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AFLC 56: Dabrowski Vs Jones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Shinobi Ninja - Rock Hood as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Dos Santos clinches up against the ropes.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dos Santos dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos gets tackled into the ropes by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Dos Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rafael Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rafael Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
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.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Dos Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Matt Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Rafael Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dos Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dos Santos's half guard.
Gracie is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dos Santos defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Dos Santos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Gracie!
Matt Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the ring accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple 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
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Dale Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Liddell misses with a looping right.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice straight punches there by Liddell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddell.
Liddell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dale Johnson.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liddell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Liddell prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Liddell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Liddell can't fight it off and eventually Johnson manages to take the fight to the floor. Liddell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Liddell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricky Dale Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson passes Liddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Liddell is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Liddell could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Johnson has cracked it and Liddell is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Dale Johnson!
Ricky Dale Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alejandro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartmann counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Marcos Alejandro has been cut.
Hartmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alejandro closes the distance and pushes Hartmann back into the ropes.
Hartmann tightens his grip and picks Alejandro up, before dumping him to the ground. Alejandro manages to land in guard.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
Alejandro looking for a guillotine here but Hartmann defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alejandro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartmann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
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.
Alejandro working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Alejandro has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro is retaining full guard.
Alejandro controls Hartmann momentarily but Hartmann frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alejandro forces Hartmann back against the ropes and clinches.
Alejandro throws an elbow but it misses.
Alejandro gets underhooks to prevent Hartmann's takedown attempt.
Alejandro missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann is trying to drag Alejandro to the mat but Alejandro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Hartmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is trying to drag Alejandro to the mat but Alejandro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Alejandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alejandro lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Erwin Hartmann has been cut.
Alejandro stops a takedown attempt from Hartmann.
Hartmann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alejandro walks away with a smile on his face. Hartmann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hartmann takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alejandro.
Alejandro taking a breather.
Alejandro managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alejandro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hartmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Alejandro controls his hands.
Alejandro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hartmann looking for a takedown.
Hartmann fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro stalling in the clinch but Hartmann improves position.
Alejandro lands an elbow inside.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alejandro takes an elbow to the temple.
Alejandro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hartmann regains guard immediately.
Hartmann controls Alejandro momentarily but Alejandro frees himself.
Hartmann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alejandro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hartmann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alejandro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hartmann has managed to get both his arms back between Alejandro's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann content to stall in guard here.
Hartmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro working a defensive guard here.
Alejandro has an active guard here but Hartmann has managed to pass into half guard.
Hartmann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alejandro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hartmann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alejandro pushes Hartmann off looking to stand but Hartmann dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alejandro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hartmann frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alejandro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alejandro with a knee to the head.
Hartmann avoiding damage as Alejandro throws knees to the body.
Hartmann is trying to pull guard but Alejandro turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Hartmann blocks an elbow strike from Alejandro.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alejandro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hartmann's brow.
Alejandro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hartmann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Hartmann.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alejandro throws an elbow but misses.
Alejandro misses with a knee to the head.
Hartmann gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alejandro 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.
Alejandro is breathing heavily.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Alejandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erwin Hartmann.
Alejandro clinches with his opponent.
Alejandro looking to throw knees to the head but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
Hartmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartmann blocks an elbow strike.
Alejandro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alejandro blocks it with crossed arms.
Alejandro is pressed up against the ropes. Hartmann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alejandro down to the mat. Alejandro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hartmann shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alejandro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hartmann scoring with some ground and pound.
Hartmann throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alejandro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartmann landing with the ground and pound.
Hartmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hartmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alejandro working for submissions but it's allowed Hartmann to get to half guard.
Alejandro is refusing to be controlled, as Hartmann sits in half guard.
Hartmann trying to mount his opponent but Alejandro defends it.
Alejandro actively working from the bottom here.
Hartmann is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Alejandro as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
Hartmann with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Erwin Hartmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartmann slips nicely into half guard.
Hartmann trying to control from half guard but Alejandro is working away.
Hartmann is working for a submission of some sort.
Alejandro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hartmann pulls his head out easily.
Hartmann prevents Alejandro from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hartmann wants to take a breather but Alejandro is having none of it.
Hartmann is nestled in close to Alejandro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hartmann working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Hartmann seems content to control.
