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AFLC 68: Orton Vs Jackson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Machado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luiz Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado misses with a double jab.
Malapitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machado circles away quickly and effectively.
Machado drives through and clinches with Malapitan against the ropes.
Machado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malapitan throws a hook but Machado blocks it.
Malapitan misses the shot to the body.
Machado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machado tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Machado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado pushes Malapitan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Malapitan wants to break free but Machado has control.
Machado lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Khulet Malapitan has been cut.
Machado taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan dodges an elbow strike from Machado.
Malapitan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machado scores a nice knee to the body.
Malapitan tries to break the clinch but Machado is controlling the position.
Machado putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malapitan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machado scores a nice knee to the body.
Machado breaks the clinch.
Machado throws a head kick that misses.
Machado tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan connects with a jab.
Machado thuds his shin into the meat of Malapitan's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Machado.
Good standup being displayed there by Malapitan as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machado.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Malapitan misses with a hook.
Machado misses with the combination.
Machado blocks a jab.
Machado drives through and clinches with Malapitan against the ropes.
A short left from Machado.
Machado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malapitan's face.
Machado misses with a knee to the head.
Machado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machado stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machado breaks from the clinch.
Machado throws a head kick that misses.
Malapitan gets tackled into the ropes by Machado. Machado maintains the clinch.
Malapitan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machado breaks the clinch.
Malapitan looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Malapitan tries to move into range but Machado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Malapitan misses with a body shot.
Machado throws a nice looking combination but Malapitan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malapitan counters with a left and a right that stings Machado.
Malapitan misses with an uppercut
and Machado counters with a big head kick but Malapitan shrugs it off.
Machado moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Machado.
Machado lands a knee to the head.
Malapitan working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Machado is looking to control Malapitan's arms but Malapitan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machado has his back to the ropes.
Malapitan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machado pressing his opponent against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khulet Malapitan's cut.
That's time! Machado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Machado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machado tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malapitan scores with a hook to the body. Machado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malapitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Malapitan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machado tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machado throws a head kick but Malapitan moves out of range.
Machado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malapitan misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Machado misses with a head kick.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machado blocks a jab.
Machado misses with a combination
and Malapitan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malapitan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Malapitan tries to break the clinch but Machado is controlling the position.
Machado utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machado has Malapitan pressed against the ropes, preventing Malapitan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machado is struggling to control the position.
Machado tries to land a knee to the head but Malapitan blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a knee to the head.
Machado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan is trying to break the clinch but Machado is controlling him.
Malapitan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Machado.
Machado lands a knee to the body.
Malapitan is breathing heavily.
Machado leaning against his opponent.
Machado with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malapitan's efforts to push away.
Machado's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luiz Machado.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Machado.
Malapitan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machado.
Machado throws a right hand that Malapitan ducks under and follows up with a left that Malapitan also avoids with ease.
Luiz Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Malapitan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machado.
Malapitan missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malapitan gets tackled into the ropes by Machado. Machado maintains the clinch.
Malapitan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malapitan has had enough of the clinch but Machado keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Machado.
Machado landing knees to the body.
Malapitan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malapitan wants to get back to striking at distance but Machado won't allow it.
Machado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado keeps control of Malapitan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machado has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Machado lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machado taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Machado lands a right hand.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Machado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khulet Malapitan's cut.
That's time! Machado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Machado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malapitan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malapitan throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malapitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malapitan misses with a straight left.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado moves into the clinch successfully.
Malapitan can't break the clinch.
Machado breaks from the clinch.
Malapitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Machado.
A good leg kick by Machado.
Malapitan scores with a jab. Machado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws a head kick that Malapitan semi-blocks.
Machado moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Machado.
Machado lands a shoulder strike.
Malapitan is rocked!
Malapitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malapitan is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Machado breaks the clinch.
Malapitan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malapitan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Malapitan.
Machado moves into the clinch.
Machado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malapitan seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Machado landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malapitan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machado lands a nice shot to the body.
Malapitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Machado! Malapitan is out on his feet! Machado rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Malapitan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Malapitan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Machado!
Luiz Machado 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Freedman tries to circle away but Patrick has him pinned against the ropes.
Freedman has had enough of the clinch but Patrick keeps him there for the moment.
Freedman is looking to break free of the clinch but Patrick has double underhooks.
Freedman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Patrick.
Freedman takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Patrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Freedman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freedman can't break the clinch.
Patrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Patrick lands with a light punch inside.
Patrick tries to work over Freedman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freedman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freedman shoots in but Patrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freedman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick looks to throw the jab but Freedman is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freedman.
Patrick has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Freedman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Patrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freedman moves away from the strike by Patrick.
Freedman looks to land a right hand but Patrick moved out of range.
