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AFLC 100: Barnes Vs Orton 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jerome Johnson enters the ring!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Robinson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Robinson, against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson.
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!
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Robinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Robinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson jerks Johnson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Johnson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Robinson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Robinson because Johnson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Richard Robinson!
After winning the bout, Richard Robinson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the ring accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Nick James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
25 - 35 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
25 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Liddell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Liddell is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Liddell is controlling the pace.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Liddell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liddell pulls his head out easily.
Liddell trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James wants to get back to full guard but Liddell has mounted him!
James is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
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.
Liddell wants to stand but James is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Liddell is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. James is in real trouble.
Liddell has the hooks in. James is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Liddell looking for the choke but no joy.
James tries to break free.
James keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liddell just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Liddell is trying to stick to James's back but James is turning into Liddell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Liddell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by James.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Liddell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Liddell has escaped and now he's on top!
Liddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liddell wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Liddell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddell is working away from the top position though.
Liddell prevents James from standing back up.
Liddell wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Liddell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions off his back.
Liddell wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
James wants to improve his position but Liddell is controlling well.
Liddell moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from James.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James is still trying to improve 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 Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James checks the leg kick.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Liddell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Liddell tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell clinches up with James and pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Liddell tries to pull guard but James forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Liddell controlling the action here for a moment.
James tries to pull guard but Liddell won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A combination from James does no damage.
James clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the ropes.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Liddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James breaks from the clinch.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is pressed up against the ropes. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liddell down to the mat. Liddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick James.
Liddell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Liddell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, James has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Liddell but great work by James.
Chuck Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
James goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Liddell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for James but great work by Liddell.
James is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Liddell off and has taken his back!
James avoiding Liddell 's attempts to control his hands.
James doesn't have the hooks in and Liddell manages to turn into his guard.
Liddell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Liddell shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liddell closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Liddell on his heels. He'll look to pass Liddell's guard now, I'm sure.
James postures up.
James trying to move into half guard but instead Liddell has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Liddell is defending well. James quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Liddell has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! James celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, 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 Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.
Woodley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woodley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerrone moves forwards but Woodley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cerrone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woodley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerrone scores with a one two! Woodley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone walks into a left hand.
Cerrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodley.
Good exchange - Cerrone coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Woodley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Woodley.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woodley tries to bum rush Cerrone with a series of wild strikes but Cerrone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerrone throws a body punch but Woodley moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woodley.
Woodley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Woodley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerrone.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
Woodley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodley wants to get back to full guard.
Cerrone is trying to work for a kimura but Woodley is defending well.
Woodley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woodley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone wants to control from the top but Woodley keeps moving.
Woodley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Woodley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Woodley cracks Cerrone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Woodley unloading with bombs!
Woodley breaks from Cerrone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cerrone is refusing to be controlled, as Woodley sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone controlling the position for now.
Cerrone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woodley trying to control from half guard but Cerrone is working away.
Woodley working over Cerrone with some ground and pound. Cerrone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woodley is thwarting Cerrone's attempts to control the position.
Cerrone has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Woodley lands strikes from half guard.
Cerrone is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerrone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woodley.
Cerrone wants to control but Woodley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley dominated that 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.
Woodley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Tyron Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Woodley tests Cerrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cerrone's sensitive parts.
Tyron Woodley is winning the standup battle so far.
Cerrone closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Woodley throws an elbow but misses.
Woodley is trying to maintain a safe position but Cerrone gets an underhook and turns Woodley into the ropes.
Cerrone can't get the takedown.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Woodley blocks it.
Woodley is trying to force a seperation but Cerrone has the dominant position.
A short right from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to work over Woodley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woodley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cerrone.
Woodley takes a shot to the head.
Cerrone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woodley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woodley throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Cerrone.
Cerrone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woodley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cerrone has him pressed against the ropes.
Woodley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woodley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodley.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woodley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodley with a nice cross.
Cerrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Woodley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cerrone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cerrone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodley stalks Cerrone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cerrone's face. Cerrone staggers backwards, shaken.
Cerrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woodley.
Woodley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woodley thumps Cerrone with a low kick.
Cerrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woodley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cerrone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Woodley throws an overhand right that lands on Cerrone's shoulder, as Cerrone tries to avoid the shot.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerrone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woodley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerrone.
Woodley throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley throws out a powerful jab.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut. Woodley saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Cerrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woodley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woodley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Woodley looks to land a combination but Cerrone avoids it well.