Hartmann is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alejandro defends it well.
Hartmann prevents Alejandro from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann wants to free his trapped foot but Alejandro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alejandro missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hartmann misses with a takedown attempt - Alejandro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alejandro closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartmann can't find room to land a body shot as Alejandro controls the action.
Hartmann gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alejandro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartmann's guard.
Hartmann is trying to keep Alejandro in close.
Hartmann working a defensive guard but Alejandro passes into half guard.
Alejandro trying to pass the guard but Hartmann defending well.
Alejandro stalling away here and it's allowed Hartmann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alejandro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alejandro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Alejandro is proving a slippery customer.
Hartmann manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hartmann unloading with bombs!
Hartmann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alejandro hang on?
Hartmann wants to control the pace but Alejandro is squirming around nicely.
Hartmann is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alejandro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann can't control as he wanted to and Alejandro manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Alejandro actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann trying to control from half guard but Alejandro is working away.
Alejandro wants to improve his position but Hartmann is controlling well.
Hartmann is looking for submissions but instead, Alejandro has regained full guard.
Alejandro looking for subs off his back but Hartmann has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hartmann there.
Erwin Hartmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro gets full guard.
Alejandro keeping moving, preventing Hartmann from controlling successfully.
Alejandro looking to control.
Hartmann pushes down on Alejandro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hartmann frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alejandro is squirming around, avoiding Hartmann's attempts to control the action.
Hartmann with a couple of short strikes.
That has opened up Marcos Alejandro's cut even more.
Hartmann manages to capitalize on a mistake by Alejandro to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann controls the position.
Alejandro is trying to remain composed but Hartmann is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The cut above Marcos Alejandro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Hartmann lands with a hammerfist to the side of Alejandro's head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Alejandro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hartmann's arms.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alejandro can do to turn this around?
Hartmann lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Alejandro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann keeps control of the position easily here as Alejandro tries to buck him off.
Hartmann is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartmann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Hartmann!
During a confident post fight interview, Erwin Hartmann 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesar James struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesar James!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
Fonseca is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fonseca tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fonseca somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonseca shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fonseca working the head and body with strikes.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Fonseca is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca lands with a punch from half guard.
Fonseca looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fonseca 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.
Fonseca controlling the action here.
Fonseca working James over with strikes.
Fonseca with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fonseca shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Fonseca with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Fonseca's head and hops out.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fonseca gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Fonseca with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fonseca showed some decent athleticism there.
Fonseca slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
James is looking to control Fonseca's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Fonseca slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fonseca 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.
James wants to stand and escape but Fonseca is having none of it.
Fonseca sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Fonseca dominated 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fonseca is defended easily by James.
Fonseca shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fonseca fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
Fonseca shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fonseca avoids a kick to the body.
Fonseca shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Fonseca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fonseca shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guilherme Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fonseca off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James tries to bench press Fonseca off him but Fonseca keeps the position.
Fonseca controlling from side mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
James tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fonseca presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fonseca working the ground and pound effectively.
Fonseca with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James wants to get back to his feet.
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.
BOOM! Fonseca connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fonseca landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guilherme Fonseca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fonseca landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
Fonseca trying to control but James is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James is rocked!
James takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Fonseca's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Fonseca!
An out of breath Guilherme Fonseca 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 Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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198 lbs
12 - 9 - 2 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malapitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malapitan.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malapitan.
Malapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malapitan backs up against the ropes.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A combination from Malapitan does no damage.
Malapitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Malapitan misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Malapitan shrugs it off.
Malapitan misses the shot to the body.
Malapitan lands a two punch combo.
Malapitan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malapitan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malapitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Khulet Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that Malapitan semi-blocks.
Malapitan avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malapitan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Malapitan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Malapitan backs away looking to recover.
Silva avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malapitan clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malapitan misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Malapitan is rocked!
A slow jab from Malapitan misses its intended target.
Malapitan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malapitan throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Malapitan avoids the head kick by Silva.
Malapitan misses with a straight left.
Malapitan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Malapitan misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Malapitan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Malapitan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Malapitan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Malapitan moves out of range.
Silva scores with a head kick.
