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AFLC 42: Stone Vs Hollinger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fields Of Athenry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Lombard had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick McLoughlin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLoughlin tries to clinch but Lombard is having none of it.
McLoughlin moves into the clinch.
Lombard wants to get back to striking at distance but McLoughlin won't allow it.
McLoughlin jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McLoughlin has a closed guard, preventing Lombard from standing up.
McLoughlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McLoughlin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lombard's guard.
McLoughlin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McLoughlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard has momentary wrist control but McLoughlin slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
McLoughlin wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
McLoughlin stops Lombard from standing up.
McLoughlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McLoughlin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McLoughlin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lombard wants to stand up but McLoughlin is controlling him.
McLoughlin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrick McLoughlin wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLoughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Lombard leaves McLoughlin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McLoughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin closes the distance and clinches up with Lombard, looking for a takedown. McLoughlin pushes Lombard against the ropes but Lombard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hector Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McLoughlin.
Lombard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLoughlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lombard is fending him off so far but McLoughlin persists. Nope, Lombard circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by McLoughlin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lombard which made him look bad.
McLoughlin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McLoughlin looks winded!
A head kick misses from McLoughlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard leaves McLoughlin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McLoughlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLoughlin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lombard swivels and escapes.
McLoughlin has his takedown stuffed
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLoughlin tries to land a front kick but Lombard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick McLoughlin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McLoughlin tries to clinch up.
Lombard slaps away a takedown attempt from McLoughlin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Patrick McLoughlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLoughlin has a takedown stuffed.
McLoughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Lombard as McLoughlin shoots in.
Hector Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McLoughlin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin is breathing heavily.
McLoughlin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lombard sprawls well. Lombard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McLoughlin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lombard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McLoughlin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McLoughlin misses with a looping left.
Lombard blocks a head kick by McLoughlin.
McLoughlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLoughlin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lombard as he avoids it easily.
McLoughlin wants to clinch up but Lombard keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Lombard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLoughlin tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hector Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLoughlin dives in and grabs Lombard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lombard pushes down on McLoughlin's head and hops out.
Lombard checks the leg kick.
Patrick McLoughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLoughlin closes the distance and clinches up with Lombard, looking for a takedown. McLoughlin pushes Lombard against the ropes but Lombard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lombard as McLoughlin shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McLoughlin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lombard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McLoughlin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McLoughlin rushes Lombard and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lombard has had enough of the clinch but McLoughlin keeps him there for the moment.
Lombard wants to get back to striking at distance but McLoughlin won't allow it.
McLoughlin is trying to pull guard but Lombard turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
McLoughlin wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard working hard to break the clinch.
Lombard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McLoughlin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lombard as McLoughlin tries to tie him up.
McLoughlin prevents Lombard from breaking the clinch.
McLoughlin breaks the clinch.
McLoughlin shoots in for a double leg but Lombard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McLoughlin misses with a double jab
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick McLoughlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looks like Patrick McLoughlin has been cut.
McLoughlin misses with a double jab
and Lombard counters with a crisp right hand that drops McLoughlin! Lombard lets McLoughlin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McLoughlin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard keeps the fight on the outside.
McLoughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombard finish him?
McLoughlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
McLoughlin shoots in for a takedown but Lombard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McLoughlin misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a big left hand that crumples McLoughlin! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hector Lombard!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hector Lombard thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie's entrance music is Flower Of Scotland. A fine choice. Miletich has chosen Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKenzie.
McKenzie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miletich gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miletich is trying to work for a kimura but McKenzie is defending well.
McKenzie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miletich.
McKenzie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miletich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McKenzie is trying to keep Miletich in close.
McKenzie throwing short punches from the bottom.
Miletich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McKenzie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McKenzie has escaped and now he's on top!
Miletich looking for a sweep. Not yet Miletich, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie with a nice head shot there.
Miletich working for submissions but it's allowed McKenzie to get to half guard.
McKenzie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McKenzie wants to free his trapped foot but Miletich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miletich wants to improve his position but McKenzie is controlling well.
Miletich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie working over Miletich with some ground and pound. Miletich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McKenzie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McKenzie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McKenzie connects with a nice short shot to Miletich's temple.
McKenzie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miletich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKenzie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miletich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKenzie.
McKenzie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miletich gets back to full guard.
Miletich wants to sweep here but McKenzie controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie scoring with punches to the head and body.
McKenzie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miletich's head.
Miletich is rocked!
McKenzie scoring with some ground and pound.
Miletich is still in real trouble! Can McKenzie finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miletich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miletich has his foot on McKenzie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McKenzie works his way back into a safe position though.
McKenzie works over Miletich with some ground and pound from guard.
Miletich is trying to control the position but McKenzie postures up.
McKenzie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie slips nicely into half guard.
McKenzie lands a big elbow - Miletich is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for McKenzie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob McKenzie!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob McKenzie 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 Kyle Bradly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Bradly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziomek shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ziomek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bradly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ziomek's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bradly.
Ziomek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ziomek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ziomek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ziomek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bradly is trying to stand.
Ziomek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziomek seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradly is trying to stand up here but Ziomek is controlling him well.