Cerrone walks into a straight right hand from Woodley.
Jab by Cerrone.
Cerrone dives in for a single leg takedown but Woodley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Woodley.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Woodley tries to circle away but Cerrone has him pinned against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cerrone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cerrone misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley throws a head punch that misses.
Cerrone lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cerrone.
Cerrone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Woodley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodley leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cerrone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woodley's elbow.
Cerrone lands with a right to the head.
Cerrone is working Woodley over against the ropes.
Cerrone tries to throw a body punch but Woodley avoids it by throwing Cerrone back against the ropes.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerrone misses with a body punch.
Cerrone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woodley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerrone up against the ropes.
Cerrone tries to throw a body punch but Woodley avoids it by throwing Cerrone back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Cerrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cerrone takes the fight into the clinch.
Woodley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woodley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerrone blocks it with crossed arms.
Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
Woodley breaks the clinch.
A jab from Woodley misses.
Woodley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodley throws a jab when Cerrone was well out of range.
Woodley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cerrone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Woodley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerrone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cerrone is looking to clinch but Woodley is avoiding it.
Woodley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cerrone misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Cerrone's head but Cerrone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerrone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woodley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Cerrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodley.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
Woodley lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Woodley misses.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone tries to bum rush Woodley with a series of wild strikes but Woodley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woodley tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woodley, as that shot connected.
Cerrone rushes Woodley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Woodley.
Stephen Cerrone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Woodley blocks a body shot from Cerrone.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Woodley breaks from the clinch.
Woodley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a lazy right hand but Woodley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woodley tried to score with a low kick but Cerrone checks it.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woodley throws a body kick that misses.
Woodley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut. Woodley saw that one coming.
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woodley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cerrone's hands.
Cerrone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cerrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woodley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerrone at a distance.
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Woodley circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone connects with a body shot that sends Woodley's belly button to the back.
Woodley misses with a shot to the body
and Cerrone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerrone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
Cerrone lands a slapping body shot.
Woodley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woodley pinned against the ropes. Woodley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodley misses with an uppercut. Cerrone saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stephen Cerrone.
I think Cerrone 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stephen Cerrone!
After winning the bout, Stephen Cerrone 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wild Boys. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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206 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Efrain Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva wants to stay close but Filipovic steps back to make room for something. Silva seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Filipovic and Silva drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!
After winning the bout, Mirko Filipovic 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 Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami's entrance music is EMF - Unbelieveble. A fine choice. Rogers has chosen Shock by Fear Factory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
23 - 19 - 0 |
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193 lbs
36 - 36 - 0 |
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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 - 19 - 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
36 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okami defends it nicely.
A jab from Okami misses.
Nice sprawl there from Okami as Rogers shoots in.
Okami keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Yushin Okami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okami.
Okami misses with an uppercut.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Rogers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okami defends well and Rogers ends up having to push Okami into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Okami is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rogers to the mat. Rogers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rogers trying to strike off his back.
Okami is sitting in close to Rogers's body. Rogers has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Okami is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Okami is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rogers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Rogers!
Post fight, an emotional Steve Rogers said 'Thanks to my sponsors URBAN SAVAGE, everyone at AFLC and all the fans! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattinson comes to the ring accompanied by Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65. Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Edward Pattinson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
18 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora slips a jab and a cross from Pattinson.
Pattinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Pattinson sees coming a mile off.
Pandora avoids the head kick by Pattinson.
Pattinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pattinson throws a leg kick but Pandora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pattinson clobbers Pandora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pattinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pattinson scores with a head kick. Pandora tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pattinson lands a head kick!
Pattinson closes the distance and pushes Pandora back into the ropes.
Pattinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pandora as Pattinson tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora blocking some punches.
Pattinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pattinson effectively controlling the action here.
Pandora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pandora fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pandora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pattinson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Pattinson's ribcage.
Pandora is trying to force a seperation but Pattinson has the dominant position.
Pandora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson breaks the clinch.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pattinson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pandora blocks a leg kick.
Pandora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pattinson.
Pattinson throws a leg kick but Pandora moved away.
Pattinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pattinson lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pattinson scores with a leg kick.
Pattinson wants to slow Pandora down by chopping away at his legs.
Pattinson takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
Pattinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pattinson. Pattinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pattinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Pandora.
Pattinson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pandora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pattinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pattinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pandora gets control of Pattinson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pandora will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pattinson wants to pass the guard but Pandora is keeping the position.
Pattinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pattinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pandora is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pattinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pandora wants to control the position but Pattinson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pandora won't allow Pattinson to pass to mount.
Pandora is looking to improve his position.
Pattinson is trying to work for a kimura but Pandora is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pattinson in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Pattinson dominated that round.
That's time! Pattinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pattinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandora - the referee stops the clock and Pattinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandora. Pattinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pandora throws a head kick but Pattinson moves out of range.
Pattinson is looking to score with low kicks.
Pattinson misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pattinson.
Pandora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Pandora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pattinson checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandora blocks the leg kick.
Pattinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pandora back to the ropes. Pattinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pandora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pattinson is out of range.
Pandora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pandora throws a low kick, looking for Pattinson's leg but Pattinson calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Pattinson. Beautiful body shot.
Pattinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pattinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pandora.
A leg kick checked by Pattinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson misses with a head kick.
Pandora throws a body shot but no joy.
Edward Pattinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pandora defending well as Pattinson loads up on a big left hand.
Pandora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora lands with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Pattinson.
Pandora is breathing heavily.
Good work by Pandora as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Pattinson misses.
Pandora throws a leg kick but Pattinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pattinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Pattinson - just one landing.
Pattinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Pattinson had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandora checks a leg kick nicely.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pattinson blocks the body kick.
Pandora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pattinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pattinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pattinson.
Pattinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pattinson lands with a right hand.
Pattinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pattinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pattinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pandora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with the combination.
Pattinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pattinson thows a leg kick but Pandora checks it
and Pandora counters with a head kick. That will keep Pattinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pandora throws a body kick that misses.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Pattinson cracks a nice hook into Pandora's ribs.
Nice body punch from Pattinson.
Pattinson scores with a nice body kick.
Pandora throws a lazy head kick
and Pattinson counters with a head kick that drops Pandora to the mat! Pandora scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pandora is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pattinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pandora is still on wobbly legs! Can Pattinson finish him?
Pattinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pandora. That did some damage!
Pattinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pattinson moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandora seems to have recovered his senses.
Pattinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pattinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pandora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pandora fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pandora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pattinson trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora fails to pull guard.
Pattinson avoiding damage.
Pandora jumps into guard, dragging Pattinson to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pattinson wants to control from the top but Pandora keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Pattinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pattinson lands a leg kick that knocks Pandora off balance momentarily.
Pattinson throws a head kick that misses.
Pandora looks to throw a body kick
and Pattinson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pandora is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pandora thows a leg kick but Pattinson checks it
and Pandora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pattinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandora's sensitive parts.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandora throws a head kick but Pattinson moves out of range.
Pandora scores with a nice body kick.
Pattinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pattinson moves into range and clinches up with Pandora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pattinson trying to land knees to the body.
Pattinson breaks from the clinch.
Pandora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Pattinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson closes the distance and clinches.
Pandora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pattinson just leaning against Pandora, taking a breather.
Pandora fails to pull guard.
Pattinson taking a breather.
Pattinson tries to throw a body punch but Pandora avoids it by throwing Pattinson back against the ropes.
Pattinson manages to break the clinch.
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pattinson moves away.
Pandora tries to work over Pattinson's front leg with a kick but Pattinson checks it.
Pattinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pattinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pandora misses with the body kick
and Pattinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pattinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arthur Pandora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora walks into a stiff left hand from Pattinson.
Pattinson rushes Pandora and presses him up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pattinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pattinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pattinson cracks Pandora with a good jab.
Pattinson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pandora checks the leg kick.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Pattinson had a free shot at his head there.
Pattinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pattinson throws a low kick, looking for Pandora's leg but Pandora calmly moves out of range.
Pattinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Pattinson.
Pattinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a looping right.
Pattinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pattinson is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Pandora like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Pandora from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Pattinson!
An out of breath Edward Pattinson 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 Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perkovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perkovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perkovic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meldrick Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Perkovic sprawls well.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkovic swivels and escapes.
Perkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Perkovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perkovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taylor's head.
Perkovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perkovic but Perkovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor shoots in but Perkovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkovic looking to score a takedown here. Taylor is defending well but Perkovic drives through and ends up in Taylor's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Perkovic drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Perkovic off! Perkovic jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Perkovic drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Perkovic off! Perkovic jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Perkovic wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perkovic trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Perkovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Perkovic wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor looking to control.
