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AFLC 72: A Champion's Legacy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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171 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Rando!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rando throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rando closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the ropes.
Rando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Rando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rando wants the takedown. Rogers is fighting it off but Rando persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rogers's guard against the ropes.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rando prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Rogers has control of Rando's left arm, preventing Rando from doing any damage.
Rando lands a couple of digs.
Rando prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rando lying in Rogers's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Rogers decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Rando taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Rogers!
A less than humble Sam Rogers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Chris Rando stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to the fans and my coaches for supporting me, I'm still young and I've got a lot to learn. I'm a quick learner!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lloyed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Kuslovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Josh Lloyed has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Josh Lloyed seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lloyed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wladimir Kuslovich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuslovich tried to score with a low kick but Lloyed checks it.
Kuslovich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lloyed to the ground. Kuslovich is now in Lloyed's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuslovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuslovich trying to control but Lloyed is working from the bottom.
Kuslovich is looking to advance position but Lloyed has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kuslovich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuslovich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kuslovich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lloyed pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuslovich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lloyed trying to mount his opponent but Kuslovich defends it.
Kuslovich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lloyed throwing shots but Kuslovich is blocking nicely.
Kuslovich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lloyed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuslovich defending well though.
Lloyed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lloyed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuslovich's head.
Lloyed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuslovich actively working from the bottom here.
Lloyed is working for a kimura but Kuslovich is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lloyed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuslovich taking some punishment here, with Lloyed in his half guard.
Lloyed working the head and body with strikes.
Lloyed is pressing down on Kuslovich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuslovich is holding on for now.
Kuslovich trying to control but Lloyed postures up.
Kuslovich tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kuslovich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuslovich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuslovich wants to improve his position but Lloyed is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuslovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lloyed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lloyed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuslovich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lloyed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuslovich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lloyed has managed to get both his arms back between Kuslovich's legs - danger averted.
Kuslovich looking for a guillotine here but Lloyed defends easily.
Lloyed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lloyed throws a big elbow that misses.
Lloyed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuslovich's head.
Kuslovich is looking for a triangle but Lloyed pushes his legs off easily.
Lloyed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lloyed works over Kuslovich with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuslovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lloyed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuslovich has his hands on Lloyed's head, controlling the position.
Lloyed throwing strikes from guard but Kuslovich blocks nicely.
Lloyed connects with a couple of short punches.
Lloyed throwing strikes but missing.
Lloyed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lloyed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Our spies down at at Mano`s Elite BJJ Gym inform us that Kuslovich has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kuslovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lloyed.
Kuslovich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lloyed defends it easily.
Lloyed is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuslovich has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuslovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lloyed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lloyed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuslovich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wladimir Kuslovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuslovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuslovich tries for a takedown but Lloyed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lloyed there.
Josh Lloyed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuslovich.
Lloyed looks to throw the jab but Kuslovich is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuslovich.
Lloyed checks a leg kick nicely.
Lloyed sizes up Kuslovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lloyed lands a two punch combo.
Kuslovich tries to clinch up but Lloyed circles away and keeps his distance.
Lloyed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lloyed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lloyed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lloyed wants it to stay on the feet.
Josh Lloyed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wladimir Kuslovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuslovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuslovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lloyed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuslovich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lloyed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lloyed throws a series of strikes that have Kuslovich backpedaling.
Kuslovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lloyed as he jumps to the side.
Kuslovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lloyed lands with a hook. Kuslovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lloyed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuslovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Lloyed tries to sprawl out of it but Kuslovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lloyed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuslovich tries to clinch but Lloyed moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuslovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lloyed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lloyed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyed looks to land a left hand but Kuslovich moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuslovich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lloyed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lloyed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuslovich misses with a looping right.
Kuslovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Lloyed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lloyed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuslovich.
Lloyed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kuslovich's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuslovich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kuslovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuslovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lloyed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lloyed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuslovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lloyed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lloyed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuslovich is breathing heavily.
Lloyed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lloyed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lloyed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuslovich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lloyed working some strikes from top position.
Kuslovich has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lloyed should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kuslovich has tightened it up now! Lloyed should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wladimir Kuslovich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. 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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194 lbs
15 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Sakuragi or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
Sakuragi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanamichi Sakuragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 in the buildup to the fight.
Sakuragi dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Sakuragi darts in looking for a takedown but Penn gets double underhooks and turns Sakuragi into the ropes.
