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AFLC 18: Assault in the Ring PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pulver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snapbacks and Tattoos. Jens Pulver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Belfort's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Pulver clinches with his opponent.
Pulver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belfort takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Pulver lands an elbow inside.
Belfort lands with a light punch inside.
Pulver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pulver lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belfort looks gassed!
Belfort is trying to pull guard but Pulver turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Belfort tries to pull guard but Pulver won't allow it.
Pulver lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Belfort pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pulver gets to his feet. Belfort looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pulver has Belfort up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulver landing knees to the head.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfort's face.
Pulver lands a knee to the body.
Pulver lands a knee to the head.
Pulver lands an elbow inside.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belfort is rocked!
Pulver lands a knee to the body.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulver finish him?
Pulver lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belfort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belfort seems to have recovered his senses.
Pulver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulver lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Pulver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pulver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belfort's defenses.
Belfort takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Belfort.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belfort tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulver smiles and moves away.
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Pulver drives through and clinches with Belfort against the ropes.
Pulver slows down the pace here.
Pulver working Belfort over with knees to the body.
Pulver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pulver lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Pulver lands a nice knee to the body.
Pulver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pulver lands an elbow inside.
Pulver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pulver connects with a knee to the head.
Pulver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pulver.
Pulver blocks an uppercut.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belfort's defenses.
Belfort fails to pull guard.
Belfort scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pulver lands a good knee to the midsection. Belfort won't want to take too many of those.
Pulver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pulver.
Pulver lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Pulver working Belfort over with knees to the body.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulver just leaning against Belfort, taking a breather.
Pulver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pulver lands a knee to the head.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort jumps guard but Pulver turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
Pulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulver lands an elbow that stopped Belfort in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Pulver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pulver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pulver is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Belfort listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pulver tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort misses with a hook. Pulver ducked under it nicely.
Pulver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belfort can do to turn this around?
Pulver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belfort throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Pulver moves away and avoids it.
Pulver moves into the clinch.
A short right from Belfort.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pulver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belfort ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Belfort no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Belfort has a closed guard, preventing Pulver from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort working a defensive guard here.
Pulver gets to his feet. Belfort looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Belfort lands.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belfort cracks Pulver with an open hand slap.
Jens Pulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Belfort works the jab nicely.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort clobbers Pulver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver rushes Belfort and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pulver lands a nice knee to the body.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfort's face.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jens Pulver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pulver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.
Belfort takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Pulver lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Pulver lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Pulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pulver.
Pulver scores a nice knee to the body.
Pulver lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belfort jumps guard but Pulver turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pulver landing knees to the head.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pulver.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulver lands a knee to the body.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belfort tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfort's face.
Belfort jumps guard but Pulver stands there with Belfort around his waist. Belfort gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pulver.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Pulver.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Pulver lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Pulver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pulver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Belfort connects with a crisp jab.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulver instigates a clinch.
Belfort fails to pull guard.
Belfort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pulver just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pulver lands an elbow inside.
Pulver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pulver.
Pulver lands a nice elbow.
Pulver working Belfort over with knees to the body.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
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!
Pulver lands a knee to the body.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Pulver lands an elbow inside.
Pulver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pulver walks away with a smile on his face. Belfort gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Pulver clinches up with Belfort and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulver smiles and moves away.
Pulver tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pulver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulver forces Belfort back against the ropes and clinches.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Belfort tries to pull guard but Pulver forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pulver crunches a lovely knee into Belfort's ribcage.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pulver lands a knee to the body.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Belfort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pulver just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a knee to the head.
Belfort takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pulver crunches a lovely knee into Belfort's ribcage.
Belfort jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pulver walks away with a smile on his face. Belfort gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pulver closes the distance and clinches.
Pulver looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Pulver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belfort's defenses.
Belfort tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulver working Belfort over with knees to the body.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pulver working Belfort over with knees to the body.
Belfort tries to pull guard but Pulver won't allow it.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pulver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pulver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pulver misses with a knee to the head.
Pulver trying to land knees to the body.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Pulver blocks an uppercut.