Ziomek in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bradly tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ziomek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muniek Ziomek!
Muniek Ziomek spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 Helsinki, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Kawajiri throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kawajiri jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Kawajiri around his waist. Kawajiri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kawajiri is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kawajiri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Kawajiri looks winded!
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
Barnes drops Kawajiri with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawajiri is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kawajiri throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawajiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawajiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Kawajiri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kawajiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Kawajiri is rocked!
Kawajiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawajiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes darts in and clinches Kawajiri up against the ropes.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kawajiri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes has Kawajiri pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Kawajiri is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barnes - that's hurt Kawajiri badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kawajiri is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kawajiri doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). John Barnes!
John Barnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Pandora.
Pandora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pandora pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
Pandora tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pandora's half guard.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Thompson wants to work for an arm triangle but Pandora is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pandora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson is working for a kimura but Pandora is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Thompson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pandora gets back to full guard.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pandora wants to control but Thompson passes into side.
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Pandora controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thompson wants to control but Pandora is keeping him busy.
Pandora is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thompson is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is looking for a sweep.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thompson wants to control but Pandora is keeping him busy.
Thompson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pandora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pandora sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing shots but Pandora is blocking nicely.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pandora defending well though.
Pandora actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson prevents Pandora from improving his position.
Thompson 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pandora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pandora is looking for a triangle here but Thompson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
John Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandora.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pandora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thompson is out of range and Pandora settles back down.
Thompson cracks Pandora with an open hand slap.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Pandora wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pandora won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pandora sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pandora tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson wants to control for a moment but Pandora uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Pandora is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pandora is looking to escape.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson looking to control but Pandora is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson throwing strikes but Pandora bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Pandora throws a big elbow that misses.
Pandora looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson is looking for a triangle but Pandora pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thompson misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson prevents Pandora from getting the reversal.
John Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pandora manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thompson cracks Pandora with a big right hand but Pandora just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thompson wants to control but Pandora is keeping him busy.
Pandora is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Pandora seems unphased.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
Pandora moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pandora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pandora defending well though.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pandora's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pandora is trying to stand.
Thompson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pandora defends it well.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pandora gets back to full guard.
Thompson passes into half guard.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is defending against the submission attempts here by Thompson.
Pandora wants to get back to full guard but Thompson has mounted him!
Thompson looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
Thompson punching from mount but Pandora doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Pandora is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thompson trying to control but Pandora is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pandora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandora - that will leave a mark!
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandora throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
John Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pandora circles away.
Thompson throws a combination. Pandora tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Pandora counters with a takedown into side control.
Pandora lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson wants to control but Pandora postures up.
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
Pandora thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Pandora goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thompson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pandora but great work by Thompson.
Pandora prevents Thompson from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pandora has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thompson working away.
Pandora is not content to let Thompson control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pandora can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thompson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thompson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pandora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson had his way with Arthur Pandora in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Pandora counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Pandora controlling him for the moment.
Pandora stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pandora would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pandora stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson controlling Pandora's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Arthur Pandora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Pandora lands a front kick.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Pandora counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson sneaks back into half guard.
Thompson moves into full guard.
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.
Thompson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pandora has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson gets back to half guard.
Thompson trying to control but Pandora postures up.
Thompson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pandora escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pandora!
Pandora working the body and head with strikes.
John Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to move to mount but Thompson blocks the move with his legs.
Pandora lands a few punches from side control.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson wants to control but Pandora passes into side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson is trying to control Pandora's posture but Pandora avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thompson!
After the fight, John Thompson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger has chosen WILD BOYS as his entrance music. Chris Stone had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Chris Stone had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
19 - 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollinger to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollinger.
Hollinger avoids the head kick by Stone.
Hollinger misses the jab.
Hollinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
Hollinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Hollinger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hollinger avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollinger off the ropes and back into range.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone lands with a slapping head 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 but Hollinger moves out of range.
Hollinger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Hollinger sizes up Stone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hollinger misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone scores with the left hand. Hollinger knows he should have avoided that one.
Hollinger connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Hollinger scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollinger.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stone.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Hollinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone throws a right hand that Hollinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hollinger also avoids with ease.
Stone looks for the body kick but Hollinger saw that one coming.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollinger misses with a wild body shot.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollinger's sensitive parts.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Hollinger moved away.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Hollinger moved out of range.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Hollinger moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollinger dives in and scores a takedown into Stone's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hollinger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hollinger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone keeping full guard, as Hollinger tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hollinger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hollinger wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Hollinger pushes down on Stone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hollinger content to control rather than advance.
Hollinger passes to full mount!
Hollinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hollinger lands a nice shot to the head.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stone wants to hold on but Hollinger pushes him away.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Hollinger's attempts to control the action.
Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hollinger prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hollinger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stone is in a horrible position here. Hollinger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hollinger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stone tries to hold on but Hollinger pushes him away.
Hollinger controlling the position easily from mount.
Hollinger landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Hollinger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Hollinger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stone wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Hollinger trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Hollinger has isolated one of Stone's arms. Stone looking to fight him off but Hollinger twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Hollinger!
Dylan Hollinger is the new welterweight champion!
Dylan Hollinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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