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AFLC 16: A Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Murphy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephen Anthony's chin.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anthony.
Anthony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Anthony sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anthony working the body and head with strikes.
Anthony lands some shots froms side control.
Anthony lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Murphy down.
It looks like Joseph Murphy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony is chipping away with strikes.
Anthony landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anthony lands an elbow.
That has opened up Joseph Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Joseph Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anthony lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Murphy down.
Joseph Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joseph Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stephen Anthony!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Nice defenses there by Gatti.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Gatti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatti throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Mercer throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti.
Mercer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gatti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gatti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mercer, up you get!
Gatti moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercer.
Mercer tries to score with a low kick but Gatti moves his leg out of the way.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercer connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Mercer throws a low kick but Gatti avoids it.
Gatti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Mercer blocks the low kick.
Gatti misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a body kick that stops Gatti in his tracks momentarily.
Mercer throws a hook but Gatti avoids it easily.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Mercer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gatti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mercer eats them both and turns towards Gatti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gatti checks a low kick from Mercer.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti's shoulder, as Gatti tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gatti showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti is taking a breather. Mercer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gatti escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mercer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatti is controlling him.
Gatti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mercer is working an open guard so Gatti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gatti controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Mercer tries to hold on but Gatti postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gatti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arturo Gatti.
Gatti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercer checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gatti throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
Mercer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti checks the leg kick.
Mercer throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Gatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Gatti throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer lands a head shot.
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercer circles away.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. Gatti moves away and avoids it.
Mercer feints and then cracks Gatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti down.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercer avoids it really well and circles away.
Mercer throws a solid leg kick but Gatti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercer.
Mercer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gatti counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gatti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Gatti slips the punch.
Mercer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti counters with a left and a right that stings Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gatti.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gatti.
Mercer misses with a hook. Gatti ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Mercer misses.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mercer.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Mercer.
Gatti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti's shoulder, as Gatti tries to avoid the shot.
Gatti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercer misses with a double jab.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatti.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Mercer.
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer swings widly with a right hand
and Gatti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Arturo Gatti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Gatti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatti.
Gatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Gatti lands with a nice combination. Mercer backs away looking to recover.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Mercer misses.
Mercer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a good cross that connects.
Gatti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Mercer misses with a double jab.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat.
Gatti is looking to wear down Mercer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercer scores with a punch to the head.
Gatti tries to bum rush Mercer with a series of wild strikes but Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Mercer swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Mercer tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercer checks it well.
Gatti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercer as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti checks a leg kick.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mercer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gatti's head.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Gatti blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mercer back to the ropes. Gatti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gatti slips under a jab.
Mercer tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatti scores with a jab.
Alex Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer misses with a low kick as Gatti jumps back.
Gatti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gatti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Mercer cracks Gatti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arturo Gatti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Mercer.
I think Gatti 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti!
In his post fight interview, Arturo Gatti gave a big smile as he said 'you only has yourself to blame, if you decide to slug it out with me what else did you expect was gonna happen? huh go fuck yourself you motherfucking cocksucking asslicking piec of shit! when i look around in this building i just see a bunch of faggits just go home and jerk off or something '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Smith misses.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Smith cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson tries to clinch up
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson looks gassed!
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Henderson crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Henderson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Henderson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Henderson.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That has opened up Dan Henderson's cut even more.
Henderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Henderson crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Henderson back to his feet!
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!
Henderson ducks into an uppercut from Smith and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Smith!
After winning the bout, John Smith 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Sakalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakalas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deliver Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Jonas Sakalas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Sakalas!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails with the takedown
and Sakalas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakalas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sakalas quickly recovers to half guard.
James with the ground and pound but Sakalas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
James trying to control but Sakalas is working from the bottom.
James trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sakalas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sakalas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Sakalas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakalas throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Sakalas throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control the position.
Sakalas distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakalas defends it easily.
Sakalas throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakalas throwing strikes but missing.
Sakalas postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Sakalas distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sakalas connects with a couple of short punches.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakalas throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Sakalas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakalas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James wants to sweep here but Sakalas controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sakalas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakalas with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakalas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakalas throws a big elbow that misses.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakalas gets full guard.