Freedman takes one on the button.
Patrick misses the jab.
Freedman slips under a jab.
Freedman misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freedman swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Freedman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Freedman is looking to take a break and control but Patrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patrick struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to regain half guard here but Freedman keeps moving and retains side control.
Freedman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Patrick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Freedman decides to stand back up. Freedman steps back and let's Patrick get back to his feet.
Patrick missing with a left hand there. Freedman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patrick looks to land a combination but Freedman avoids it well.
Jean Claude Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freedman defending well as Patrick loads up on a big left hand.
Freedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patrick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedman lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Patrick sprawling to the canvas. Freedman follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Patrick hang on?
It looks like Jean Claude Patrick has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patrick can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedman works his way into side control.
Freedman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Freedman working away.
Patrick tries to buck Freedman off but Freedman is having none of it.
Patrick is not content to let Freedman control the position.
Freedman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Freedman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Freedman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Patrick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Patrick tries to improve position but can't.
Freedman working the head with strikes.
Freedman has hold of Patrick's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Patrick seems comfortable defending it but Freedman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Patrick is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Patrick is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Freedman couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Freedman!
Marcus Freedman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Unloco - Crashing. 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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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bennet looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Belfort tries to stand and escape but Bennet is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet needs to keep his hands up - Belfort had a free shot at his head there.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belfort throws out the jab.
Belfort cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut.
Belfort looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Belfort takes the fight into the clinch.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennet won't allow it.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet is working Belfort over against the ropes.
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!
Belfort lands with a left to the head.
Bennet is trying to pull guard but Belfort turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort lands with a light punch inside.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet breaks the clinch.
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet tries to pull guard but Belfort forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Belfort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Bennet leaning against his opponent.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Bennet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belfort walks away with a smile on his face. Bennet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Belfort moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennet tries to pull guard but Belfort holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bennet drops back down to his feet.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet has Belfort pressed against the ropes, preventing Belfort from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Belfort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Belfort rushes Bennet and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Belfort lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Belfort on the inside.
Belfort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort forces Bennet back against the ropes and clinches.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Belfort scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Bennet jumps into guard, dragging Belfort to the mat.
Belfort wants to stand but Bennet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennet is working an open guard so Belfort takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort pushes Bennet up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the ropes.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belfort.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet tries to pull guard but Belfort won't allow it.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Belfort makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennet tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belfort.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the ropes.
Belfort tries to stall but Bennet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belfort smiles and moves away.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort darts in and clinches Bennet up against the ropes.
Bennet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Belfort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort gets through Bennet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belfort working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennet is rocked!
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belfort makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Belfort has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viktor Belfort seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennet tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennet can't break the clinch.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Bennet jumps guard but Belfort turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Belfort gets through Bennet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Belfort.
Belfort lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Belfort's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort pushes Bennet up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling him.
Bennet prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet has Belfort pressed against the ropes, preventing Belfort from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort has Bennet up against the ropes in a clinch.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Belfort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belfort rushes Bennet and presses him up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet is trying to pull guard but Belfort turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bennet successfully pulls guard.
Belfort trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bennet's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort gets to his feet. Bennet looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Viktor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Belfort to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Belfort decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bennet, up you get!
Belfort clinches.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belfort lands an uppercut.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belfort manages to break the clinch.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort closes the distance and pushes Bennet back into the ropes.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Noah Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Belfort is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bennet prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belfort 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Belfort!
In his post fight interview, Viktor Belfort started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freak on a Leash. Randy Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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223 lbs
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213 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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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
24 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Orton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is trying to hold Orton in close to prevent damage but Orton has managed to pass into half guard.
Orton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Orton working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but Orton has passed into side control.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Orton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Orton working the body and head with strikes.
Orton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson is rocked!
Orton cracks Jackson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Orton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jackson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Orton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Orton!
Randy Orton retains his light heavyweight title!
Randy Orton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkovic. That one must have hurt.
Lawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Novae in the buildup to the fight.
Lawson 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.
Lawson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses.
Perkovic avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Lawson misses with the combination.
Perkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Perkovic throws a push kick but Lawson slaps the foot to one side.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic moves into range and clinches up with Lawson.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Perkovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkovic looks to land a body kick but Lawson moved away.
Perkovic drives through and clinches with Lawson against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lawson uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Perkovic has his hands on Lawson's head, controlling the position.
Lawson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lawson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Perkovic is not content to let Lawson control the position.
Perkovic tries to roll over but Lawson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Perkovic.
Still in half guard, Lawson seems content to control.
Perkovic is trying to maintain the position but Lawson is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Perkovic avoids them all with ease.
Perkovic throws a push kick but Lawson slaps the foot to one side.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Perkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Lawson.
Perkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Perkovic tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Perkovic forces Lawson back against the ropes and clinches.
Lawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawson lands a head shot.
A jab from Perkovic does it's job there.
A lazy body kick from Perkovic
and Lawson counters with a big head kick but Perkovic shrugs it off.
Lawson tries to bum rush Perkovic with a series of wild strikes but Perkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkovic.
Lawson throws the left hand but Perkovic avoids the punch easily.
Perkovic throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson feints a jab promting Perkovic to slip. Lawson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perkovic throws a solid leg kick but Lawson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
Perkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Perkovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Perkovic moves out of range.
Perkovic delivers a nice body kick.
Lawson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Perkovic throws the kick towards the body but Lawson avoids it.
Good exchange - Lawson coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkovic can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkovic. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Lawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikhail Perkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Lawson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perkovic knocks Lawson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Lawson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkovic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perkovic cracks Lawson with a left hook right on the temple and Lawson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Perkovic lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Lawson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Perkovic!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Perkovic 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 BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Awesome. 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 Jean Claude Van Damme was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Damme.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 in the buildup to the fight.
Van Damme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Damme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Van Damme counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Damme checks a leg kick.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Van Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn tries a low kick but Van Damme avoids it.
Van Damme lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penn blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Van Damme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Damme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Van Damme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Damme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Damme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn slips under a jab from Van Damme.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Van Damme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Van Damme moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Van Damme throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn throws a body kick that misses.
Van Damme lands a front kick.
Penn misses with the combination.
A big left from Van Damme misses.
Van Damme looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Damme misses with a straight right.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Damme. Van Damme gets slowly back to his feet.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude Van Damme.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Van Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Damme misses the shot to the body.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Damme throws out the jab.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn swings for the body but Van Damme moves out of range.
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 BJ Penn 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.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Van Damme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Van Damme throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Van Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damme.
Penn throws a push kick but Van Damme slaps the foot to one side.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Van Damme staying out of range there.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Van Damme cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Van Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Van Damme misses.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn stuns Van Damme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Damme looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Van Damme takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme misses with a straight left.
Van Damme looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn.
Penn is looking to wear down Van Damme with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks for the body kick but Van Damme saw that one coming.
Penn tries a low kick but Van Damme avoids it.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Van Damme misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 leaves Van Damme with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from Van Damme misses.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Damme scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Damme moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Damme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Damme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Damme on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Penn throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Van Damme misses with a wild body shot.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Damme lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Damme thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Damme moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Damme lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Damme misses with the combination.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Van Damme avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Van Damme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Damme.
Penn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penn blocks a jab.
Van Damme misses with a body shot.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Van Damme throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Damme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Damme pulls Penn into guard.
Penn wants to get up but he can't break Van Damme's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Damme is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Damme is proving hard to escape from.
Van Damme is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Damme is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Damme escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Damme is proving hard to escape from.
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Damme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Van Damme's legs - danger averted.
Van Damme is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Penn frees his head nicely. Oh but Van Damme has switched to an armbar! Penn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jean Claude Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Veterano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Turn The Lights Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
198 lbs
15 - 10 - 2 |
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204 lbs
12 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ Purple 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
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veterano looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Veterano throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veterano blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veterano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Veterano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Veterano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Veterano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Veterano.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Veterano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veterano misses with a straight right.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Veterano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veterano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva staying out of range there.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veterano thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Veterano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Veterano.
Veterano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veterano misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Veterano backs up against the ropes.
Veterano scores with a jab to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Veterano.
Veterano connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
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!
Veterano throws out a powerful jab.
Silva is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Veterano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veterano misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Veterano moves out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Veterano moves out of range easily.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Veterano finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Veterano connects with a body shot.
Silva avoids the body shot from Veterano.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veterano swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Veterano.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Veterano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veterano misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Veterano.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Veterano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Veterano just misses with a punch to the body.
Veterano misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva feints a jab promting Veterano to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Veterano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Veterano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Veterano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veterano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Veterano misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head kick but Veterano moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Veterano misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Veterano moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Veterano misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Veterano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands a head kick. Veterano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Veterano.
Veterano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Veterano moves out of range easily.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veterano.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veterano misses with a two punch combination.
Veterano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Veterano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Veterano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veterano looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Veterano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veterano scores with a punch to the head.
Veterano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veterano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Veterano throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Silva tenderised Veterano's leg. Veterano is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veterano misses with a few strikes there.
Veterano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Veterano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veterano lands a slapping body shot.
Veterano swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Veterano misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Veterano misses with a hook.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Veterano.
Veterano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veterano misses the jab.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Veterano had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Veterano. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Veterano.
