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AFLC 87: Perez Vs Hathaway 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Cesar Caprillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Казаки - Ой Да . Caprillo has chosen The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun as his entrance music. Caio Cesar Caprillo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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229 lbs
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246 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Cesar Caprillo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Caprillo.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the ropes by Caprillo. Caprillo maintains the clinch.
Caprillo manages to break the clinch.
Caprillo rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the ropes.
Caprillo drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Caprillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Caprillo seems keen to control Emelianenko's posture.
Caprillo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Caprillo wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caprillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Caprillo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Caprillo.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Caprillo moves into the clinch.
Caprillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Caprillo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Emelianenko to keep the fight standing.
Caprillo breaks the clinch.
Caprillo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caprillo.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Cesar Caprillo.
Caprillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been informed that Caprillo 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.
Caprillo tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Caprillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Caio Cesar Caprillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Caprillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Caprillo blocks a jab.
Caprillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Caprillo wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Caprillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Caprillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caprillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caprillo did well to prevent Emelianenko getting side control.
Caprillo is rocked!
Emelianenko controlling the pace.
Caprillo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.
Caprillo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Caio Cesar Caprillo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Caprillo!
Caprillo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Emelianenko working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo defending against the ground and pound.
Caprillo gets back to half guard.
Caprillo is concentrating on defense, preventing Emelianenko from advancing position.
Let's hope that Caprillo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caprillo is looking to control Emelianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Caprillo avoid being mounted?
Caprillo is refusing to be controlled, as Emelianenko sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Caprillo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Caio Cesar Caprillo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Caprillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Caprillo won't allow it.
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 Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emelianenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caprillo closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Caprillo pushes Emelianenko against the ropes but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Caio Cesar Caprillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caprillo moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caprillo.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Caprillo moved out of range nicely.
Caprillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caprillo wants to clinch.
Caprillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caprillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caprillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Caprillo.
Caprillo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emelianenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Emelianenko tries to control but Caprillo manages to take his back.
Will Caprillo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Caprillo controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Caprillo.
Caprillo keeps control of the position as Emelianenko tries to break free.
Caprillo avoiding Emelianenko 's attempts to control his hands.
Emelianenko is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo scores with strikes from the back.
Emelianenko is keeping busy.
Emelianenko wants to escape the position.
Caprillo trying to control.
Caprillo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Emelianenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo controlling from the back.
Caprillo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Emelianenko is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Caprillo tries to keep control of the position but Emelianenko is staying busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caprillo has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Cesar Caprillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caprillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caprillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caprillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caprillo clinches up against the ropes.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caprillo.
Emelianenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Caprillo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Caprillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Caprillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caprillo obliges.
Caprillo successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caprillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Emelianenko prevents Caprillo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Caprillo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Caio Cesar Caprillo.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Caprillo ducks down to avoid it.
Fedor Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko clobbers Caprillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caprillo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Caprillo trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo stalling away here and it's allowed Emelianenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caprillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caprillo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caprillo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Caio Cesar Caprillo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Caprillo ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Caprillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Caprillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Caprillo trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caio Cesar Caprillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Caio Cesar Caprillo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Emelianenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Caprillo defends well and Emelianenko ends up having to push Caprillo into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caprillo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caprillo wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Cesar Caprillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caprillo 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 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Cesar Caprillo!
A very excited looking Caio Cesar Caprillo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandaless - Wojownik. Rafal Wallace is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawrence Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alvarado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wallace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarado is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarado to get the leverage.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvarado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wallace defends it well.
Alvarado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alvarado is working for a kimura but Wallace is defending it quite comfortably.
Alvarado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wallace sees it coming and defends easily.
Wallace tries to get to full guard but Alvarado has control of the leg.
Wallace is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Alvarado is tapping! Great win for Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafal Wallace!
An out of breath Rafal Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
James gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
James tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones decides to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
James wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
James preventing the sweep.
James drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now James has Jones in his guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
James has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by Ensemble of the restless. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Garcia is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nogueira.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia cracks Nogueira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nogueira lands a jab.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
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!
