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AFLC 123: Barnes Vs Hartmann 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton has chosen She Knows as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Newton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch
and Newton counters with a left to the body.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Newton trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newton throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Newton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton working aggressively here.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
A head kick from Newton lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Newton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Christopher Newton has been cut.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Newton counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Newton to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Newton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react.
Lee tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Newton keeps it at a distance.
Lee pushes Newton up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Newton won't want to take too many of those.
Newton looks winded!
Newton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Newton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Newton blocks a body shot from Lee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newton working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee has Newton pressed against the ropes, preventing Newton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton'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.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newton! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Newton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Liam Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee is working Newton over against the ropes.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Lee tries to stall but Newton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Newton thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNewton.
Lee moves to clinch but Newton breaks away
and Newton counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick.
Christopher Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newton is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newton's face.
That has opened up Christopher Newton's cut even more.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Newton won't want to take too many of those.
Lee wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
It seemed like Newton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liam Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee just leaning against Newton, taking a breather.
Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee has Newton pressed against the ropes, preventing Newton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Newton is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Christopher Newton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liam Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee has Newton pressed against the ropes.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newton.
Newton throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Newton catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Newton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newton blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Newton shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee pushes Newton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee working Newton over with knees to the body.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Newton takes an elbow to the temple.
Christopher Newton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newton keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Despite the aggression on Newton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Liam Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Christopher Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee has Newton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newton in his tracks.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newton manages to circle out of the way.
Newton throws a leg kick
and Lee counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
185 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Hall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Gibson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gibson misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hall looks to move away, Gibson throws a big counter combo bu Hall just gets out of the way.
Jesse Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall with a nice cross.
Gibson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall lands a left and a right that sends Gibson crashing to the canvas! Hall dives into mount looking to finish!
Gibson is rocked!
It looks like Taj Gibson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Oh Gibson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Gibson.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Gibson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Gibson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Gibson's head back.
Hall takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Gibson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall thuds a left hand into Gibson's body.
Gibson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Hall lands.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a front kick that sends Gibson stumbling back into the ropes.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Gibson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Gibson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibson tries to avoid it.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Gibson.
Hall lands a head shot.
Gibson misses with the combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taj Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson tries to counter with a takedown but Hall is quick to defend against it.
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Gibson moved out of range.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Hall works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Gibson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Gibson is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesse Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall throws a hook but Gibson blocks it.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gibson needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall throws a jab when Gibson was well out of range.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taj Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice hook to Gibson's body. Gibson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.
Hall misses with the combination.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Gibson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Gibson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Gibson attempts a counter takedown but Hall avoids it well and moves away.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taj Gibson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gibson at a distance.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Hall.
Gibson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Gibson moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Gibson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
Hall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Gibson backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Gibson ducks down to avoid it.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Gibson does no damage.
Gibson lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall slips a straight right by Gibson.
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Gibson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Hall throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Gibson connects with a jab.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Gibson's head.
Jab from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson swinging wildly here.
Hall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Gibson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taj Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall misses with a straight right.
It looked like Gibson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Hall!
A very excited looking Jesse Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray has chosen KO muzik as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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36
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203 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murray swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Murray avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Murray's head back.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Walker moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Murray gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Murray tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Walker is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Murray buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Murray!! Murray is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Walker throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Walker!
After winning the bout, Brandon Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Lee Murray had this to say: 'It sucks to get old '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Perez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hathaway scores with a jab to the head.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hathaway, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hathaway's brow.
Perez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hathaway's defenses.
Hathaway takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Hathaway avoids the elbow strike from Perez, against the ropes.
Perez lands a right hand.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Hathaway controls the action.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Hathaway working hard to break the clinch.
Hathaway tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway breaks the clinch.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Hathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perez.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hathaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Luis Alberto Perez has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Hathaway has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hathaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Perez.
Hathaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Perez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez feints and then cracks Hathaway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hathaway down.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Perez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hathaways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Perez is looking to counter the offense by Hathaway and move into the clinch.
Perez scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez connects with the punch.
Hathaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hathaway tries to land a leg kick but Perez saw it coming and moves away.