Veterano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veterano misses with a hook
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Veterano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veterano misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva defending well as Veterano loads up on a big left hand.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veterano misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Veterano throws a big shot that misses.
Veterano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Veterano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Veterano misses with a straight left.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva slips under a jab.
Veterano lands a slapping body shot.
Veterano looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veterano. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Veterano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Veterano.
Veterano throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veterano throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Veterano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veterano misses the jab.
Veterano throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Donk. Veterano catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Veterano misses with a straight right.
Veterano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from Veterano.
Veterano misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Veterano moves out of range easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Veterano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veterano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veterano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Veterano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veterano looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A big left from Veterano misses.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Veterano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marcelo Veterano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Veterano thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Veterano lands an overhand right.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Veterano is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veterano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veterano throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veterano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Veterano.
Well Veterano 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Veterano!
Marcelo Veterano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandwasi Nsumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wandwasi Nsumba's chin.
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191 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandwasi Nsumba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nsumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Nsumba.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nsumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith throws the left hand but Nsumba avoids the punch easily.
Smith drops Nsumba with a beautiful combination! Nsumba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Nsumba is rocked!
It looks like Wandwasi Nsumba has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nsumba connects with a body shot.
Nsumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsumba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nsumba is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Nsumba looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Nsumba seems to have recovered his senses.
Nsumba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nsumba! Smith lets Nsumba back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nsumba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith throws a right hand that Nsumba ducks under and follows up with a left that Nsumba also avoids with ease.
Nsumba fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Nsumba counters with a straight right hand.
Nsumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba misses the shot to the body.
Nsumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith drops Nsumba with a beautiful combination! Nsumba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Nsumba cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith tries to bum rush Nsumba with a series of wild strikes but Nsumba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries to bum rush Nsumba with a series of wild strikes but Nsumba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nsumba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nsumba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Nsumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nsumba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nsumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nsumba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Nsumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nsumba lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a nice hook to Nsumba's body. Nsumba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith lands the left hand.
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!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nsumba.
Smith lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Nsumba throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nsumba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wandwasi Nsumba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith scores with a jab. Nsumba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Nsumba crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Nsumba back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nsumba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith throws a body punch but Nsumba moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nsumba.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nsumba.
Nsumba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a body punch but Nsumba moves out of range.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a series of punches but Nsumba avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nsumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nsumba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nsumba can do to turn this around?
Nsumba slips a jab from Smith.
Nsumba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nsumba might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Nsumba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Nsumba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nsumba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Nsumba throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nsumba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Nsumba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Nsumba scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith slips under a jab from Nsumba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Nsumba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nsumba misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nsumba is just out of range.
Nsumba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nsumba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Nsumba lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Nsumba moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Nsumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Nsumba throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wandwasi Nsumba's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nsumba. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Nsumba.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Nsumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Nsumba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Nsumba ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Nsumba moved out of range nicely.
Nsumba throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nsumba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nsumba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nsumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nsumba misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Nsumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nsumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Wandwasi Nsumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Nsumba catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith throws a hook but Nsumba blocks it.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nsumba saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a hook
and Nsumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Nsumba throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nsumba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nsumba. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith avoids the body shot from Nsumba.
Nsumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba misses with a few strikes there.
Smith digs a good hook to Nsumba's body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Nsumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nsumba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nsumba moves out of range as Smith strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wandwasi Nsumba.
Well Smith 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
A very excited looking John Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Shane Dela Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz shoots for a takedown but Manhoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dela Cruz shoots in and drives through. Manhoef sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef is trying to stand back up but Dela Cruz is controlling him
Manhoef has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dela Cruz is on him like a limpet, forcing Manhoef back against the ropes.
Dela Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manhoef walks away with a smile on his face. Dela Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manhoef lands a leg kick that knocks Dela Cruz off balance momentarily.
Manhoef throws a leg kick that misses.
Dela Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Manhoef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dela Cruz.
No joy there for Manhoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dela Cruz throws out a leg kick but Manhoef moves out of range and Dela Cruz only half commits.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manhoef has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dela Cruz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz cracks Manhoef with a good jab.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manhoef slips a jab and a cross from Dela Cruz.
Manhoef is looking to slow Dela Cruz down with leg kicks.
Manhoef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dela Cruz's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dela Cruz.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dela Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhoef throws a right hand that Dela Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela Cruz also avoids with ease.
Dela Cruz missing with a left hand there. Manhoef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef cracks Dela Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Dela Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Manhoef drops Dela Cruz with a beautiful combination! Dela Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Manhoef is looking for the KO!
Dela Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef moves out of range of the body kick from Dela Cruz.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Dela Cruz crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Melvin Manhoef!
A victorious Melvin Manhoef thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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