AFLC 3: Day of Reckoning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gustafsson
vs
Ortiz

188 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

191 cm
31
203 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson fails with the takedown.
Gustafsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Alexander Gustafsson has been cut.
Gustafsson throws a lazy head kick

and Ortiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ortiz slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gustafsson defends it nicely.
Ortiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Gustafsson persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gustafsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ortiz quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gustafsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gustafsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ortiz has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ortiz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gustafsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gustafsson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ortiz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gustafsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Gustafsson!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kepler De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neven Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Lima
vs
Pokrajac

187 cm
19
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kepler De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neven Pokrajac!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pokrajac bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Lima's head.
A jab from Pokrajac does it's job there.
De Lima misses with a body shot.
De Lima looks for the body kick but Pokrajac saw that one coming.
De Lima scores with a hook to the body. Pokrajac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pokrajac cracks De Lima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pokrajac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kepler De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pokrajac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pokrajac counters with a series of strikes. De Lima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Lima throws a head kick that misses
and Pokrajac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pokrajac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokrajac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pokrajac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

De Lima is rocked!
Pokrajac cracks De Lima on the jaw with a powerful right hand and De Lima falls backwards against the ropes. Pokrajac follows up with more strikes that drop De Lima to his knees. Pokrajac keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save De Lima! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neven Pokrajac!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladamir Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to How do ya like me now?. Wladamir Klitschko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

McDonald
vs
Klitschko

200 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
27
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Wladamir Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Wladamir Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko looks to land a combination. McDonald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Klitschko sprawls well.
McDonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klitschko but Klitschko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Klitschko stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to move into range but Klitschko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonald loses concentration momentarily and Klitschko pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! McDonald crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Klitschko finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wladamir Klitschko!
Wladamir Klitschko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Connors's choice of entrance music: Stinkfist by Tool. Jimmy Sullivan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyler Connors's chin.

Sullivan
vs
Connors

190 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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, Jimmy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Connors!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Connors manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sullivan on his heels. He'll look to pass Sullivan's guard now, I'm sure.
Connors works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Connors wants to get back to his feet.
Connors takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Connors is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Sullivan actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Sullivan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Connors pulls his head out easily.

Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sullivan is refusing to be controlled, as Connors sits in half guard.

Sullivan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Connors pulls his head out easily.
Connors wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sullivan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connors works his way into side control.
Connors working the ground and pound.

Connors wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sullivan, who protects the arm well.

Connors working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Connors wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
Connors looking to control and managing it successfully.

Connors is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sullivan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sullivan shrugs it off.
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!
Sullivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Connors stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connors gets slowly back to his feet.
Connors looks gassed!
Connors fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Connors.
Connors misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan shoots for a takedown but Connors saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Connors throws a head kick that misses.
Connors misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Connors shoots in looking for a takedown but Sullivan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Connors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
Jimmy Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Connors.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt - Connors sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connors dives in and grabs Sullivan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes down on Connors's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Connors dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Connors fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.

Sullivan gets the takedown into side control.

Sullivan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sullivan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Connors manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Sullivan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Connors defends it well.

Connors is defending against the submission attempts here by Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan is looking for a kimura but Connors is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sullivan to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connors trying to control but Sullivan postures up.
Connors slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Connors is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sullivan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Connors is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sullivan, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Connors stands up from Sullivan's guard - Connors perhaps looking for a knockout.
Connors fails with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a takedown

and Connors counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Connors working some strikes from top position.

Sullivan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Connors defends well.

Connors gets to his feet. Sullivan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Connors fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
Jimmy Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Connors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Connors is defended easily by Sullivan.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Connors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Connors gets a clinch.
Connors just leaning against Sullivan, taking a breather.

Connors successfully pulls guard.

Sullivan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Connors dives on top into guard.
Connors trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sullivan has an active guard here but Connors has managed to pass into half guard.

Sullivan looking for submissions off his back.
Connors keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to get back to full guard.
Connors seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Connors not doing much here.

Connors is looking for a kimura but Sullivan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Connors to get the leverage.

Sullivan actively working from the bottom here.
Connors throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Connors prevents Sullivan from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors uses his free foot to push down on Sullivan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sullivan.

Connors stands up from mount. Strange move.
Connors shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sullivan slaps away a takedown attempt from Connors, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt - Connors sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Connors closes the distance and pushes Sullivan back into the ropes.

Connors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connors misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches up with Connors, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes Connors against the ropes but Connors circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Connors misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimmy Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Connors.
Connors fails with the takedown

and Sullivan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sullivan passes Connors's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connors tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
Sullivan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sullivan wants to free his trapped foot but Connors is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Connors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Connors has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Connors!
After winning the bout, Tyler Connors thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Fleemack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chester Fleemack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Armando Rodriguez's chin.

Rodriguez
vs
Fleemack

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armando Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chester Fleemack!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleemack lands a head kick. Rodriguez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fleemack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Chester Fleemack has been cut.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fleemack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleemack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Fleemack.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Fleemack misses with a wild combination.
Fleemack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fleemack at a distance.
Fleemack looks gassed!

Rodriguez cracks Fleemack with an uppercut from hell and Fleemack crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rodriguez's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Fleemack is rocked!
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fleemack is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Fleemack blocks nicely.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.

Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fleemack seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Fleemack is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Fleemack's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fleemack is proving hard to escape from.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez throws an elbow that misses. Fleemack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez's guard. Nice move by Fleemack!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fleemack stands up and waves to Rodriguez to follow him.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Fleemack saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleemack looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Fleemack does no damage.
Fleemack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez jabs Fleemack right on the nose. Fleemack blinks but takes it well.