Perez connects with a solid leg kick.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
Hathaway checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez tries to clinch up.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hathaway misses with a lunging right hand
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perez blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hathaway lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hathaway misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Perez pushes Hathaway away with a front kick.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez rushes Hathaway and presses him up against the ropes.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Luis Alberto Perez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Hathaway lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Hathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Perez slips a straight right by Hathaway.
Perez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hathaway.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hathaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hathaway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hathaway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Perez throws a quick counter head kick but Hathaway was just out of range.
Perez connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway throws a one two combo.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hathaway in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perez lands a head shot.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hathaway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway gets tackled into the ropes by Perez. Perez maintains the clinch.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hathaway wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hathaway controls his hands.
Hathaway working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Hathaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perez. Perez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perez obliges.
Hathaway wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hathaway is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks it.
Perez has Hathaway pressed against the ropes, preventing Hathaway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hathaway controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hathaway.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez prevents a body shot from Hathaway.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks with his arms.
Hathaway has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Hathaway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped Hathaway in his tracks for a moment.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perez throws an elbow but it misses.
Hathaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hathaway scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway dodges an elbow strike from Perez.
Hathaway tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the ropes.
Hathaway breaks the clinch.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Perez.
Hathaway is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perez.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with a head kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perez lands with a slapping head kick.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Perez thuds his right hand into Hathaway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez cracks Hathaway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Hathaway moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Hathaway.
Hathaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez tries to work over Hathaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks with his arms.
Perez misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez prevents Hathaway from breaking the clinch.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Hathaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez lands a right hand.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hathaway blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perez.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perez with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hathaway or not.
Hathaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez lands a shot to the body.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez prevents Hathaway from breaking the clinch.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hathaway's efforts to push away.
A short right from Perez on the inside.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez throws an elbow that misses.
Hathaway prevents a body shot from Perez.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Perez as the two fighters clinch.
Perez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hathaway backwards.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hathaway has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hathaway can do to turn this around?
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Hathaway avoids it by throwing Perez back against the ropes.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Perez scores with a hook to the body.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hathaway's efforts to push away.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hathaway's face.
That has opened up Daniel Hathaway's cut even more.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Hathaway wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.
Hathaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway blocks an elbow strike.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Hathaway is blocking nicely.
Daniel Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hathaway's brow.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hathaways head.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hathaway.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Perez works on Hathaway's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
An out of breath Luis Alberto Perez 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 Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Chris Bosh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Bosh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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35
202 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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38
164 lbs
28 - 18 - 2 |
Great wrestler
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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Bosh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright scores with a head kick. Bosh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bosh connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bosh throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright throws a hook but Bosh blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosh slips a jab from Wright.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosh throws out the jab.
Wright lands with a hook. Bosh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosh misses the target.
Bosh slips a straight right by Wright.
Bosh dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Bosh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bosh tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Bosh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bosh blocks the body kick.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosh.
Bosh staying out of range there.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Bosh moved away.
Bosh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh scores with a jab.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosh.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Bosh should have avoided that one.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosh throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosh staying out of range there.
Bosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Bosh drops Wright with a left and a right! Oh, Wright is hurt - Bosh dives into side control looking to finish!
Wright is rocked!
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright taking a bit of punishment here - Bosh scoring with strikes.
That has opened up Payton Wright's cut even more.
Bosh is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bosh 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.
Wright parries the strikes from Bosh easily there. Bosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bosh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.
Bosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face as Bosh controls the position.
Bosh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bosh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bosh unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bosh is landing with some decent strikes but Wright is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The cut above Payton Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bosh trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright is trying desperately to improve position.
Bosh controlling from mount.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright wants to control but Bosh is having none of it.
Bosh lands a couple of good shots and Wright has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Payton Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Payton Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Bosh!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Bosh 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 Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the ring accompanied by Annihilator - Fun Palace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escargesa gets caught napping as Palmer dives in and scores a takedown. Escargesa manages to retain guard.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escargesa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escargesa wants to sweep here but Palmer controlling him for the moment.
Palmer looking to pass the guard.