Sakalas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakalas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
James slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
James throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sakalas!
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James prevents Sakalas from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonas Sakalas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakalas doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Nice sprawl there from James as Sakalas shoots in.
Sakalas looking to score a takedown here. James is defending well but Sakalas drives through and ends up in James's guard.
Sakalas postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sakalas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James is trying to control the position but Sakalas postures up.
Sakalas is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Sakalas throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakalas connects with a couple of short punches.
Sakalas with a flurry of punches that miss.
James wants to sweep here but Sakalas controlling him for the moment.
Sakalas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakalas with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakalas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakalas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sakalas throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakalas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakalas throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakalas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Sakalas's legs - danger averted.
James forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from James.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakalas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
James not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control from half guard but Sakalas is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Martin James wasn't doing enough on the ground.
James tries to sprawl but Sakalas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sakalas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Sakalas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakalas shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sakalas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sakalas is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Sakalas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakalas throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James throws a strike but Sakalas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sakalas postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakalas throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Sakalas slips nicely into half guard.
James is trying to maintain the position but Sakalas is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakalas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but James sees it coming and defends easily.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakalas winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sakalas misses with a head shot. James uses the momentum to regain guard.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakalas postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Sakalas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakalas stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakalas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakalas throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakalas connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakalas is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Sakalas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakalas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakalas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James is trying to control the position but Sakalas postures up.
Sakalas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakalas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakalas is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
James controls Sakalas momentarily but Sakalas frees himself.
Sakalas throws a big right hand that misses.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James wants to sweep here but Sakalas controlling him for the moment.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakalas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sakalas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakalas working some strikes from top position.
Sakalas throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakalas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakalas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakalas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakalas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakalas with a nice head shot there.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakalas!
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Sakalas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakalas 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Sakalas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayne Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobb has chosen The Hero of Canton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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31
186 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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30
198 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayne Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb throws a head kick that misses
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Cobb backing up. Cobb nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Souza.
Cobb shoots in and drives through. Da Souza sprawls well.
Da Souza avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Da Souza works over Cobb's head and body with a nice combination.
Da Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Da Souza misses with a double jab
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb shoots in for a double leg but Da Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Da Souza connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Da Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Da Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Da Souza trying to control but Cobb postures up.
Cobb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet.
Da Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Da Souza is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cobb is tapping! Great win for Da Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricardo Da Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gonna Fly Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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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, Chris Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Stone misses
and Pandora counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pandora.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
A knee to the head by Pandora.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Stone tries a body shot but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stone is trying to break free.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandora throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a low kick but Pandora avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Stone misses.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone blocks a head kick by Pandora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Pandora makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Pandora throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the ropes.
Stone tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandora's calf.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Stone.
A head kick from Pandora lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Pandora moves away and avoids it.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pandora lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Pandora's head back.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but Pandora manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pandora connects with a high kick.
Pandora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pandora is able to avoid easily.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandora's sensitive parts.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Pandora avoids a kick to the body.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Pandora blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandora is defending well for now.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Pandora won't allow it.
Pandora avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone has Pandora up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pandora manages to pull guard.
Stone trying to control but Pandora is working from the bottom.
Stone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stone passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pandora!
Stone tries to control but Pandora wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Pandora is holding on tight.
Stone looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora is desperately trying to improve his position but Stone has a good base and remains in mount.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Pandora is holding on tight.
Pandora sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stone trying to pass the guard but Pandora defending well.
Pandora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone wants to control but Pandora is keeping him busy.
Pandora is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora'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.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Pandora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pandora misses with a knee strike.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Pandora has the dominant position.
Pandora with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Stone has been cut.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandora avoids it.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Pandora blocks the low kick.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandora moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a head kick but Pandora moves out of range.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandora lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pandora slips a jab from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook. Pandora ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Pandora tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Pandora misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage 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!
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Pandora.
Pandora avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pandora will feel that in the morning.
Stone throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandora avoids a kick to the body.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stone. Pandora shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Pandora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandora on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Pandora tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Pandora tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pandora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandora - the referee stops the clock and Stone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandora. Stone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stone blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Pandora checks a leg kick.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Pandora cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Pandora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Pandora tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a right and a left that Pandora avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Pandora moves out of range easily.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Pandora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Pandora looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Pandora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stone thows a leg kick but Pandora checks it
and Pandora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Pandora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pandora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone misses with a hook.