Perkovic wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikhail Perkovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Perkovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Perkovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taylor, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perkovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perkovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perkovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor wants to control but Perkovic postures up.
Perkovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor tries to buck Perkovic off but Perkovic is having none of it.
Taylor prevents Perkovic from moving into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perkovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Perkovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Perkovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikhail Perkovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perkovic wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard.
Taylor trying to control but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Meldrick Taylor.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkovic tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Perkovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meldrick Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkovic connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses Perkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkovic tries to avoid it.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkovic tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Perkovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor won't allow Perkovic to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
Perkovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Perkovic keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Meldrick Taylor.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perkovic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkovic.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Perkovic works the jab nicely.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perkovic!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perkovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Perkovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor taking a breather here.
Taylor trying to control the position but Perkovic is working away.
Taylor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Perkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Perkovic.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taylor is rocked!
Perkovic measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Taylor! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mikhail Perkovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikhail Perkovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Hooty Tooty as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but Khalidovv seems unphased.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khalidovv in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from Khalidovv as Tanner shoots in.
Khalidovv has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tanner staying out of range there.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Khalidovv moved out of range nicely.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner swings for the body but Khalidovv moves out of range.
Khalidovv scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tanner is looking to escape.
Khalidovv sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tanner defending well though.
Tanner is pressing down on Khalidovv's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khalidovv wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner trying to strike off his back.
Khalidovv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khalidovv won't allow Tanner to sweep him here.
Tanner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalidovv manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is in close to Khalidovv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalidovv has his foot on Tanner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tanner works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanner advances position into side control!
Tanner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khalidovv sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tanner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khalidovv tries to bench press Tanner off him but Tanner keeps the position.
Khalidovv is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Titan Gym inform me that Tanner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tanner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Khalidovv to his feet.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Khalidovv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanner looks to throw the jab but Khalidovv is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovv.
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovv misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidovv at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner throws a head kick that Khalidovv semi-blocks.
Khalidovv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner.
Khalidovv closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovv won't allow Tanner to get back to his feet.
Khalidovv slips nicely into half guard.
Khalidovv is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tanner tries to get to full guard but Khalidovv has control of the leg.
Khalidovv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tanner's head.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khalidovv wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Khalidovv preventing the sweep.
Khalidovv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner working for a triangle but Khalidovv defends it easily.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khalidovv looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khalidovv trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanner working the head and body with strikes.
Khalidovv tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khalidovv defends it 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!
Tanner seems to be looking for submissions.
Khalidovv is looking to improve his position.
Tanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner wants to control but Khalidovv is keeping him busy.
Tanner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khalidovv is just riding it out for now. Tanner eventually gives up the hold.
Tanner wants to take a breather but Khalidovv is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Tanner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Khalidovv missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Khalidovv's head.
Khalidovv throws a leg kick but Tanner moved away.
Tanner throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidovv counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tanner's guard now.
Tanner wants to stand and escape but Khalidovv is having none of it.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Khalidovv passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tanner is trying to buck Khalidovv off.
Tanner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovv decides to stand back up.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovv misses with a body kick.
Khalidovv shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanner tries to sprawl out of it but Khalidovv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tanner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khalidovv moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Khalidovv avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Khalidovv is avoiding it.
Tanner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Khalidovv closes the distance and clinches up with Tanner, looking for a takedown. Khalidovv pushes Tanner against the ropes but Tanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tanner.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Khalidovv's head back.
Tanner cracks Khalidovv with an open hand slap.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khalidovv on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tanner as Khalidovv shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovv's shoulder, as Khalidovv tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovv takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Khalidovv's head but Khalidovv sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidovv dives in and grabs Tanner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tanner pushes down on Khalidovv's head and hops out.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovv.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovv ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Khalidovv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanner defends it nicely.
Khalidovv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tanner is not content to let Khalidovv control the position.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanner has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to control Khalidovv's posture but Khalidovv avoids it.
Khalidovv misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tanner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Khalidovv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khalidovv's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khalidovv's back!
Tanner is punishing Khalidovv with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tanner keeps control of the position as Khalidovv tries to break free.
Khalidovv manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tanner's guard. Nice work there by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv 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.
Khalidovv sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tanner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to improve his position.
Tanner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner is staying active underneath Khalidovv, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanner wants to improve his position but Khalidovv is controlling well.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Khalidovv trying to mount his opponent but Tanner defends it.