A big left from Malapitan misses.
Malapitan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Malapitan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malapitan.
Malapitan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Malapitan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a high kick!
Malapitan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Malapitan looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Silva.
Malapitan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malapitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malapitan.
A big right from Malapitan misses.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Malapitan off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malapitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated 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.
Malapitan throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malapitan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malapitan throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malapitan lands a body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malapitan.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malapitan lands a right hook to the body.
Malapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malapitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Khulet Malapitan has been cut.
Malapitan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Malapitan misses with a looping left.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Malapitan misses with the combination.
Silva slips under a jab from Malapitan.
Malapitan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Malapitan moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Malapitan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malapitan.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malapitan throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malapitan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Malapitan avoids the head kick by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malapitan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Malapitan shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Malapitan throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malapitan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Malapitan throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Malapitan misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Malapitan backing up. Malapitan nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Malapitan does no damage.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Malapitan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malapitan throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva tries to move into range but Malapitan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malapitan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malapitan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malapitan throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malapitan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malapitan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Malapitan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a head kick that wobbles Malapitan - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Silva sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
After winning the bout, Anderson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escargesa has chosen Just click it and listen already 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
185 lbs
13 - 21 - 1 |
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22
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti throws a body punch but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Escargesa.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escargesa is out of range and Gatti settles back down.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti ducks right into an uppercut from Escargesa.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti dodges the punch combination from Escargesa.
Escargesa punishes Gatti's body with a nice straight punch.
Escargesa thuds his right hand into Gatti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Escargesa avoids them all with ease.
Escargesa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gatti momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escargesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Escargesa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gatti eats them both and turns towards Escargesa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
A combination from Escargesa does no damage.
Escargesa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escargesa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti walks into a straight right hand from Escargesa.
Escargesa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escargesa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Gatti scores with a leg kick.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Gatti ducks under a wild hook from Escargesa.
Escargesa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Escargesa avoids nicely.
Escargesa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gatti throws a lazy right hand but Escargesa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escargesa's calf.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escargesa circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Escargesa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gatti on the side of the head.
Escargesa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escargesa misses with an uppercut. Gatti saw that one coming.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Escargesa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escargesa throws the left hand but Gatti avoids the punch easily.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Escargesa misses the target.
Escargesa cracks Gatti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escargesa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti slips under a jab from Escargesa.
Gatti throws a hook but Escargesa blocks it.
Gatti throws a jab when Escargesa was well out of range.
Escargesa dips to his left and cracks Gatti with an uppercut!
Escargesa pushes Gatti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Escargesa keeps control of Gatti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gatti tries to throw a body punch but Escargesa avoids it by throwing Gatti back against the ropes.
Escargesa manages to pull guard.
Escargesa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gatti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatti wants to get up but he can't break Escargesa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Escargesa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gatti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Escargesa is proving hard to escape from.
Gatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Escargesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Escargesa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escargesa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gatti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escargesa tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escargesa lands a nice hook to Gatti's body. Gatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Gatti.
Gatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escargesa.
Escargesa misses with a wild body shot.
Escargesa throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escargesa looks to land a right hand but Gatti moved out of range.
Gatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escargesa throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Escargesa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Escargesa. That snapped Gatti's head back.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Escargesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escargesa moves away.
Escargesa lands an overhand right.
Escargesa moves forwards but Gatti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gatti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Escargesa misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Escargesa looks to land a right hand but Gatti moved out of range.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Escargesa misses with the combination.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Escargesa moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Escargesa counters with a two punch combo.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Gatti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti feints a jab promting Escargesa to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Escargesa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escargesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escargesa.
Escargesa lands with a shot to the body.
Escargesa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti dodges the punch combination from Escargesa.
Escargesa ducks under a wild hook from Gatti.
Escargesa loads up on a big right hand but Gatti slips the punch.
Escargesa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti stuns Escargesa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa misses with a looping left.
Gatti thumps Escargesa with a low kick.
Gatti tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Escargesa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Escargesa moves out of range.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Escargesa misses with the combination.
Escargesa dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escargesa.
Escargesa tries to clinch but Gatti moves out of range.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escargesa.
Gatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Escargesa.