Pandora lands a nice looking body kick.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora has managed to clinch.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandora tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pandora drops back down to his feet.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pandora throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pandora is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Stone to keep the fight standing.
Pandora jumps guard but Stone turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Chris Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pandora connects with a knee to the head.
Pandora jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Pandora gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora checks the leg kick.
Pandora 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.
Pandora avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Pandora - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Pandora's ribcage.
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!
Pandora jumps guard but Stone stands there with Pandora around his waist. Pandora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Pandora moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandora.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone clobbers Pandora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pandora throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Pandora.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Pandora's ribcage.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Pandora counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone instigates a clinch.
Stone is trying to push Pandora away but Pandora has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pandora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pandora backwards.
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone tries to break free but Pandora pushes him back against the ropes.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
Pandora ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pandora no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chris Stone did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pandora throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Pandora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Pandora's knee but Pandora avoids it well.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandora counters with a leg kick.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Stone misses.
Pandora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone scores with a hook.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Pandora slips the punch.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Stone.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pandora is able to avoid easily.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stone tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone darts in and clinches Pandora up against the ropes.
Pandora misses with a knee to the head.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandora is defending well for now.
Stone wants to break free but Pandora has control.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Chris Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pandora managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pandora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora is trying to pull guard but Stone turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.
Pandora is trying to stall.
Pandora throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandora is defending well for now.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
Pandora jumps guard but Stone turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pandora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stone's efforts to push away.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pandora is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone clobbers Pandora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Pandora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandora slips under a jab.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Pandora's front leg but catches the back leg as Pandora tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone misses with a kick to the body
and Pandora counters with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pandora fails to pull guard.
Chris Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Pandora is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone lands a left hand.
Pandora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandora takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone had his way with Arthur Pandora in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick by Stone misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pandora tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone thows a leg kick but Pandora checks it
and Pandora counters with a leg kick.
Stone blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Stone blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pandora is out of range and Stone settles back down.
Pandora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandora is looking to clinch.
Stone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.
Pandora is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Pandora moves out of range of the leg kick from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandora moves into the clinch.
Pandora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandora is defending well for now.
Pandora looking to stall.
Pandora manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stone passes Pandora's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stone seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pandora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pandora has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pandora is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pandora looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Arthur Pandora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandora trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pandora keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pandora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pandora checks a leg kick.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
Pandora checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Pandora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandora.
Stone gets tackled into the ropes by Pandora. Pandora maintains the clinch.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandora.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a kick to the body
and Pandora counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Pandora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pandora gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pandora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pandora.
Pandora lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Chris Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Pandora throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Stone!
Chris Stone retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Chris Stone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched . 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua shoots in but Roosmalen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Roosmalen wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Roosmalen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roosmalen lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosmalen jabs at Rua's body.
Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses.
Roosmalen lands a big head kick that sends Rua tumbling to the mat! Roosmalen takes a step backwards and waves Rua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rua is rocked!
Rua shoots and misses
and Roosmalen counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Roosmalen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roosmalen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roosmalen throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Roosmalen. That's going to slow Rua down.
Roosmalen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roosmalen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Roosmalen throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Roosmalen tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Roosmalen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands a head kick!
Nice shot by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen slaps away a takedown attempt from Rua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roosmalen misses with a wild body shot.
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roosmalen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Roosmalen sprawls well.
Roosmalen looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Roosmalen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
Good leg kick by Roosmalen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rua. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Roosmalen sprawls well.
Roosmalen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roosmalen avoids it really well and circles away.
Oooooh!!! Roosmalen has knocked Rua down with a huge combo! Roosmalen steps away and waves a wobbly Rua back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosmalen stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roosmalen. That's going to slow Rua down.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Roosmalen! Rua is out on his feet! Roosmalen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rua is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rua is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stefan Roosmalen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidovv closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Khalidovv moves out of range easily.
Khalidovv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khalidovv gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khalidovv feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khalidovv looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khalidovv has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Barnes should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Khalidovv has tightened it up now! Barnes should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mamed Khalidovv!
Mamed Khalidovv retains his middleweight title!
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