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AFLC 63: Dabrowski Vs Charles PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic throws a lazy right hand but Vera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkovic is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Perkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Efrain Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkovic - that will leave a mark!
Perkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vera shoots in and bounces Perkovic off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perkovic keeps trying to improve his position.
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.
Perkovic keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Perkovic 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.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perkovic keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Vera 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera looking to pass the guard.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perkovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vera's guard.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Perkovic from controlling successfully.
Vera looking for a guillotine here but Perkovic defends easily.
Perkovic trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vera wants to sweep here but Perkovic controlling him for the moment.
Vera trying to keep a closed guard but Perkovic is proving a slippery customer.
Perkovic preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perkovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
Vera looking to control.
Vera wants to sweep here but Perkovic controlling him for the moment.
Perkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vera trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perkovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perkovic stands up and waves to Vera to follow him.
Vera thuds his right hand into Perkovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikhail Perkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkovic. That's going to slow Vera down.
Perkovic with a hook.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkovic sprawls well. Perkovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
Perkovic throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Efrain Vera has been cut.
Perkovic wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Perkovic scores with a nice body kick.
Vera is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vera closes the distance and clinches up with Perkovic, looking for a takedown. Vera pushes Perkovic against the ropes but Perkovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera gets tackled into the ropes by Perkovic. Perkovic maintains the clinch.
Vera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perkovic breaks from the clinch.
Perkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Perkovic.
A jab from Perkovic does it's job there.
Vera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vera's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkovic lands a head kick!
Perkovic clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Perkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Efrain Vera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vera takes a step back to recover.
Vera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Perkovic counter with a right hand.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perkovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkovic. Vera shrugs it off though.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whack! Perkovic lands a heavy head kick that drops Vera. The ref tackles Perkovic to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Vera was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mikhail Perkovic!
An out of breath Mikhail Perkovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Penn blocks a head kick by Silva.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Penn throws a good cross that connects.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Penn misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a head kick.
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!
Penn takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Penn swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Penn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Penn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva slips a straight right by Penn.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
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 head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Penn looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Penn misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Penn is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Penn wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Penn stops Silva from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because BJ Penn just wasn't active enough.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn lands a body shot.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Silva lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Penn tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Silva lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
A relieved looking Anderson Silva 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti leaves Sakuragi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sakuragi takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Sakuragi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Gatti throws a shot to the body.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown but Gatti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuragi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanamichi Sakuragi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Gatti misses
and Sakuragi counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakuragi moves into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gatti regains half guard.
Sakuragi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatti is looking to improve his position.
Sakuragi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakuragi slips a nice elbow through Gatti's hands, connecting with Gatti's forehead.
Sakuragi working the head and body with strikes.
Sakuragi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatti taking some punishment here, with Sakuragi in his half guard.
Gatti trying to control here.
Sakuragi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Gatti trying to control but Sakuragi postures up.
Gatti wants to get back to full guard.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
Sakuragi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuragi prevents Gatti from standing back up.
Sakuragi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuragi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gatti defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sakuragi connects with a nice short shot to Gatti's temple.
Sakuragi 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.
Gatti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuragi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gatti taking some punishment here, with Sakuragi in his half guard.
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Gatti tries to kick Sakuragi off but Sakuragi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakuragi throwing shots but Gatti is blocking nicely.
Sakuragi prevents Gatti from standing back up.
Sakuragi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sakuragi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakuragi thows a huge punch but Gatti dodges it nicely.
Gatti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatti tries to roll over but Sakuragi keeps him under control.
Gatti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gatti has hold of Sakuragi's hands but Sakuragi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sakuragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuragi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sakuragi there.
Sakuragi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakuragi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakuragi thows a huge punch but Gatti dodges it nicely.
Sakuragi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gatti's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gatti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gatti controls Sakuragi momentarily but Sakuragi frees himself.
Sakuragi is working Gatti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sakuragi lands a couple of elbows.
Sakuragi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sakuragi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuragi won't allow Gatti to get back to his feet.