Pulver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belfort is defending well for now.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulver.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulver blocks an uppercut.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belfort gets control of Pulver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Belfort will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Belfort escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pulver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulver gets to his feet - Belfort follows without any prompting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Pulver.
Belfort throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Pulver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pulver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Pulver!
Jens Pulver 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziomek tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Ziomek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ziomek is looking for a kimura here.
Ziomek seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
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!
Ziomek is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ziomek is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Johnson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muniek Ziomek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armando Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez manages to pull guard.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos is sitting in close to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Santos is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Santos is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rodriguez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Armando Rodriguez!
During a confident post fight interview, Armando Rodriguez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Villa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from McRoberts enables Villa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McRoberts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Villa pushing down on McRoberts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
McRoberts is trying to get back to full guard.
McRoberts is working hard here to advance position.
Villa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Villa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McRoberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Villa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Villa.
Nice sprawl there from McRoberts as Villa shoots in.
McRoberts lunges at Villa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villa's hand.
McRoberts lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
McRoberts throws a push kick but Villa slaps the foot to one side.
McRoberts throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
McRoberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villa circles away quickly and effectively.
McRoberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McRoberts counters with a one-two to the body.
McRoberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McRoberts cracks Villa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McRoberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McRoberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Villa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McRoberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
McRoberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McRoberts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villa is defended easily by McRoberts.
Villa blocks a low kick nicely.
McRoberts cracks the inside of Villa's front leg.
Villa tries to score a power double leg takedown but McRoberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Villa somewhat.
McRoberts cracks Villa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Villa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McRoberts's waist but McRoberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villa off to one side.
Villa looks gassed!
McRoberts lands with a good body shot.
McRoberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa blocks a head kick by McRoberts.
McRoberts misses with a two punch combination.
McRoberts misses with a double jab.
McRoberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villa.
Villa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McRoberts.
Villa clinches.
Villa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McRoberts gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Villa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McRoberts after a bit of a struggle.
McRoberts tries to break the clinch but Villa is controlling the position.
Villa is fighting off a takedown attempt but McRoberts is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Villa to the mat. Villa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Villa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McRoberts looking to pass the guard.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Villa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa is trying to keep McRoberts in close.
Villa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McRoberts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McRoberts drops back looking for a leg! Villa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Villa manages to kick McRoberts off! McRoberts jumps back into Villa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa keeping full guard, as McRoberts tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh McRoberts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McRoberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McRoberts throws a nice looking combination but Villa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McRoberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - McRoberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McRoberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McRoberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Villa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McRoberts throws a series of punches but Villa avoids them all with ease.
McRoberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villa circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McRoberts lands a really nice looking cross but Villa seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for McRoberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villa closes this distance looking for a takedown but McRoberts circles away.
McRoberts lunges at Villa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villa's hand.
Villa looking to score a takedown here. McRoberts is defending well but Villa drives through and ends up in McRoberts's guard.
Villa trying to control the position from guard on top but McRoberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRoberts is looking for a triangle but Villa pushes his legs off easily.
McRoberts keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
Villa is stalling in the full guard.
McRoberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McRoberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Villa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa tries to free his leg and advance position but McRoberts is retaining full guard.
Villa wants to control from the top but McRoberts keeps moving.
Villa advances position into side control!
McRoberts regains half guard.
Villa stalling.
McRoberts wants to improve his position but Villa is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa trying to control from half guard but McRoberts is working away.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
McRoberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Villa pulls his head out easily.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McRoberts won't allow Villa to pass to mount.
McRoberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
McRoberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Villa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rafael Villa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villa got a little sloppy there for a moment and McRoberts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Villa has managed to get both his arms back between McRoberts's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa passes McRoberts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Villa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McRoberts won't allow Villa to pass to mount.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Villa is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRoberts trying to control from the bottom.
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 Josh McRoberts will probably get the nod.
That's time! McRoberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Villa.
A head kick from Villa lands but McRoberts takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by McRoberts. Beautiful body shot.
Villa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Villa is taking a breather. McRoberts 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
McRoberts is trying to control but can't.
McRoberts is looking for a sweep. Villa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McRoberts looking for submissions off his back.
McRoberts tries to get to full guard but Villa has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Villa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Villa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts working to try and regain half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Villa.
Villa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McRoberts tries to avoid it but Villa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McRoberts to the ground. McRoberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McRoberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villa.