Sakuragi is trying to break free.
Sakuragi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn connects with a crisp jab.
Sakuragi shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuragi misses the target.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuragi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Sakuragi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks for the body kick but Sakuragi saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn jabs at Sakuragi's body.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuragi doesn't seem phased though.
Penn looks to land a combination but Sakuragi avoids it well.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuragi staying out of range there.
Sakuragi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuragi moves away.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakuragis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuragi shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Sakuragi sees coming a mile off.
Penn leaves Sakuragi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Sakuragi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuragi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuragi.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Sakuragi shoots in.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuragi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn throws a series of punches but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuragi gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakuragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuragi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuragi on the ground.
Sakuragi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuragi working Penn over with strikes.
Sakuragi thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sakuragi is in close to Penn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn wants to stand up but Sakuragi is controlling him.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakuragi shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuragi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakuragi misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Sakuragi.
Penn moves away from the strike by Sakuragi.
Sakuragi works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakuragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Sakuragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakuragi moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuragi moves out of range easily.
Sakuragi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sakuragi clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sakuragi cracks Penn with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuragi.
Sakuragi tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Sakuragi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuragi manages to avoid it.
Sakuragi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Sakuragi on that attempt.
Sakuragi connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuragi moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Sakuragi moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Sakuragi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuragi swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuragi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuragi shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuragi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Sakuragi.
Penn staying out of range there.
Sakuragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Sakuragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Penn moves out of range as Sakuragi strikes.
Sakuragi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuragi moves away.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn forces Sakuragi back against the ropes and clinches.
Penn tries to circle away but Sakuragi has him pinned against the ropes.
Sakuragi breaks the clinch.
Sakuragi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Sakuragi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuragi. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Penn lands.
Sakuragi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sakuragi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuragi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The strikes coming from Sakuragi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Penn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Penn tries to get out of the position.
Penn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sakuragi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sakuragi tries to score with some ground and pound. Penn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Penn is pushing Sakuragi's head away, looking to escape. Sakuragi manages to hold on to the position though.
Sakuragi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Penn explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuragi. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuragi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hanamichi Sakuragi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakuragi misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakuragi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanamichi Sakuragi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuragi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sakuragi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuragi postures up and lands a big shot to Penn's brow.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuragi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakuragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Sakuragi is having none of it.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuragi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakuragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakuragi working some strikes from top position.
Sakuragi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sakuragi chips away with some ground and pound.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuragi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi forces his way into half guard.
Sakuragi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuragi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakuragi misses with a head shot. Penn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sakuragi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn wants to stand up but Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Sakuragi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuragi lands a couple of digs.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.
Sakuragi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuragi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuragi throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuragi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakuragi lands a couple of elbows.
Sakuragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuragi throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanamichi Sakuragi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakuragi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanamichi Sakuragi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Viktor Belfort enters the ring!
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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
16 - 11 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Belfort scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belfort fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva leaves Belfort with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva slips a jab from Belfort.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Belfort.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Belfort looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Belfort moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Belfort has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a head kick. Belfort smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belfort throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Belfort swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Belfort shrugs it off.
Belfort stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
Belfort tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
Silva defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Belfort's front leg but catches the back leg as Belfort tries to avoid it.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Belfort has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Belfort is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Belfort lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Belfort shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
Belfort tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Belfort backing up. Belfort nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a flying knee that drops Belfort! Silva dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Our winner, Anderson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silvio Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sierra if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sierra's head back.
Sierra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sierra avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
It looks like Silvio Sierra has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra scores with a jab to the head.
Sierra takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Sierra tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Sierra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sierra is rocked!
Sierra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Sierra is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Sierra connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Sierra seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee lands a big uppercut and Sierra crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sierra looks OK. Lee waves Sierra back to his feet!
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sierra doesn't seem phased though.
Sierra swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Sierra misses.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Sierra tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Sierra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick by Lee - that's a beauty! Sierra is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Lee can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cung Lee!
Cung Lee decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes to the ring accompanied by EMF - Unbelieveble. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Dela Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dela Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Okami is out of range.
No joy there for Okami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dela Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dela Cruz dips to his left and cracks Okami with an uppercut!
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Okami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dela Cruz thows a huge punch but Okami dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Okami's head.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Okami is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okami defending well though.