Sakuragi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakuragi postures up.
Gatti wants to stand but Sakuragi is controlling the position.
Sakuragi chips away with some ground and pound.
Gatti is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gatti is still in real trouble! Can Sakuragi finish him?
Sakuragi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakuragi postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gatti covers up, he's hurt! Sakuragi keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sakuragi and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sakuragi can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanamichi Sakuragi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Patrushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muniek Ziomek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergei Patrushev's chin.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Muniek Ziomek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Patrushev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziomek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patrushev on his heels. He'll look to pass Patrushev's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ziomek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patrushev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patrushev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ziomek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ziomek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Patrushev is not content to let Ziomek control the position.
Patrushev gets back to half guard.
Patrushev actively working from the bottom here.
Patrushev won't allow Ziomek to pass to mount.
Ziomek wants to take a breather but Patrushev is having none of it.
Patrushev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ziomek passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziomek is trying to take his opponent's back.
Patrushev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Patrushev stops Ziomek from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ziomek forces the positional change into back control.
Patrushev is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ziomek off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Patrushev wants to get back to his feet.
Patrushev tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ziomek trying to control but Patrushev is having none of it.
Patrushev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ziomek is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patrushev wants it to stay on the feet.
Ziomek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Patrushev is trying to defend but Ziomek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziomek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patrushev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ziomek tries to pass to full mount but Patrushev defends it.
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.
Patrushev tries to roll over but Ziomek keeps him under control.
Ziomek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patrushev is looking to improve his position.
Patrushev actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek tries to pass to full mount but Patrushev defends it.
Patrushev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ziomek passes to full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ziomek fails to take his opponent's back.
Ziomek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patrushev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Patrushev regains half guard.
Ziomek uses his free foot to push down on Patrushev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Patrushev.
Patrushev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Patrushev is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziomek.
Ziomek seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
Patrushev wants to get back to full guard.
Patrushev is trying to stand back up but Ziomek is controlling him
Patrushev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ziomek wants to pass the guard but Patrushev is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrushev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ziomek wants to pass the guard but Patrushev is keeping the position.
Patrushev 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muniek Ziomek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ziomek misses with a takedown attempt
and Patrushev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ziomek won't be happy with that.
Ziomek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Patrushev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Patrushev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patrushev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patrushev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ziomek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Patrushev is looking for a kimura here.
Ziomek wants to control but Patrushev is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrushev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziomek sees it coming and defends easily.
Patrushev is thwarting Ziomek's attempts to control the position.
Ziomek is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Patrushev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziomek sees it coming and defends easily.
Ziomek tries to get to full guard but Patrushev has control of the leg.
Ziomek wants to control but Patrushev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ziomek is trying to keep Patrushev in close.
Patrushev tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziomek is retaining full guard.
Ziomek controls Patrushev momentarily but Patrushev frees himself.
Patrushev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziomek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muniek Ziomek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patrushev.
Patrushev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek is trying to pull guard but Patrushev turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Ziomek trying to stall but Patrushev improves his position.
Patrushev gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ziomek wants to get back to full guard.
Patrushev is working for a submission of some sort.
Patrushev trying to control from half guard but Ziomek is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek gets back to full guard.
Patrushev advances position into side control!
Ziomek is looking for a sweep.
Ziomek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ziomek tries to get to full guard but Patrushev has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziomek is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrushev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Patrushev wants to work for an arm triangle but Ziomek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergei Patrushev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Ziomek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patrushev tries to avoid it but Ziomek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patrushev to the ground. Patrushev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ziomek gets caught napping as Patrushev dives in and scores a takedown. Ziomek manages to retain guard.
Patrushev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ziomek dives on top into guard.
Patrushev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziomek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziomek pushes down on Patrushev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ziomek passes to full mount!
Patrushev is working to get back to half guard.
Patrushev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Patrushev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziomek tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ziomek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patrushev is just riding it out for now. Ziomek eventually gives up the hold.
Ziomek wants to free his trapped foot but Patrushev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Patrushev gets back to full guard.