Josh McRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRoberts looks to land a combination but Villa avoids it well.
McRoberts throws a nice head kick!
Villa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McRoberts throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
McRoberts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts dodges the punch combination from Villa.
Villa shoots in and drives through. McRoberts sprawls well.
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
Sloppy strikes from McRoberts. Those never looked like landing.
McRoberts throws a right hand that Villa ducks under and follows up with a left that Villa also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by McRoberts.
A left lands for McRoberts.
McRoberts fails to land with a series of punches.
McRoberts lands a slapping body shot.
Villa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McRoberts misses with a double jab.
Josh McRoberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts throws a good cross that connects.
McRoberts looks to land a body kick but Villa moved away.
McRoberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McRoberts throws a head kick that misses.
McRoberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McRoberts throws a push kick but Villa slaps the foot to one side.
Rafael Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh McRoberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa dives in and grabs McRoberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. McRoberts pushes down on Villa's head and hops out.
Josh McRoberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McRoberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McRoberts is trying to defend but Villa 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!
McRoberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Villa.
I think McRoberts 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh McRoberts!
A very excited looking Josh McRoberts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Rogers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position.
Rogers keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Rogers jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rogers pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rogers is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.
Rogers gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rogers to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rogers pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Rogers!
A determined Steve Rogers didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich comes into the arena with Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Miletich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miletich is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miletich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Miletich from controlling successfully.
Miletich slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Miletich has control of the leg.
Miletich lands strikes from half guard.
Miletich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Miletich working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miletich.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miletich lands a nice short elbow.
Miletich drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Miletich stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is rocked!
Miletich lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Diaz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Miletich jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Miletich!
Pat Miletich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Oliveira throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oliveira tries to advance to mount but can't.
Oliveira working away.
Silva tries to buck Oliveira off but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira controls the position.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oliveira wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Oliveira lands an elbow.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oliveira happy to just control the position for now.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Oliveira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oliveira landing a few strikes.
Oliveira is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Oliveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oliveira landing strikes.
Oliveira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Oliveira grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira content just to control the position here.
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliveira controlling from the full mount.
Silva taking shots to the head.
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.
Oliveira with the ground and pound from mount.
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
Oliveira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
Oliveira advances to half guard.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Oliveira is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira raining down hammerfists from mount.
That has opened up Anderson Silva's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson Silva'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 Anderson Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raimundo Oliveira!
As Raimundo Oliveira got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Essa foi sua primeira aula de boxe, cara!!! This was your first boxing lesson, dude!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. 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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27
185 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Da Souza avoids it well.
Da Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Da Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Da Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Da Souza lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Da Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva slips under a jab from Da Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Souza looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Da Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Da Souza throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Da Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Da Souza misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Da Souza avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Da Souza's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Da Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Da Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Da Souza is out of range.
Da Souza throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Da Souza throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Souza dodges the punch combination from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Da Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da Souza eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Da Souza lands a high kick!
Da Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Da Souza moves out of range.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Da Souza's shoulder, as Da Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Souza counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Da Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Souza scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Da Souza.
Silva avoids the body shot from Da Souza.
Da Souza slips a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva misses the body punch
and Da Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
Da Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva 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.
Silva scores with a one two! Da Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ricardo Da Souza has been cut.
Da Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Da Souza counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Da Souza off balance momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Da Souza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A leg kick checked by Da Souza.
Da Souza misses with a double jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Da Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Da Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Da Souza saw that one coming.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Da Souza.
Silva throws a right hand that Da Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Souza also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Da Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to bum rush Da Souza with a series of wild strikes but Da Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Souza lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Da Souza blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Da Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a leg kick but Da Souza moved away.
Da Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
Da Souza slips under a jab.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Souza misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da Souza throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Da Souza scores with a punch to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Da Souza.
Silva digs a good hook to Da Souza's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Da Souza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Da Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Souza lands a two punch combo.
Da Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Da Souza is rocked!
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!
Silva blocks a head kick by Da Souza.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Souza's calf.
Da Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Souza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Da Souza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Souza looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Da Souza'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. This is the final round!
Silva throws a body punch but Da Souza moves out of range.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Souza misses with the combination.
Da Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Da Souza misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that Da Souza avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Da Souza.
Silva throws a right hand that Da Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Souza also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Da Souza moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Da Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Da Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Souza.
