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AFLC 37: Stone Vs Smith PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen wild boyz as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glover Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira gets tackled into the ropes by Filipovic. Filipovic maintains the clinch.
Teixeira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Teixeira in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Teixeira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Filipovic's shoulder, as Filipovic tries to avoid the shot.
Filipovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teixeira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Glover Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Filipovic gets a clinch.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Teixeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Filipovic slams his shin into Teixeira's torso.
Filipovic clinches up against the ropes.
Teixeira is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Teixeira circles away.
Filipovic clinches.
Filipovic working Teixeira over with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to keep at a distance but Filipovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the ropes.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teixeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filipovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Filipovic looks winded!
Teixeira is trying to break free.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Filipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teixeira's face.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Teixeira wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Teixeira can't break the clinch.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teixeira blocks it with crossed arms.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Teixeira blocks with his arms.
Filipovic keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Teixeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Teixeira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Teixeira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Filipovic slips the punch.
A jab from Teixeira misses.
Filipovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Teixeira lands a glancing blow to the side of Filipovic's head.
Teixeira lands with an uppercut that bounces Filipovic off the ropes and back into range.
Teixeira missing with a left hand there. Filipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filipovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira works the jab nicely.
Filipovic is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Teixeira.
Teixeira feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Filipovic sprawling to the canvas! Filipovic rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Teixeira finish him?!
Filipovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Teixeira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Teixeira lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Filipovic head around and knocks him out cold! Teixeira hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glover Teixeira!
A determined Glover Teixeira 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
It looks like Connor Young has been cut.
The fighters circling - Lombard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Lombard scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Lombard slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lombard throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Lombard cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Lombard missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young feints and then cracks Lombard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lombard down.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombard throws out the jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lombard! Young is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Lombard!
Hector Lombard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Ishikawa (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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185 lbs
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190 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
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaito Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti looks to land a combination but Ishikawa avoids it well.
Gatti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ishikawa quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gatti stands up and beckons Ishikawa to join him on the feet.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatti throws the kick towards the body but Ishikawa avoids it.
Gatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishikawa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gatti gets back to half guard.
Gatti is trying to stand.
Gatti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ishikawa wants to pass the guard but Gatti is keeping the position.
Gatti trying to keep a closed guard but Ishikawa is proving a slippery customer.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet but Ishikawa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ishikawa cracks Gatti with a solid left hand.
Gatti manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti is controlling Ishikawa's trapped leg to prevent Ishikawa from advancing to side control.
Gatti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ishikawa prevents Gatti from standing back up.
Gatti taking some punishment here, with Ishikawa in his half guard.
Gatti trying to control from the bottom.
Gatti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gatti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ishikawa!
Ishikawa wants to get back to his feet.
Gatti controlling from the full mount.
Ishikawa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ishikawa can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to control the pace but Ishikawa is squirming around nicely.
Gatti looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gatti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ishikawa is squirming around, avoiding Gatti's attempts to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arturo Gatti.
Ishikawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti thuds a left hand into Ishikawa's body.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gatti stalks Ishikawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ishikawa's face. Ishikawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Ishikawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaito Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gatti lands a jab-cross combination.
Gatti scores with a nice right hand.
Ishikawa misses with a head kick.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Ishikawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishikawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Ishikawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishikawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Ishikawa.
Gatti throws a shot to the body.
Ishikawa looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Gatti.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishikawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gatti tries to sprawl out of it but Ishikawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gatti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gatti is defended easily by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches up with Gatti, looking for a takedown. Ishikawa pushes Gatti against the ropes but Gatti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gatti!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishikawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gatti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ishikawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishikawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gatti but Gatti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gatti clobbers Ishikawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gatti stalks Ishikawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ishikawa's face. Ishikawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ishikawa.
Ishikawa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ishikawa throwing strikes from guard but Gatti blocks nicely.
Ishikawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gatti has his feet on Ishikawa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ishikawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishikawa throws a push kick but Gatti slaps the foot to one side.
Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Gatti.
Ishikawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gatti!
Ishikawa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti avoids a kick to the body.
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ishikawa is rocked!
Gatti Rushes Ishikawa and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ishikawa is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Gatti Piles on the pressure and Ishikawa crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Sobral has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton throws a low kick but Sobral avoids it.
Sobral tries to move into range but Hamilton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamilton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Sobral.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Sobral is having none of it.
Good work by Sobral as he checks the leg kick.
Sobral walks into a jab.
It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Hamilton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobral.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but Sobral keeps it at a distance.