Ziomek wants to stand and escape but instead Patrushev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ziomek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patrushev!
Patrushev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ziomek fails to take his opponent's back.
Patrushev regains half guard.
Ziomek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patrushev keeps working.
Patrushev is looking to improve his position.
Ziomek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patrushev keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Patrushev actively working from the bottom here.
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!
Patrushev tries to roll over but Ziomek keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek wants to pass the guard but Patrushev is defending well.
Patrushev gets back to full guard.
Ziomek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patrushev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ziomek has managed to get both his arms back between Patrushev's legs - danger averted.
Ziomek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ziomek passes into half guard.
Ziomek tries to pass the half guard into mount. Patrushev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Patrushev tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ziomek has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Patrushev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patrushev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patrushev won't allow Ziomek to pass to mount.
Patrushev wants to get back to full guard.
Ziomek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziomek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Patrushev sees it coming and defends easily.
Muniek Ziomek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ziomek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patrushev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ziomek.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrushev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ziomek pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sergei Patrushev just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ziomek shoots for a double leg takedown but Patrushev sprawls well. He's pushed Ziomek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziomek misses with a takedown attempt
and Patrushev counters with a single leg into guard. Ziomek didn't expect that.
Patrushev won't allow Ziomek to sweep him here.
Patrushev pushing down on Ziomek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Patrushev seems to be looking for submissions.
Ziomek wants to get back to full guard.
Patrushev wants to work for an arm triangle but Ziomek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ziomek is defending against the submission attempts here by Patrushev.
Patrushev is working for a submission of some sort.
Patrushev is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrushev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ziomek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ziomek.
Patrushev tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziomek is retaining full guard.
Patrushev trying to control but Ziomek is working from the bottom.
Ziomek wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev wants to control from the top but Ziomek keeps moving.
Ziomek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patrushev drops back looking for a leg! Ziomek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ziomek manages to kick Patrushev off! Patrushev jumps back into Ziomek's guard.
Ziomek can't keep his opponent in guard - Patrushev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ziomek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Patrushev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ziomek dives on top into guard.
Patrushev keeping moving, preventing Ziomek from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev working for a triangle but Ziomek defends it easily.
Ziomek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patrushev's guard.
Patrushev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ziomek pulls his head out easily.
Patrushev is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziomek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ziomek is just content to waste time from the top position. Patrushev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Patrushev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ziomek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ziomek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Patrushev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziomek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziomek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziomek forces his way into half guard.
Ziomek wants to work for an arm triangle but Patrushev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patrushev tries to roll over but Ziomek keeps him under control.
Ziomek passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrushev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ziomek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patrushev is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Patrushev dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Patrushev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ziomek sprawls well initially but Patrushev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ziomek looking for submissions off his back.
Patrushev is working for a kimura but Ziomek is defending it quite comfortably.
Ziomek wants to improve his position but Patrushev is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziomek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Patrushev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ziomek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patrushev's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ziomek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patrushev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ziomek has managed to get both his arms back between Patrushev's legs - danger averted.
Ziomek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patrushev's guard.
Ziomek seems to be looking for submissions.
Patrushev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Patrushev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ziomek defends well.
Patrushev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziomek wants to pass the guard but Patrushev is defending well.
Patrushev is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziomek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ziomek trying to control the action but Patrushev is working from the bottom.
Ziomek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patrushev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patrushev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ziomek pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek is looking to take a break and control but Patrushev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patrushev looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Patrushev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Patrushev keeping moving, preventing Ziomek from controlling successfully.
Patrushev looking for a sweep. Not yet Patrushev, not yet.
Ziomek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patrushev is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrushev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ziomek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ziomek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ziomek wants to stand but Patrushev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ziomek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patrushev is keeping the position for now.
Patrushev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patrushev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziomek is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziomek wants to control from the top but Patrushev keeps moving.
Muniek Ziomek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ziomek wants to pass the guard but Patrushev is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muniek Ziomek.
I think Patrushev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergei Patrushev!