Silva feints a jab promting Da Souza to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Da Souza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Da Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Da Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Da Souza throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Da Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Souza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Da Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva blocks a head kick by Da Souza.
Da Souza tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Da Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Da Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Da Souza scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a body punch but Da Souza moves out of range.
Da Souza checks the leg kick.
Da Souza misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to bum rush Da Souza with a series of wild strikes but Da Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricardo Da Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thor Silva.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
Thor Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Marcello has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Marcello!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marcello looks gassed!
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Marcello in a clinch.
Marcello misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcello blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perez working Marcello over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Dominick Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Marcello off balance momentarily.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcello circles away.
Perez with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez tries to clinch up but Marcello circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez lands a left and a right that send Marcello crashing to the mat, dazed. Perez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Marcello is rocked!
Perez feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Marcello collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luis Alberto Perez!
A victorious Luis Alberto Perez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Frankie Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafal Dabrowski's chin.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Barnes slams his shin into Dabrowski's torso.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dabrowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dabrowski gets tackled into the ropes by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Dabrowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dabrowski is defending well for now.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dabrowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dabrowski fails to land.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dabrowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dabrowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dabrowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dabrowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dabrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Dabrowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dabrowski.
Barnes pushes Dabrowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dabrowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dabrowski is trying to stall.
Barnes works on Dabrowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Dabrowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dabrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Dabrowski avoids the damage to the body.
Dabrowski cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dabrowski.
Barnes working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dabrowski misses with a body punch.
Dabrowski scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rafal Dabrowski has been cut.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Dabrowski.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Dabrowski working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Dabrowski tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Dabrowski back against the ropes.
Dabrowski tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dabrowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dabrowski wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dabrowski because Barnes loaded up on that one.
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dabrowski tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dabrowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabrowski is looking to get to half guard.
Dabrowski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
Dabrowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes trying to control but Dabrowski is having none of it.
Dabrowski tries to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafal Dabrowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Dabrowski.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes feints and then cracks Dabrowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dabrowski down.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes tries to clinch but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dabrowski.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dabrowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Dabrowski's body. Dabrowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dabrowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Dabrowski throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dabrowski throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dabrowski momentarily.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dabrowski.
Barnes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dabrowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dabrowski cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Dabrowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Dabrowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dabrowski tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Rafal Dabrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes slips a jab from Dabrowski.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dabrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dabrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands an elbow just above Dabrowski 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Dabrowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dabrowski.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Dabrowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dabrowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Dabrowski is breathing heavily.
Dabrowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Dabrowski.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dabrowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Dabrowski.
Nice elbow from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands a body shot.
Barnes trying to stall but Dabrowski improves his position.
Dabrowski works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Dabrowski stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dabrowski or not.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dabrowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barnes tries to work over Dabrowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Dabrowski avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dabrowski tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dabrowski's brow.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Frankie Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dabrowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dabrowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Dabrowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Dabrowski into the ropes.
Dabrowski blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Dabrowski controls the action.
Barnes working Dabrowski over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Dabrowski gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dabrowski misses with some punches.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Dabrowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafal Dabrowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dabrowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Dabrowski blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dabrowski has time to react.
Dabrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Dabrowski as he connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Dabrowski backpedaling.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Dabrowski throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dabrowski slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Dabrowski is avoiding it.
Dabrowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Dabrowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Dabrowski's head.
Dabrowski lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dabrowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Dabrowski moved out of range.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dabrowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Dabrowski throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Rafal Dabrowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dabrowski cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to slow Dabrowski down with leg kicks.
Dabrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Dabrowski jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Dabrowski pushes him off.
Dabrowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Dabrowski circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Dabrowski checks it
and Dabrowski counters with a nice body kick.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dabrowski's leg but Dabrowski calmly moves out of range.
Dabrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Dabrowski tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dabrowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Frankie Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dabrowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Dabrowski ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Dabrowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dabrowski swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dabrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Dabrowski backing up. Dabrowski nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Dabrowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dabrowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dabrowski throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dabrowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dabrowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dabrowski misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabrowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dabrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dabrowski.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frankie Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dabrowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Barnes!
A less than humble Frankie Barnes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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