Dela Cruz is looking to stall here but Okami recovers full guard.
Dela Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okami looking for a sweep. Not yet Okami, not yet.
Dela Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Okami uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dela Cruz's guard. Nice move by Okami!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dela Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Okami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dela Cruz trying to strike off his back.
Dela Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Okami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dela Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Okami lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dela Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dela Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okami postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Dela Cruz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Okami throwing strikes but missing.
Dela Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okami gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okami postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz has his foot on Okami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Okami works his way back into a safe position though.
Okami postures up and lands a big shot to Dela Cruz's brow.
Okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Dela Cruz has wrist control.
Dela Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Dela Cruz has wrist control.
Okami is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dela Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Okami trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dela Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Okami defends easily.
Okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Dela Cruz has wrist control.
Dela Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okami makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okami postures up.
Okami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dela Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Okami throws a strike but Dela Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Okami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dela Cruz on the ground.
Dela Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Okami keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okami looks to land a left hand but Dela Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Dela Cruz scores with a push kick.
Dela Cruz looks to land a body kick but Okami moved away.
Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dela Cruz thows a body kick. Okami tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dela Cruz throws a jab when Okami was well out of range.
Okami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Okami jabs at Dela Cruz's body.
Dela Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Shane Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Okami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Okami defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz throws a leg kick but Okami moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Okami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dela Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okami misses with the combination.
Okami slips under a jab from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dela Cruz, as that shot connected.
Dela Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okami connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dela Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Okami on the side of the head.
Dela Cruz staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dela Cruz throws out the jab.
Dela Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okami circles away.
Yushin Okami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Dela Cruz.
Okami misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okami.
Okami dodges the punch combination from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands with a cross.
A big right from Okami misses.
Dela Cruz missing with a left hand there. Okami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dela Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dela Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dela Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okami in his tracks.
Shane Dela Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Okami misses.
Okami scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Okami moves out of range of the body kick.
Shane Dela Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okami uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Okami finish him?
Dela Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dela Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Okami.
Okami misses with a looping left.
Dela Cruz misses with a body kick.
Dela Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Dela Cruz lands with a hook. Okami tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okami checks a low kick from Dela Cruz.
Okami throws a nice looking combination but Dela Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dela Cruz slips under a jab from Okami.
Dela Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dela Cruz tries to bum rush Okami with a series of wild strikes but Okami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab.
Okami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dela Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dela Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami misses with a looping left.
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!
Dela Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Dela Cruz finds it's target.
Okami lands with a right hand.
Are you kidding me?! Okami ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Dela Cruz clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yushin Okami!
A relieved looking Yushin Okami thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Patrick's ribs.
Taylor throws a head kick but Patrick moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Taylor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Patrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Patrick misses the target.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Patrick moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Patrick is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patrick.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Patrick ducks down to avoid it.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Patrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick misses with a looping left.
Taylor slips a straight right by Patrick.
Taylor slips a straight right by Patrick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patrick.
Taylor swings for the body but Patrick moves out of range.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor throws the left hand but Patrick avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Patrick slips the punch.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrick misses with a straight left.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Patrick's leg. Patrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor cracks Patrick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Patrick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patrick misses with a hook.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Patrick blocks the low kick.
Patrick tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor scores with a head kick. Patrick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
A jab from Patrick misses.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrick takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Decent striking displayed by Patrick there.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Patrick moves out of range easily.
Patrick misses with a straight left.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Patrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Patrick.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Patrick.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Patrick scores with a punch to the head.
Patrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with a low kick as Patrick jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Patrick's ribs.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Patrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Taylor wants to slow Patrick down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Patrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patrick misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Patrick. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick staying out of range there.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
Patrick throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Taylor 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.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patrick's calf.
Meldrick Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Patrick drives through and clinches with Taylor against the ropes.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor defending well as Patrick loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patrick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patrick blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Patrick throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Patrick has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Patrick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patrick.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Patrick has double underhooks.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling him.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Patrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meldrick Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Patrick misses.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Patrick misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Patrick both land. Nice combination.
Taylor is rocked!
A big left from Patrick misses.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick Rushes Taylor and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Taylor is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Patrick Piles on the pressure and Taylor crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Patrick!
A victorious Jean Claude Patrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClane has chosen Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. John McClane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson thuds his shin into the meat of McClane's side.
We've been informed that McClane has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benson swings for the body but McClane moves out of range.
Benson moves out of range as McClane throws a body kick.
