now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Thiago.
I think Koscheck 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Josh Koscheck!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Josh Koscheck!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Josh Koscheck!
Josh Koscheck wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard has chosen Suga Free - Fuck Wit You as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem digs a good hook to Lombard's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lombard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Overeem lands a glancing blow to the side of Lombard's head.
Overeem misses with a kick to the body.
Overeem misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Overeem tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem 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.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lombard.
Overeem moves away from the strike by Lombard.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Overeem misses with a looping right.
Lombard connects with a right hand. Overeem shakes it off.
Overeem slips under a jab.
Lombard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Overeem is rocked!
Lombard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lombard cracks Overeem with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Overeem falls to his knees and Lombard doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Lombard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Kanye West- Amazing . A fine choice. 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?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Stone.
Diaz jabs at Stone's body.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone slips under a jab.
Diaz swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Stone slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Stone scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone staying out of range there.
Diaz is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Stone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stone slips under a jab from Diaz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chris Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A head kick from Stone lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Stone backpedaling.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stone.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone walks into a jab.
Stone takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Stone misses the jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Stone.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Stone is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone throws out a powerful jab.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz slips a straight right by Stone.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Stone lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz'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.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone walks into a left hand.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz jabs at Stone's body.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz with a jab.
Stone is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
A big left from Stone misses.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz slips a jab from Stone.
Stone defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Stone.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Stone slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands with a slapping head kick.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Stone slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Stone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stone throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses the jab.
Stone feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That kick from Stone tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chris Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Stone misses.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Stone.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Stone scores with a hook.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone scores with a push kick.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stone defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Diaz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Diaz.
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!
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz cracks Stone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Stone throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Chris Stone!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Chris Stone!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Chris Stone!
Chris Stone wins by unanimous decision!
Chris Stone is the new welterweight champion!
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