Hamilton moves in looking to clinch but Sobral pushes him off.
Hamilton misses with a low kick as Sobral jumps back.
Sobral misses with a body shot.
Sobral lands a head kick. Hamilton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sobral connects with a body shot.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobral counters with a left to the body.
Hamilton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hamilton misses with a leg kick
and Sobral counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamilton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Sobral.
Sobral goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sobral takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Sobral connects with the punch.
Sobral tries to move into range but Hamilton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamilton connects with a looping right hand.
Hamilton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but Sobral keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Hamilton has Sobral up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hamilton has Sobral pressed against the ropes, preventing Sobral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobral is trying to push Hamilton away but Hamilton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hamilton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamilton.
That kick from Hamilton tenderised Sobral's leg. Sobral is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Hamilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamilton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sobral.
Sobral works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Hamilton misses
and Sobral counters with a body kick.
Sobral lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sobral slips a jab from Hamilton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamilton. That snapped Sobral's head back.
Hamilton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Sobral throws a nice head kick!
Hamilton tries to clinch but Sobral moves out of range.
Hamilton throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.
Hamilton throws a leg kick
and Sobral counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton lands a leg kick that knocks Sobral off balance momentarily.
Hamilton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobral.
Hamilton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hamilton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobral takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Sobral. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sobral.
Hamilton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Hamilton catches Sobral right on the button with a cross.
A head kick from Sobral lands but Hamilton takes it in his stride.
Hamilton throws an overhand right that lands on Sobral's shoulder, as Sobral tries to avoid the shot.
Hamilton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamilton looks winded!
Hamilton throws a leg kick
and Sobral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamilton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sobral had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Hamilton misses
and Sobral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Sobral's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamilton throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamilton is looking to clinch.
Renato Sobral is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Hamilton misses
and Sobral counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamilton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sobral lands a high kick to the side of Hamilton's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sobral dives into guard, looking to finish.
Hamilton is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hamilton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobral finish him?
Sobral lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamilton throws a leg kick
and Sobral counters with a huge left! Hamilton is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sobral isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hamilton from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sobral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://youtu.be/lTiAdy--FOQ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus De La Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Oooooh!!! Gomi has knocked De La Cruz down with a huge combo! Gomi steps away and waves a wobbly De La Cruz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Marcus De La Cruz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by Gomi.
De La Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gomi eats them both and turns towards De La Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. De La Cruz saw that one coming.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomi closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
De La Cruz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gomi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! De La Cruz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Schwahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelista Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Schwahn's chin.
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Schwahn!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwahn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwahn.
Schwahn scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Schwahn postures up.
Schwahn cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Santos looking to control.
Schwahn throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos keeping full guard, as Schwahn tries to pass.
Schwahn is fighting to break Santos's control of his arms but Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Schwahn wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwahn is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schwahn on the ground.
Schwahn is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schwahn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos looking to control.
Schwahn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santos's guard.
Schwahn drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Schwahn working Santos over with strikes.
Schwahn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schwahn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Schwahn sits in half guard.
Schwahn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Schwahn is controlling him well.
Schwahn throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos is looking to control Schwahn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwahn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Schwahn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
You get the feeling that Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schwahn raining down shots from the mount!
Schwahn is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schwahn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Schwahn scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Schwahn's attempts to control the action.
Schwahn working Santos over with strikes here.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Schwahn has a good base and remains in mount.
Schwahn trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Schwahn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schwahn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos tries to hold on but Schwahn postures up.
Santos is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Schwahn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos taking shots to the head.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Schwahn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Schwahn.
Schwahn breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schwahn working Santos over with strikes here.
Schwahn prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schwahn cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwahn lands a nice shot to the head.
Schwahn wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Schwahn landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Schwahn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schwahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schwahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwahn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Schwahn's head.
Santos misses with a hook. Schwahn ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a big right hand that sends Schwahn crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Schwahn back to his feet!
Schwahn is rocked!
Schwahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos lands a brutal uppercut that launches Schwahn off his feet! Schwahn tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evangelista Santos!
An out of breath Evangelista Santos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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202 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ramirez enables Ziomek to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ramirez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ramirez pulls Ziomek in close to his closed guard and prevents Ziomek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Ziomek isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ziomek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez pulls Ziomek in to control the position.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Ziomek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramirez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Ramirez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ziomek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ziomek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziomek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ramirez wants to control but Ziomek postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziomek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziomek is breathing heavily.
