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AFLC 21: Natural Born Killers PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Marcello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Marcello!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello throws a one two combo.
Marcello scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Marcello both land. Nice combination.
Marcello jabs Fonseca right on the nose. Fonseca blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Marcello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fonseca feints and as Marcello raises his hands in defense, Fonseca changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fonseca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fonseca looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fonseca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcello keeping full guard, as Fonseca tries to pass.
Fonseca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marcello tries to bum rush Fonseca with a series of wild strikes but Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonseca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcello.
Fonseca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marcello finds it's way round the side to connect with Fonseca's head.
Fonseca changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marcello looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fonseca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcello keeps working.
Marcello is letting Fonseca control him for a moment.
Fonseca cracks Marcello with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca decides to stand up, so the ref orders Marcello to his feet.
Marcello works the jab nicely.
Fonseca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fonseca working away.
Fonseca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcello keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Fonseca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Marcello.
Fonseca fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Fonseca dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fonseca gets the takedown into side control.
Fonseca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcello keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Marcello's face as Fonseca controls the position.
Marcello is not content to let Fonseca control the position.
Marcello struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Fonseca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marcello dips to his left and cracks Fonseca with an uppercut!
Marcello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fonseca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marcello jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Fonseca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marcello.
Fonseca throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Guilherme Fonseca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcello jabs at Fonseca's body.
Marcello connects with a crisp jab.
Marcello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcello misses with a double jab.
Marcello lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fonseca gets a double leg takedown into Marcello's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonseca throwing strikes from guard but Marcello blocks nicely.
Fonseca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marcello!
Marcello closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fonseca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcello gets caught napping as Fonseca dives in and scores a takedown. Marcello manages to retain guard.
Marcello keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Fonseca manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marcello on his heels. He'll look to pass Marcello's guard now, I'm sure.
Marcello keeping full guard, as Fonseca tries to pass.
Fonseca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guilherme Fonseca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca walks into a left hand.
Fonseca is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fonseca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marcello works over Fonseca's head and body with a nice combination.
Fonseca shoots in and gets a takedown into Marcello's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcello keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
Marcello shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fonseca eats them both and turns towards Marcello to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcello's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marcello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fonsecas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marcello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fonseca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Marcello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marcello.
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 Guilherme Fonseca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fonseca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body punch from Marcello.
Marcello throws a nice looking combination but Fonseca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcello lands a jab.
Fonseca misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcello fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcello lands a head shot.
Marcello lands with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fonseca.
Fonseca wants to control but Marcello is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fonseca is looking to clinch but Marcello is avoiding it.
Marcello tests Fonseca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcello scores with the left hand. Fonseca knows he should have avoided that one.
Fonseca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fonseca trying to control from half guard but Marcello is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fonseca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fonseca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marcello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marcello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fonseca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice straight punches there by Marcello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marcello.
Marcello swats away the attempt to clinch by Fonseca.
Nice uppercut there from Marcello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half 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.
Marcello is staying active underneath Fonseca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fonseca has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fonseca looking to control but Marcello is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Marcello scores with a punch to the head.
Marcello dips to his left and cracks Fonseca with an uppercut!
Fonseca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonseca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcello is just riding it out for now. Fonseca eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fonseca wants to free his trapped foot but Marcello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fonseca, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
Guilherme Fonseca thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Patrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patrick looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Gomi looks for the body kick but Patrick saw that one coming.
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patrick.
Gomi misses with a body kick.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Patrick is just out of range.
Patrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
A jab from Patrick does it's job there.
Gomi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patrick avoids a kick to the body.
Gomi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patrick moves out of range of the body kick.
Patrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Gomi there.
It looks like Jean Claude Patrick has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patrick moves away.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Gomi lands with a nice body punch.
Gomi looks to land a body kick but Patrick moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Patrick falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takanori Gomi!
An out of breath Takanori Gomi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is cult of personality. A fine choice. Mark Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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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
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie wants to stand but Thomas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thomas looking to control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stand but Thomas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thomas looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Thomas.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Thomas's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Thomas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thomas working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie is rocked!
Thomas is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gracie is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Thomas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's entrance music is Roy Jones - Can't be touched . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Block!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua slips under a jab from Block.
A big right from Block misses.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Block.
Rua throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Block was covering up waiting for the punch and Rua finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rua is pushing down on Block's leg trying to pass to half guard. Block is fighting to maintain full guard but Rua has managed to sneak the leg through.
Block looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Block has managed to free his arm - good work.
Block looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is working for a submission of some sort.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Block looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Block looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Rua 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! Block is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mauricio Rua!
An out of breath Mauricio Rua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva moves away from the strike by Howard.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva moves out of range as Howard strikes.
Silva scores with a jab.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab from Howard.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Howard throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Howard. Howard maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Howard to work.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard looking to slow down the pace here.
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Howard.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard scores with a punch to the head.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard lands a jab.
Howard wants to clinch.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Howard backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howard in his tracks.
Howard tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva blocks a jab.
Howard takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Silva lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Howard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Howard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
Howard digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Howard into the ropes.
Howard stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Howard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Howard jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses the jab.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Howard's knee momentarily.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva cracks the inside of Howard's front leg.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Howard's front leg but catches the back leg as Howard tries to avoid it.
Howard rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva blocking some punches.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howard avoids the body shot from Silva.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howard.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Silva jabs at Howard's body.
Howard wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Howard's head.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Howard. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Silva prevents a body shot from Howard.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
John Howard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard has Silva pressed against the ropes.
Silva pushes Howard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Howard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Howard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howard misses with a body punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard has managed to clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Howard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Howard misses with the combination.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard lands a slapping body shot.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
John Howard 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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius 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 was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Ortiz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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27
205 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustafsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ortiz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Ortiz thuds his right hand into Gustafsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz lands the left hand.
Ortiz cracks Gustafsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gustafsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gustafsson wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Ortiz finds it's way through Gustafsson's defenses.
Ortiz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustafsson momentarily.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looks to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a left and a right... And another left! Gustafsson is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Ortiz!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Ortiz 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berkshire Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berkshire Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hathaway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hathaway staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Hathaway counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
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!
Hathaway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hathaway slips under a jab.
Hathaway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Hathaway thumps Williams with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Hathaway has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Hathaway steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Williams is rocked!
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hathaway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
BAM! Hathaway delivers a spinning backfist that drops Williams like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Berkshire Hathaway!
Berkshire Hathaway 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich has chosen Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout as his entrance music. 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 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
7 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalidovv counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Khalidovv looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khalidovv has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Miletich defend it? Khalidovv steps over the head and cranks it - Miletich is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Khalidovv!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mamed Khalidovv!
Mamed Khalidovv retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
16 - 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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone blocks a head kick by Young.
Stone instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Connor Young has been cut.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Stone forces Young back against the ropes and clinches.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Young - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Stone, and another! Young is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Chris Stone!
Chris Stone retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Stone thanked Cyclone Nutrition Company for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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