Garcia is looking to chop away at Nogueira's legs.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Nogueira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nogueira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia lands a jab.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nogueira moves away.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueira is just out of range.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Nogueira moves away and avoids it.
Nogueira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nogueira thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Nogueira lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia is rocked!
Nogueira tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Nogueira lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira connects with a crisp jab.
Nogueira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Nogueira connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Nogueira moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Nogueira.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nogueira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Nogueira's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
Nogueira throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nogueira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nogueira slips a jab from Garcia.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.
Garcia lands with a nice body kick.
Nogueira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Nogueira saw that one coming.
Nogueira throws a shot to the body.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut.
Garcia swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira drops Garcia with a big left hand! Garcia is injured, injured bad! Nogueira jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
An out of breath Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Sakuragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakuragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuragi off to one side.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Sean Carter Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
Sakuragi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuragi in his tracks.
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams swings for the body but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuragi misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuragi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ in the buildup to the fight.
Sakuragi slips under a jab from Williams.
Sakuragi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuragi walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Sakuragi is out of range.
Sakuragi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Sakuragi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sakuragi won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Sakuragi throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi working some strikes from top position.
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!
Sakuragi wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Sakuragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Sakuragi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sakuragi is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sakuragi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sakuragi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Sakuragi presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Sakuragi from breaking the clinch.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakuragi lands a left hand.
Sakuragi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with a hook.
Sean Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuragi shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuragi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuragi moves away from the strike by Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuragi misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a jab. Sakuragi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakuragi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sakuragi counters with a straight right hand.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakuragi slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Sean Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hanamichi Sakuragi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakuragi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Sakuragi dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuragi or not.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams cracks Sakuragi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakuragi shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Sakuragi moved out of range.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sakuragi moves away and avoids it.
Sean Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuragi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakuragi is rocked!
Sakuragi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sean Carter Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sakuragi throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Sakuragi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Sakuragi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakuragi needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Sakuragi is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams throws a hook but Sakuragi avoids it easily.
Sakuragi fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakuragi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Williams gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Carter Williams!
After winning the bout, Sean Carter Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Perez instigates a clinch.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Hathaway is blocking nicely.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hathaway's face.
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hathaway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Hathaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Hathaway manages to break the clinch.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez moves forwards but Hathaway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Luis Alberto Perez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway scores with a one two! Perez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hathaway cracks a nice hook into Perez's ribs.
Hathaway lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hathaway has time to react.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Hathaway lands with a nice combination. Perez backs away looking to recover.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ in the buildup to the fight.
Hathaway connects with a right that clearly hurt Perez. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Hathaway proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Perez collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hathaway!
Our winner, Daniel Hathaway, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Freak on a Leash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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199 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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dela Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dela Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz is controlling Jackson's trapped leg to prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Dela Cruz defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dela Cruz wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson is trying to control. Dela Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dela Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Dela Cruz is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dela Cruz avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson pushes down on Dela Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dela Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Dela Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dela Cruz is on top in guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dela Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Dela Cruz is retaining full guard.
Dela Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 trying to control here.
Dela Cruz wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Jackson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dela Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dela Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
Dela Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dela Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson working the strikes but Dela Cruz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dela Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushing down on Dela Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dela Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson is pressing down on Dela Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dela Cruz is holding on for now.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dela Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Dela Cruz defending well.
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!
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Dela Cruz is defending the position.
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 Shamar Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping right.
Dela Cruz misses with a right hand
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz scores with a head kick.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dela Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dela Cruz tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dela Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dela Cruz landing strikes.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
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.
Dela Cruz working the ground and pound.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson tries to roll over but Dela Cruz keeps him under control.
Dela Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dela Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dela Cruz is now in half guard.
Jackson has hold of Dela Cruz's hands but Dela Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz passes to full mount!
Jackson regains half guard.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Dela Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dela Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz working Jackson over with strikes.
Jackson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dela Cruz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dela Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dela Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dela Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
Dela Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dela Cruz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jackson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dela Cruz and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Dela Cruz!
A relieved looking Shane Dela Cruz 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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