Ziomek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramirez is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Ramirez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramirez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ziomek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ziomek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramirez is just riding it out for now. Ziomek eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is pressing down on Ziomek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziomek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramirez trying to keep a closed guard but Ziomek is proving a slippery customer.
Ziomek 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.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Ziomek postures up.
Ziomek has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ramirez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ziomek is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ramirez pulls down on the head and he's put Ziomek to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich comes to the ring accompanied by Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout. Penn has chosen Awesome as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
190 lbs
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28
190 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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Good kicks
KO power |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn cracks Miletich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miletich.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miletich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miletich dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Miletich dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Miletich shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miletich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Miletich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miletich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miletich somewhat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Miletich slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Miletich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miletich slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Miletich slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miletich is defended easily by Penn.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Miletich slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the ropes. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn tries to bum rush Miletich with a series of wild strikes but Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miletich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miletich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn 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.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miletich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miletich dodges the punch combination from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch up but Miletich circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miletich.
Penn throws the left hand but Miletich avoids the punch easily.
Penn tries to bum rush Miletich with a series of wild strikes but Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miletich.
Miletich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penn feints a jab promting Miletich to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miletich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Pat Miletich has been cut.
Miletich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Miletich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Pat Miletich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miletich misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miletich fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Miletich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miletich avoids the body shot from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Miletich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Miletich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miletich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Miletich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Miletich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Miletich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miletich slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn thuds his right hand into Miletich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miletich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Miletich's defenses.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Miletich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miletich gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miletich.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miletich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Miletich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Miletich pushes Penn against the ropes but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miletich counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miletich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miletich postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Miletich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miletich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miletich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Miletich from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Miletich's cut.
That's time! Miletich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miletich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Miletich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miletich stands and throws Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miletich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
Miletich landing strikes.
Miletich landing strikes.
Miletich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miletich 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.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miletich working the head and body with strikes.
Miletich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miletich grinds an elbow into Penn's temple.
Penn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miletich.
Miletich lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is trying to get back to his feet.
Miletich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Penn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Miletich's guard! Nice work there by Penn!
Miletich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miletich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miletich 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miletich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Penn is now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Miletich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn 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 Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes moves out of range as Benson throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Benson.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Benson.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tony Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benson moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Benson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Benson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benson scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Benson.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Benson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benson tries to avoid it.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Benson moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Benson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Benson clinches up against the ropes.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Benson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benson moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benson wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Benson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Benson tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benson. That one must have hurt.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Barnes scores with a jab. Benson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes slips under a jab from Benson.
Barnes thumps Benson with a low kick.
Benson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Benson.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Benson throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Barnes throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Benson tries to land a body kick
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Benson shrugs it off.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson takes one on the button.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Benson will probably get the nod.
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.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Benson is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Barnes staying out of range there.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Benson with an uppercut!
Benson throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benson lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benson catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Benson throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Benson misses
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Benson.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson forces Barnes back against the ropes and clinches.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Benson is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Benson misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frankie Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benson lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Benson.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barnes 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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tony Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benson is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benson.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Benson looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Benson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benson closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benson.
Benson looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes cracks Benson with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Benson in the body.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benson tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benson misses with a double jab.
Benson throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes checks a low kick from Benson.
Nice body kick from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benson in his tracks.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Benson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut there from Benson.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Benson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benson thinking.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benson tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Benson lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Benson misses with a hook.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes checks a low kick from Benson.
Barnes lands a head kick. Benson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes really dominated that 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.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Benson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benson throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Benson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Benson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Benson takes it in his stride.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Benson coming out on top.
Benson moves away from the strike by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benson. That did some damage!
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Benson tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Benson does no damage.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Benson thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson misses with the body kick
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes jabs at Benson's body.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Benson's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Benson misses the jab.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Benson tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson motions for Barnes to come forward. Benson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Benson takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Benson's head back.
Barnes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes feints and then cracks Benson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benson down.
Benson tries to clinch
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benson lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes jabs Benson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Benson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benson duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Benson is predictable there
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Benson misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benson tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Barnes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
Barnes lands an elbow just above Benson 's eye.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Benson wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benson has time to react.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a head kick.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benson on the side of the head.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Benson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benson misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes slips under a jab from Benson.
Benson throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Barnes!
A victorious Frankie Barnes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (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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184 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone rushes Smith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Stone keeps him there for the moment.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Stone throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Stone slips a jab from Smith.
Stone throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Stone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Stone lands a high kick!
Smith throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Smith to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Smith looks to clinch but Stone throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Smith taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chris Stone!
Chris Stone retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Chris Stone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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