Gatti is looking to score with low kicks.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escargesa lands a lovely overhand right.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escargesa takes the fight into the clinch.
Escargesa presses Gatti against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti is trying to break free.
Escargesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escargesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatti backwards.
Escargesa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Escargesa - that landed with a thud.
Escargesa gets through Gatti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Escargesa.
Gatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gatti tries to circle away but Escargesa has him pinned against the ropes.
Escargesa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escargesa misses with a body punch.
Gatti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Escargesa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gatti takes a shot to the head.
Escargesa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gatti or not.
Escargesa lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Escargesa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Escargesa avoids it well.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escargesa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti keeps the fight on the outside.
Escargesa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Escargesa closes the distance and clinches.
Escargesa lands a nice shot to the body.
Escargesa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escargesa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escargesa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escargesa swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escargesa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa cracks Gatti with an open hand slap.
Escargesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escargesa misses with an uppercut. Gatti saw that one coming.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Escargesa misses with a hook. Gatti ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Escargesa misses.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escargesa.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escargesa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti. That snapped Escargesa's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escargesa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Escargesa slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti ducks under a wild hook from Escargesa.
Gatti tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Escargesa.
Gatti feints and then cracks Escargesa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escargesa down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti lands a slapping body shot.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Escargesa.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escargesa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Gatti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti throws a head kick but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escargesa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gatti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escargesa.
Escargesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escargesa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Escargesa avoids nicely.
Escargesa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Escargesa moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Escargesa scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gatti!
Escargesa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Escargesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gatti slips a jab from Escargesa.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Escargesa. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Escargesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escargesa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Escargesa!
A victorious Vincent Escargesa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Patrushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich comes to the ring accompanied by Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout. Pat Miletich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergei Patrushev's chin.
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190 lbs
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28
200 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Patrushev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrushev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miletich swivels and escapes.
Patrushev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Miletich napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Patrushev has hold of Miletich's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Miletich seems comfortable defending it but Patrushev has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Miletich is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Miletich is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Patrushev couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergei Patrushev!
A relieved looking Sergei Patrushev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Trussell. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trussell misses with a two punch combination.
Trussell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trussell circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Rogers. That snapped Trussell's head back.
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!
Trussell throws a right hand that misses
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Trussell backing up. Trussell nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
Trussell is rocked!
Trussell looks to throw the jab but Rogers is out of range.
Trussell is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trussell tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers punishes Trussell's body with a nice straight punch.
Trussell seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Trussell, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Trussell against the ropes but Trussell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Trussell counters with a three punch combo that has Rogers backing up. Rogers nods at Trussell to acknowledge the strikes.
Trussell tries to sprawl but Rogers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trussell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trussell trying to control the position.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trussell's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trussell keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to control but Trussell is working from the bottom.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips nicely into half guard.
Trussell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trussell defends it well.
Trussell is staying active underneath Rogers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogers 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.
Trussell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Trussell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trussell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trussell wants to sweep but Rogers has passed to side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rogers is trying to get an arm triangle but Trussell is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trussell throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trussell is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Trussell cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Trussell's body.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Trussell throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the ropes.
Rogers has managed to clinch.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Trussell lands with a left to the head.
Trussell misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell misses with a punch on the inside.
Trussell working aggressively here.
Trussell gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Trussell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trussell pushes Rogers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogers pulls Trussell into guard.
Rogers looking for a guillotine here but Trussell defends easily.
Trussell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rogers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for a triangle but Trussell pushes his legs off easily.
Rogers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trussell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trussell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogers's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking for a guillotine here but Trussell defends easily.
Rogers has his foot on Trussell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trussell works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Trussell tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Rogers tries to strike from the bottom.
Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trussell content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers has his foot on Trussell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trussell works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trussell passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trussell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Trussell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trussell's guard.
Trussell pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Rogers controlling from the top position.
Rogers drops back looking for a leg! Trussell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trussell manages to kick Rogers off! Rogers jumps back into Trussell's guard.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trussell trying to control the position.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers stands up over Trussell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Trussell is keeping the position.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Trussell blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers postures up in Trussell's guard and throws a big left but Trussell blocks it.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trussell keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Trussell keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duncan Trussell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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176 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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thompson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Thompson has been cut.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson jumps guard but Perez stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Perez.
