APFC 3: Day of Reckoning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Arther Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Arther Cane
vs
Belfort

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Louis Arther Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort shoots in but Arther Cane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arther Cane throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Arther Cane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arther Cane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Belfort counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arther Cane's guard now.
Arther Cane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arther Cane trying to mount his opponent but Belfort defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belfort is looking for a sweep. Arther Cane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belfort looks gassed!
Arther Cane wants to get back to his feet.
Belfort is refusing to be controlled, as Arther Cane sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arther Cane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Belfort tries to get to full guard but Arther Cane has control of the leg.
Arther Cane sitting and controlling from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arther Cane connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Belfort fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arther Cane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Arther Cane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the ropes.

Arther Cane has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belfort uses from the top position.
Arther Cane trying to keep a closed guard but Belfort is proving a slippery customer.
Arther Cane looking for a sweep. Not yet Arther Cane, not yet.

Belfort avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belfort looking to sit in guard and control but Arther Cane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arther Cane passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arther Cane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arther Cane prevents Belfort from improving his position.
Arther Cane controlling the action here.

Arther Cane is trying for a kimura here. Belfort looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Arther Cane wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis Arther Cane!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gracie
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks gassed!
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is looking to stand but Gracie has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

Gracie has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Silva is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and josh thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sakuraba
vs
thomson

187 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, josh thomson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
thomson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakuraba sprawls well. He's pushed thomson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
thomson blocks a head kick by Sakuraba.

Sakuraba darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
thomson is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but thomson defending well.
Sakuraba not doing much here.
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet.
thomson tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thomson is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
thomson trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
thomson misses with a body kick.

Sakuraba drives through and clinches with thomson against the ropes.

Sakuraba breaks the clinch.
thomson tries for a takedown but Sakuraba circles away easily

and Sakuraba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
thomson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakuraba won't allow thomson to sweep him here.
Sakuraba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
thomson managing to control the position.
thomson wants to improve his position but instead Sakuraba has moved into half guard.
thomson is looking to improve his position.
Sakuraba is keen to just control but thomson is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
thomson wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
thomson tries to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from thomson.
thomson misses with a hook.

Sakuraba gets a clinch.
thomson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakuraba smiles and moves away.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of josh thomson.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush thomson with a series of wild strikes but thomson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
thomson tries to clinch up

and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch.
thomson looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
thomson tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
thomson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
thomson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
thomson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but thomson manages to get underhooks.
thomson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
thomson fails to pull guard.
thomson wants to break free but Sakuraba has control.
Knees to the body from Sakuraba.
thomson misses with some punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
thomson misses with an elbow strike.

Sakuraba pulls guard effortlessly.
thomson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakuraba wants to control the position but thomson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, thomson seems content to control.

thomson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sakuraba could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but thomson has cracked it and Sakuraba is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by thomson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). josh thomson!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistair Overeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dan Hardy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hardy
vs
Overeen

183 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allistair Overeen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy lands a big right hand that sends Overeen crashing to the mat! Hardy stays standing though and waves Overeen back to his feet!

Overeen is rocked!

It looks like Allistair Overeen has been cut.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeen.
Overeen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Overeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Overeen slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Overeen shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overeen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Overeen seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeen.
Horrible takedown by Overeen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Overeen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Overeen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allistair Overeen.
Overeen is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Overeen.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overeen throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy throws a lazy body kick

and Overeen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Overeen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Overeen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Overeen keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Overeen is controlling him.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Overeen lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeen leaning against his opponent.

Overeen pulls guard.
Overeen wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Overeen looks gassed!
Overeen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Overeen won't let him.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy stops Overeen from standing up.

Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Overeen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overeen manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Overeen's guard.

Hardy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy throws a hook but Overeen blocks it.
Overeen misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Overeen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Overeen gets the takedown into side control.
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Overeen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy regains half guard.
Overeen is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Overeen wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Overeen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeen.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy throws a head kick but Overeen moves out of range.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overeen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Overeen avoids nicely.

Overeen closes the distance and pushes Hardy back into the ropes.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overeen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Overeen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Hardy both land. Nice combination.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Overeen.
Hardy misses with a head kick.

Overeen moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overeen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Overeen keeps him there for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Overeen has Hardy pressed against the ropes, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Overeen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Overeen tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Overeen looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hardy tries to circle away but Overeen has him pinned against the ropes.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Overeen has the dominant position.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Overeen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Overeen has the dominant position.

Overeen manages to break the clinch.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Overeen is out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Overeen clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Overeen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Overeen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Overeen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Overeen wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Overeen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Overeen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Overeen backs away looking to recover.
Hardy throws a combination that misses

and Overeen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Hardy actively working from the bottom here.
Overeen trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Hardy won't allow Overeen to pass to mount.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back.

Overeen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hardy to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allistair Overeen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Overeen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Overeen knows he should have avoided that one.
Overeen misses with a body shot.
Overeen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeen.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeen wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeen.

Overeen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Overeen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overeen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overeen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Overeen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Overeen wants to get up but he can't break Hardy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Overeen defends easily.

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Overeen pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardy working for a triangle but Overeen defends it easily.
Overeen wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Overeen won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Overeen pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overeen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Overeen has managed to get both his arms back between Hardy's legs - danger averted.
Overeen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Overeen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Overeen defends easily.

Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Overeen tries to pass.

Hardy working for a triangle but Overeen defends it easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Overeen tries to pass.

Hardy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Overeen is defending well. Hardy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Overeen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hardy celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Hardy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savage
vs
Emelianenko

185 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko shoots in and bounces Savage off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Emelianenko won't allow Savage to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Savage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emelianenko defends well.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Savage has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Savage wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko wanted to stand there but Savage had control of the position.
Savage is breathing heavily.

Emelianenko has gone for a leg lock! Savage slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emelianenko's guard.
Savage wanted to stand there but Emelianenko had control of the position.

Emelianenko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Savage has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savage is working away from the top position though.

Savage seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Emelianenko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kris Savage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Daley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Diaz
vs
Daley

181 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Yo! Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a series of punches but Daley avoids them all with ease.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Daley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Daley thowing shots but they're missing.
Daley trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daley.
Daley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Daley loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Daley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz suckers Daley into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Diaz is now in Daley's guard!
Daley trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Daley's head.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daley but Daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Daley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Daley throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Daley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daley looks gassed!
Daley tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Daley counters with a head kick.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Daley.
Daley swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Daley moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daley on the side of the head.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Daley moves out of range.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Daley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Daley avoids it well.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Daley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a one two! Daley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daley.
Diaz tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Daley shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Daley tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Daley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz throws a right hand that Daley ducks under and follows up with a left that Daley also avoids with ease.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daley staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Daley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Daley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Diaz.

Diaz gets the takedown into side control.

Diaz has hold of Daley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Daley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Daley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Daley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nick Diaz!

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