Sergei Patrushev 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 Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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207 lbs
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208 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patrick.
Patrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Patrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick cracks Frazier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
Frazier drops Patrick with a beautiful combination! Patrick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frazier is looking for the KO!
Patrick is rocked!
It looks like Jean Claude Patrick has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Patrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier slips a straight right by Patrick.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patrick.
Frazier staying out of range there.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Patrick saw that one coming.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Patrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frazier lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Patrick falls backwards - clearly groggy! Frazier dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joe Frazier made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to bum rush Khalidovv with a series of wild strikes but Khalidovv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalidovv which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khalidovv's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khalidovv working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khalidovv is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nogueira defends well.
Khalidovv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nogueira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nogueira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
Khalidovv is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khalidovv looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalidovv throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nogueira escapes and throws Khalidovv's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Khalidovv tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nogueira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv keeps trying to improve his position.
Nogueira content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Khalidovv tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira controls the position from side control.
Khalidovv is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Khalidovv is looking to reverse the position.
Khalidovv is still trying to improve position.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Khalidovv is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Khalidovv tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Khalidovv is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovv is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nogueira pulls his head out easily.
Nogueira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovv dominated that round.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalidovv closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khalidovv lands in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nogueira controls Khalidovv momentarily but Khalidovv frees himself.
Nogueira controlling the position.
Nogueira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khalidovv drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khalidovv jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khalidovv!
Khalidovv slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalidovv wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv gets back to full guard.
Khalidovv working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
Khalidovv looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalidovv, not yet.
Khalidovv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nogueira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khalidovv escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khalidovv looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
Nogueira content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is looking for a triangle but Nogueira pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira stays in close to Khalidovv's body and controls the position.
Nogueira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khalidovv looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nogueira has picked Khalidovv up and slammed him! Khalidovv can't keep hold of the triangle and Nogueira manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Khalidovv tries to improve position but can't.
Khalidovv struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Khalidovv is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khalidovv gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovv looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khalidovv has managed to clinch.
Khalidovv is trying to trip Nogueira. He has hold of a leg but Nogueira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Khalidovv persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Khalidovv controlling him for the moment.
Mamed Khalidovv has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalidovv's guard.
Khalidovv working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
Khalidovv being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nogueira defends well.
Nogueira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khalidovv working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khalidovv looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidovv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovv is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nogueira defends well.
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Khalidovv can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nogueira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Khalidovv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khalidovv is squirming around, avoiding Nogueira's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is trying desperately to improve position.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovv is just holding on here. Nogueira manages to take his back.
Nogueira has the hooks in. Khalidovv is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira struggling to land strikes to the head as Khalidovv covers up.
Khalidovv is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mamed Khalidovv.
I've got Khalidovv winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovv!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the ring it seems that Sean Carter Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sean Carter Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams sizes up Ortiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Ortiz throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ortiz is rocked!
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Williams lands with a right and another and another! Ortiz is in big trouble! Williams lands again and this time it's lights out for Ortiz! A quality knockout there for Williams.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Victor Ortiz spoke after the fight, saying 'I knew coming into this fight that Sean carter being a pro boxer and myself one as well that we were going to stand and bang this out...I came in prepared and training went well..Ill be back even stronger next time.Lemme tell you this, this kid can hit, he hits very very hard, hes got the scarey pun'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's entrance music is Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafal Dabrowski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles lands a nice shot that snaps Dabrowski's head back.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles checks a leg kick nicely.
Donk. Charles catches Dabrowski right on the button with a cross.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dabrowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dabrowski takes one on the button.
Dabrowski looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Dabrowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Charles.
Charles throws a right hand that Dabrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dabrowski also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dabrowski. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Dabrowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws a right hand that misses
and Dabrowski counters with a body kick that stops Charles in his tracks momentarily.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dabrowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Rafal Dabrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dabrowski slips a jab from Charles.
Dabrowski blocks a jab.