That has opened up Chester Fleemack's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez works Fleemack's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez cracks Fleemack on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Fleemack falls backwards against the ropes. Rodriguez follows up with more strikes that drop Fleemack to his knees. Rodriguez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Fleemack! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armando Rodriguez!
In his post fight interview, Armando Rodriguez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrus Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Ortiz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrus Thomas's chin.

Ortiz
vs
Thomas

190 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrus Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Tyrus Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ortizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ortiz scores with a hook.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Ortiz throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Ortiz takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Thomas.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a jab to the head.
Thomas throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.

Ortiz drops Thomas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thomas looks back up at him and smiles so Ortiz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Thomas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Thomas right on the button. Thomas goes down! Ortiz follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ortiz gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Ortiz!
Victor Ortiz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Kiss - Detroit Rock City as his entrance music. George Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Hill

180 cm
30
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hill!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a hook.

Hill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hill pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hill trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hill scoring with punches to the head and body.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hill defends it easily.

Hill stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hill moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hill tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Hill grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hill decides to stand back up. Hill steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.

Hill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Hill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill stalling.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill passes to side control.
Hill moves into full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Hill lands a big elbow.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Hill is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.

Hill postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an off balance right hand

and Hill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.

Hill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hill.

Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control here.
Hill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!

Hill is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill passes to side control.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hill is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hill pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hill postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Check out the look on Hill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hill cracks Silva with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Hill tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hill decides to stand back up.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a right hand that misses

and Hill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Hill pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hill decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut

and Hill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill forces his way into half guard.
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.

Hill stands up out of the half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.

Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Hill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill works his way into full mount!
Hill looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Hill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva wants to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Hill trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Hill looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silva covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Hill!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Kravichenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Spar
vs
Kravichenko

190 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
29
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Kravichenko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kravichenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spar slips a straight right by Kravichenko.
Spar fails with an attempt to clinch.

Spar clinches.
Spar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Kravichenko tightens his grip and picks Spar up, before dumping him to the ground. Spar manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Spar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kravichenko controlling from the top position.
Spar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko looks like he's trying to stand up.

Spar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Spar is working for a submission of some sort.
Spar is trying to control. Kravichenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kravichenko wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar is pressing down on Kravichenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kravichenko is holding on for now.

Spar is working for a submission of some sort.

Spar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kravichenko tries to kick Spar off but Spar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Spar is trying to work for a kimura but Kravichenko is defending well.
Kravichenko pushes Spar off looking to stand but Spar dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spar seems to be working for a kimura but Kravichenko defends the submission attempt.
Kravichenko looks like he's trying to stand up.

Spar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kravichenko is just riding it out for now. Spar eventually gives up the hold.

Spar is working for a kimura but Kravichenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Spar is breathing heavily.
Kravichenko is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Spar trying to control the action but Kravichenko is working from the bottom.

Spar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Spar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravichenko wants to get back to his feet.
Spar trying to advance position but Kravichenko counters by regaining guard.
Spar tries to free his leg and advance position but Kravichenko is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjj Spar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spar slips a jab from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Spar.
Kravichenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Spar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kravichenko has clasped his hands together around Spar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Spar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kravichenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spar keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko scores with punches from side control.
Kravichenko is looking to take a break and control but Spar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kravichenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Spar is looking to reverse the position.
Kravichenko trying to control the action but Spar is working from the bottom.
Kravichenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spar is looking to reverse the position.
Kravichenko controls the position.
Spar is looking to regain half guard here but Kravichenko keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko controlling the position from side mount.
Spar struggling a bit here.
Kravichenko is looking to take a break and control but Spar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kravichenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kravichenko controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oleg Kravichenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Spar is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar tries to clinch there but Kravichenko circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Kravichenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spar gets back to full guard.
Kravichenko wants to control from the top but Spar keeps moving.
Kravichenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spar's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spar working for a triangle but Kravichenko defends it easily.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Kravichenko from controlling successfully.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Oleg Kravichenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kravichenko throws out a loose jab but Spar uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Spar tries to clinch but Kravichenko moves out of range.

Kravichenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kravichenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spar taking shots to the head.
Spar wants to hold on but Kravichenko pushes him away.
Kravichenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kravichenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spar working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar wants to control but Kravichenko is having none of it.
Spar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kravichenko landing strikes from the mount and Spar is in trouble!
Spar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kravichenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spar hang on?
Spar is looking to improve his position but Kravichenko isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kravichenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko controlling from mount.
Kravichenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kravichenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Spar is desperately trying to improve his position but Kravichenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Kravichenko content just to control the position here.
Spar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spar is squirming around, avoiding Kravichenko's attempts to control the action.
Kravichenko controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko looking to control but Spar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kravichenko cracks Spar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spar is looking to improve his position but Kravichenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Kravichenko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spar's face.
Spar tries to reverse the position but Kravichenko maintains control.
Kravichenko lands with some strikes.
Spar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kravichenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kravichenko controlling the pace for now.
Spar tries to reverse the position but Kravichenko maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kravichenko controlling his opponent.
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!
Spar is trying desperately to improve position.
Kravichenko wants to control the pace but Spar is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko controlling from mount.
Spar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Kravichenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kravichenko 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Kravichenko!
Oleg Kravichenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.