Escargesa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Palmer escapes and throws Escargesa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Palmer working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escargesa tries to bench press Palmer off him but Palmer keeps the position.
Palmer landing strikes.
Palmer is putting a hurting on Escargesa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Palmer blocks the strikes from Escargesa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Palmer working the head and body with strikes.
Escargesa is rocked!
Escargesa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Palmer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Escargesa is still in real trouble! Can Palmer finish him?
Escargesa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer loads up with a big shot that hurts Escargesa! He's pulled Palmer in close but Palmer has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Escargesa survive? More strikes from Palmer and Escargesa is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leland Palmer!
As Leland Palmer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: ^.^'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the ring accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Hartmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartmann tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
A short right from Barnes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Erwin Hartmann has been cut.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Hartmann looks winded!
Hartmann can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes gets through Hartmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartmann blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes gets through Hartmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hartmann.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartmann avoids it.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartmann blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hartmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hartmann's face.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hartmann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes rushes Hartmann and presses him up against the ropes.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Hartmann - just one landing.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Hartmann is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hartmann closes the distance and clinches.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Hartmann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hartmann slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Hartmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hartmann tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Hartmann throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Hartmann looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann lands a lovely overhand right.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Hartmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hartmann scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Hartmann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch but Hartmann is having none of it.
Hartmann tries to clinch up.
Hartmann loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Barnes throws the left hand but Hartmann avoids the punch easily.
Hartmann throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Hartmann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Hartmann.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartmann can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartmann avoids it.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Hartmann avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the ropes.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Hartmann's ribcage. Hartmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Hartmann blocks it.
Hartmann scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Hartmann crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartmann.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartmann tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Hartmann back against the ropes.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Hartmann blocks it.
Hartmann misses with a body punch.
Barnes avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Hartmann crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hartmann.
Barnes gets through Hartmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Hartmann gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the ropes.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Frankie Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hartmann.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
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 Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erwin Hartmann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartmann unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hartmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Hartmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Hartmann moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Hartmann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartmann blocks a low kick nicely.
Hartmann throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Hartmann swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmann. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartmann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hartmann pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Hartmann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hartmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartmann connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Hartmann checks it.
Hartmann misses with a straight left.
Barnes takes a swing at Hartmann's ribcage but misses.
Hartmann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the ropes. Hartmann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Hartmann's leg but Hartmann calmly moves out of range.
Hartmann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Hartmann tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Hartmann's body.
Hartmann tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Hartmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartmann.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hartmann. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Hartmann looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartmann scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Hartmann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hartmann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hartmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartmann thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Barnes throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hartmann.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Hartmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Hartmann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Hartmann has Barnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hartmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Erwin Hartmann just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Erwin Hartmann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away.
Hartmann slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws the left hand but Hartmann avoids the punch easily.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Hartmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Hartmann misses with a looping right.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Hartmann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann misses with a kick to the body.
Hartmann wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartmann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Hartmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Hartmann.
Hartmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartmann.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Hartmann working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes is leaning against Hartmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes lands an elbow just above Hartmann 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Hartmann.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Hartmann avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the ropes.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Hartmann is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartmann is defending well for now.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartmann blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Barnes avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartmann or not.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes had his way with Erwin Hartmann in that round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Hartmann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hartmann tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartmann scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hartmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Hartmann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hartmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick by Hartmann misses
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann misses with a double jab.
Hartmann misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmann. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Hartmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barnes thuds a left hand into Hartmann's body.
Hartmann throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartmann scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Hartmann - just one landing.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Hartmann slips the punch.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann swinging wildly here.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartmann.
Hartmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartmann looks to clinch
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Hartmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Hartmann lands.
A big right from Hartmann misses.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Hartmann misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with the combination.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hartmann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hartmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hartmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hartmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab from Hartmann.
Jab, jab by Hartmann - just one landing.
Hartmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartmann throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
Barnes tries to counter by clinching up but Hartmann breaks away and moves out of range.
Erwin Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hartmann's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hartmann duly obliges.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frankie Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hartmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frankie Barnes!
Frankie Barnes retains his middleweight title!
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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