McClane cracks Benson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson wants to clinch.
Benson tries to clinch but McClane moves out of range.
McClane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benson has time to react.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson with a jab.
It looks like John McClane has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Tony Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. McClane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benson tries to land a front kick but McClane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McClane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benson on the side of the head.
McClane connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to clinch up but McClane circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Benson.
Benson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McClane misses with the combination.
McClane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McClane tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.
McClane stuns Benson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benson drops his hands momentarily and McClane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McClane tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
McClane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson works McClane's body with a nice hook.
McClane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
Benson lands a nice hook to McClane's body. McClane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McClane just misses with a punch to the body.
McClane misses the shot to the body.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson rushes McClane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson has McClane pressed against the ropes, preventing McClane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson working McClane over with knees to the body.
McClane looks winded!
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benson throws a front kick that sends McClane stumbling back into the ropes.
Benson tries to bum rush McClane with a series of wild strikes but McClane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benson lands a big head kick that sends McClane to the canvas! Benson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Benson!
A victorious Tony Benson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing In The Name. Brandon Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a straight left.
Manhoef has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Walker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Walker lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef misses with a double jab
and Walker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker clinches up against the ropes.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker tries to clinch there but Manhoef circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manhoef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Manhoef throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Walker scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoef lands a high kick!
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
A big right from Walker misses.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker moves to clinch but Manhoef breaks away
and Manhoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker tries to clinch there but Manhoef circles away.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manhoef.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef lands a big right hand that sends Walker crashing to the mat! Manhoef stays standing though and waves Walker back to his feet!
Walker is rocked!
Manhoef throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Manhoef does no damage.
Walker tries to clinch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Manhoef is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Manhoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef thumps Walker with a low kick.
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Manhoef lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Walker is looking to close the distance but Manhoef sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Walker crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Walker is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Melvin Manhoef!
After winning the bout, Melvin Manhoef thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Brandon Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you fans for supporting me. The better fighter won today. I promise to be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
224 lbs
25 - 5 - 2 |
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197 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
25 - 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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes thumps Orton with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Orton tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orton.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Orton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes pulls Orton in close to prevent any damage.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Orton throws a strike but Barnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orton is proving hard to escape from.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Orton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frankie Barnes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Orton with an uppercut!
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orton.
Orton moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
Orton avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Orton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orton.
Orton is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Orton's ribcage. Orton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes gets through Orton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Orton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes is pressing down on Orton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes pulls Orton in close to his closed guard and prevents Orton from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Orton shoots in.
Orton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton pushes Barnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Orton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barnes trying to control here.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Orton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orton lands with a punch from half guard.
Orton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orton is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Barnes has control of Orton's left arm, preventing Orton from doing any damage.
Orton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orton postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Randy Orton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but Orton is having none of it.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton landing with the ground and pound.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Orton. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barnes quickly recovers to half guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Orton is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Orton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
Orton postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Orton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.
Orton controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Randy Orton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Orton avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barnes trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Orton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Orton postures up.
Orton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes wants to stand up but Orton is controlling him.
Orton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orton!
Barnes wants to control the pace but Orton is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Orton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Orton knows he should have avoided that one.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Orton is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Donk. Barnes catches Orton right on the button with a cross.
Orton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.
Orton fails with the takedown.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orton on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thumps Orton with a low kick.
Orton throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Orton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnes to the ground. Orton is now in Barnes's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Barnes wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
Orton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Orton distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes is trying to keep Orton in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Randy Orton 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!
Orton misses with a leg kick.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orton.
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Barnes against the ropes but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orton clinches.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orton has picked Barnes up - he's going for a ride! Orton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Orton is very close to passing his half guard.
Orton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orton thows a huge punch but Barnes dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Orton looks to land a strike but Barnes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Orton postures up.
Orton postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Orton throws a strike but Barnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frankie Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Orton saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes 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.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Orton.
Randy Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Orton checks it.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Orton misses with a low kick.
Frankie Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton looking to score a takedown here. Barnes is defending well but Orton drives through and ends up in Barnes's guard.
Frankie Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Orton moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton in side control, throwing shots but Barnes defends.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Orton!
Randy Orton retains his light heavyweight title!
Randy Orton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Frankie Barnes had this to say: 'I'm sorry for letting down my fans. I wanted to be able to hold 3 titles at the same time but Orton was the better man today. '.
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