Thompson is rocked!
Perez lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez pushes Thompson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez drops Thompson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thompson is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez has Thompson pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Thompson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Perez - that's hurt Thompson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Thompson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Thompson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dabrowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Dabrowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dabrowski.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Dabrowski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones struggling a bit here.
Jones tries to escape but Dabrowski is in control.
The referee asks Dabrowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dabrowski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dabrowski tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
Dabrowski trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dabrowski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Dabrowski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dabrowski really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jones.
Dabrowski struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Dabrowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Dabrowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dabrowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones slips a jab from Dabrowski.
Jones 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones distracts Dabrowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dabrowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabrowski has wrist control.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones postures up in Dabrowski's guard and throws a big left but Dabrowski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
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 Rafal Dabrowski 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.
Jones slips under a jab.
Brian Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dabrowski enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dabrowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dabrowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dabrowski trying to control the position here.
Dabrowski is trying to keep Jones in close.
Dabrowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dabrowski trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Dabrowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dabrowski jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones throws the left hand but Dabrowski avoids the punch easily.
Dabrowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dabrowski cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Dabrowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Dabrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones moves out of range as Dabrowski strikes.
Brian Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dabrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dabrowski on the side of the head.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Dabrowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Dabrowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dabrowski cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
Rafal Dabrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dabrowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Brian Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dabrowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dabrowski lands a jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the ropes and back into range.
Dabrowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dabrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dabrowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Dabrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dabrowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is working for a kimura but Dabrowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dabrowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski is holding on to half guard well.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dabrowski wants to sweep but Jones has passed to side control!
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Dabrowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Dabrowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dabrowski walks into a left hand.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Dabrowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dabrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
Dabrowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones rushes Dabrowski and presses him up against the ropes.
Dabrowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Dabrowski gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dabrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dabrowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dabrowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dabrowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones has picked Dabrowski up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dabrowski is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dabrowski is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Dabrowski is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dabrowski avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Dabrowski has recovered full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dabrowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski controlling Jones's posture.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Dabrowski just wasn't active enough.
Dabrowski throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones jabs Dabrowski right on the nose. Dabrowski blinks but takes it well.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Dabrowski's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is fighting to break Dabrowski's control of his arms but Dabrowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Dabrowski blocks nicely.
Dabrowski keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dabrowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dabrowski has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Dabrowski just wasn't active enough.
Jab from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Jones really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Dabrowski misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dabrowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Dabrowski off the ropes and back into range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Dabrowski should have avoided that one.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dabrowski moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dabrowski misses with a head kick.
Dabrowski catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Dabrowski circles away.
Dabrowski misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dabrowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dabrowski throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Dabrowski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dabrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Dabrowski counters with a straight right hand.
Dabrowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dabrowski.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dabrowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dabrowski thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dabrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dabrowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dabrowski looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Dabrowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dabrowski avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Dabrowski is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Dabrowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
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!
Dabrowski moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Dabrowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dabrowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Dabrowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dabrowski.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Dabrowski ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabrowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dabrowski cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dabrowski scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski had his way with Brian Jones in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dabrowski misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones moves out of range as Dabrowski throws a body kick.
Dabrowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a right hand that Dabrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dabrowski also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Dabrowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dabrowski lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski misses with a looping left.
Dabrowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Dabrowski scores with a body shot.
Dabrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dabrowski - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dabrowski. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dabrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dabrowski is out of range and Jones settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dabrowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dabrowski throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a hook but Dabrowski avoids it easily.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dabrowski stuffs the takedown.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Dabrowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dabrowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
Dabrowski missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dabrowski.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
A big right from Dabrowski misses.
Jones wants to clinch up but Dabrowski keeps it at a distance.
Dabrowski throws a head kick that misses.
Dabrowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Dabrowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones is looking to clinch but Dabrowski is avoiding it.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dabrowski is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dabrowski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is thwarting Dabrowski's attempts to control the position.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Dabrowski defends the submission attempt.
Dabrowski wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Dabrowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dabrowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafal Dabrowski!
Rafal Dabrowski retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Rafal Dabrowski 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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