Tanner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tanner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner striking off his back but it's not causing Khalidovv any problems.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidovv 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tanner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tanner with a jab.
Tanner throws a hook but Khalidovv blocks it.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khalidovv looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanner wants to stand up but Khalidovv is controlling him.
Khalidovv scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanner is trying to control the position but Khalidovv postures up.
Khalidovv advances position into side control!
Tanner is looking to regain half guard here but Khalidovv keeps moving and retains side control.
Khalidovv working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tanner tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv stands up.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Khalidovv looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
Khalidovv moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
Khalidovv keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Khalidovv tries to score with a low kick but Tanner moves his leg out of the way.
Tanner scores with a jab.
Khalidovv looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.
Mark Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner scores with the left hand. Khalidovv knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovv moves away and avoids it.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalidovv.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv 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.
Tanner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khalidovv under the eye.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner misses the jab.
Khalidovv ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Khalidovv moved out of range.
Khalidovv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Khalidovv feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Tanner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Khalidovv trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tanner wants to stand but Khalidovv is controlling the position.
Khalidovv wants to stand but Tanner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khalidovv trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khalidovv will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khalidovv showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mamed Khalidovv has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Khalidovv scores with a hook.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner slips a straight right by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidovv is looking to score with low kicks.
Khalidovv fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner fails to land the takedown.
Tanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovv pushes him off.
Khalidovv shoots for a takedown but Tanner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Khalidovv misses.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
Tanner tries to work over Khalidovv's front leg with a kick but Khalidovv checks it.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovv slips the punch.
Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Khalidovv misses.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovv.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Tanner.
I think Tanner 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Byrne avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Byrne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byrne slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Byrne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Byrne moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Walker.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Byrne moves out of range easily.
Byrne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Byrne saw that one coming.
Byrne throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Walker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byrne counters with a nice body shot.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Byrne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byrne tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byrne to the ground. Byrne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
David Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a push kick but Byrne slaps the foot to one side.
Walker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Byrne works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Byrne rushes Walker and presses him up against the ropes.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is pressed up against the ropes. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byrne down to the mat. Byrne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Byrne lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Byrne counter with a right hand.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Byrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byrne scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Byrne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker looks to land a combination. Byrne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Byrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Byrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrne throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Byrne ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Byrne avoids it.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Byrne checks it.
Byrne throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker misses with the combination.
Byrne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne moves into the clinch.
Byrne digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Byrne scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Byrne takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrne doesn't seem phased though.
Byrne scores with a punch to the head.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrne at a distance.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walker tries to bum rush Byrne with a series of wild strikes but Byrne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker slips a jab from Byrne.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne lands with a good body shot.
Byrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Byrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Byrne throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrne scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Byrne moves away and avoids it.
Byrne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrne jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrne scores with a body shot.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
Byrne looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Byrne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Byrne lands a left hand.
Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Byrne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne has Walker pressed against the ropes, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
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!
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker misses with a double jab
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandon Walker's cut is getting worse.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Walker is aggressively charging in as Byrne backs up avoiding any damage. Byrne tosses out a jab and Walker runs right into it face first! Walker is out cold! Byrne dropped down on all fours and is barking in Walker's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Byrne!
After winning the bout, David Byrne 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 'Frankie is just too good. Can anyone beat him?'.
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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 comes into the arena with Kanye West - No Church In The Wild . blaring out of the sound system. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orton.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Orton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton preventing the sweep.
Orton is in close to Barnes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
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.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orton is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Orton postures up.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Orton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Orton wanted to stand there but Barnes had control of the position.
Orton wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Orton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barnes, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by Barnes.
Orton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Orton misses with a takedown
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes throws a push kick but Orton slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orton's calf.
Frankie Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orton off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Barnes.
Orton avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes pushes Orton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right hand that Orton ducks under and follows up with a left that Orton also avoids with ease.
Orton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barnes was covering up waiting for the punch and Orton finishes the takedown easily into 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!
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes wants to stand but Orton is controlling the position.
Orton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orton is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orton is out of range.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Orton. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Orton is rocked!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orton was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Oh Orton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orton seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Orton sprawling to the canvas! Orton rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barnes finish him?!
BAM! Barnes delivers a spinning backfist that drops Orton like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Frankie Barnes!
Frankie Barnes is the new light heavyweight champion!
Frankie Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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