Dabrowski lands a nice hook to Charles's body. Charles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick from Dabrowski lands but Charles takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Dabrowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charles will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dabrowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Dabrowski looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Charles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dabrowski digs a good body shot into Charles's ribs.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Dabrowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dabrowski cracks Charles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dabrowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Dabrowski staying out of range there.
Dabrowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dabrowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Charles.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Dabrowski moved out of range nicely.
Dabrowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands with a straight right. Charles didn't see that one coming.
Dabrowski dips to his left and cracks Charles with an uppercut!
Charles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles misses with a double jab.
Dabrowski is looking to slow Charles down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles looks to land a combination but Dabrowski avoids it well.
Dabrowski throws a push kick but Charles slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski with a nice cross.
Dabrowski avoids the body shot from Charles.
Dabrowski throws the kick towards the body but Charles avoids it.
Dabrowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Dabrowski's shoulder, as Dabrowski tries to avoid the shot.
Charles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Charles lands a really nice looking cross but Dabrowski seems unphased.
Charles works over Dabrowski's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dabrowski ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Dabrowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles slips under a jab.
Dabrowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Charles punishes Dabrowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Dabrowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Charles misses with a lunging right hand
and Dabrowski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Charles really felt that one!
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles throws a hook but Dabrowski avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles throws a hook but Dabrowski avoids it easily.
Charles blocks the body kick.
Dabrowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Ray Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles misses with a left hand
and Dabrowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Dabrowski as Charles shoots in.
Charles throws a hook but Dabrowski avoids it easily.
Charles feints a jab promting Dabrowski to slip. Charles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dabrowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Charles throws an off balance right hand
and Dabrowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charles moves out of range as Dabrowski throws a body kick.
Charles will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles misses with a takedown attempt - Dabrowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dabrowski misses the shot to the body.
Charles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ray Charles's cut is getting worse.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Charles might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dabrowski. Dabrowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
Dabrowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Dabrowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rafal Dabrowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dabrowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Charles misses with a right hand
and Dabrowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles catches Dabrowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dabrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Dabrowski.
Nice takedown defense from Dabrowski. No joy for Charles on that attempt.
Dabrowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dabrowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Charles throws the left hand but Dabrowski avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dabrowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dabrowski.
Charles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dabrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dabrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Dabrowski works Charles's body with a nice hook.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
Dabrowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Dabrowski drops Charles with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Charles looks back up at him and smiles so Dabrowski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Charles is rocked!
Charles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dabrowski counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dabrowski lands a big uppercut and Charles crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Charles looks OK. Dabrowski waves Charles back to his feet!
Ray Charles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dabrowski lands a jab to the nose.
Dabrowski staying out of range there.
Dabrowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Charles takes a swing at Dabrowski's ribcage but misses.
Charles seems to have got his legs back now.
Dabrowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by Dabrowski.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dabrowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dabrowski.
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!
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Dabrowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dabrowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski cracks a nice hook into Charles's ribs.
Dabrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dabrowski looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Dabrowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charles's hands.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Dabrowski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab from Dabrowski does it's job there.
Dabrowski throws a leg kick which misses Charles's front leg but catches the back leg as Charles tries to avoid it.
Dabrowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeez, Ray Charles's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dabrowski thuds his shin into the meat of Charles's side.
Dabrowski scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Dabrowski slams his shin into Charles's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dabrowski.
Charles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dabrowski can pounce on him.
Dabrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dabrowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dabrowski misses with a straight right.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dabrowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dabrowski throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Dabrowski scores with a hook.
Charles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Charles avoids the body shot from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Dabrowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dabrowski connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Dabrowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charles throws a lazy uppercut
and Dabrowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
Dabrowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dabrowski throws a body kick that misses.
Charles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles moves away from the strike by Dabrowski.
Nice jab there from Dabrowski.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dabrowski.
Charles swings for the body but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dabrowski catches Charles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dabrowski moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles moves forwards but Dabrowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dabrowski.
Charles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Dabrowski ducks down to avoid it.
Charles misses with a left hand
and Dabrowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Charles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafal Dabrowski!
Rafal Dabrowski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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