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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Machida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rashad Evans's chin.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machida's half guard.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Machida is trying to control but can't.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Machida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans working Machida over with strikes.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Machida is rocked!
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Machida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
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!
Evans lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Machida! More strikes land and this one is all over! Evans jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Cole!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cole swivels and escapes.
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Cole is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cole is on top in guard.
Cole wants to get up but he can't break Lesnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cole gets to his feet. Lesnar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horrible takedown by Lesnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Cole which made him look bad.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Cole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole has picked Lesnar up - he's going for a ride! Cole dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lesnar kicks off Cole and gets to his feet.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cole.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cole counters with a three punch combo that has Lesnar backing up. Lesnar nods at Cole to acknowledge the strikes.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cole.
Cole fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cole is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Cole punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole is trying to control but can't.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cole taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Cole's temple.
Cole tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
Cole is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole is pressing down on Lesnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Cole has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole has managed to clinch.
Lesnar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cole regains guard.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar works over Cole with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Cole is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Cole is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lesnar is controlling him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Cole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lesnar parries the strikes from Cole easily there. Cole is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lesnar to escape.
Cole is trying to ground and pound but Lesnar uses the momentary lack of control by Cole to regain half guard.
Lesnar has one foot on Cole's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lesnar feints and as Cole raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole is looking for a triangle but Lesnar pushes his legs off easily.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Cole blocks nicely.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Cole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lesnar scores with punches from side control.
Lesnar working the body and head with strikes.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Lesnar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cole struggling a bit here.
Lesnar grinds an elbow into Cole's temple.
Cole takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cole on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cole wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cole takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar cracks Cole with a big right hand but Cole just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar cracks Cole with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lesnar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lesnar won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Cole wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Cole wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar shoots in and bounces Cole off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
so Cole counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cole is controlling him.
Cole tries to stand but Lesnar is controlling from the bottom.
Cole prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Cole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Cole to control.
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lesnar looking to finish Cole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cole!
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount and Cole is in trouble!
Cole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cole takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cole wants to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
You get the feeling that Cole really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Cole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cole is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Cole is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cole slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lesnar stops Cole from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole moves into full guard.
Lesnar throws a strike but Cole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnar's guard.
Cole trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Cole is having none of it.
Lesnar pushes Cole off and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cole defending well though.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnar working Cole over with strikes.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cole wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.
Lesnar working Cole over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Lesnar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hughes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdullah swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Abdullah.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdullah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Abdullah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
Abdullah misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdullah sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah scores with a three punch combo!
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Abdullah.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdullah tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdullah to the ground. Abdullah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Abdullah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Abdullah sprawls well.
Abdullah scores with a one two! Hughes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick from Abdullah.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
Abdullah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdullah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abdullah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abdullah is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abdullah looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Abdullah cracks Hughes with an open hand slap.
Abdullah misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdullah swivels and escapes.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Abdullah.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abdullah defends it nicely.
Abdullah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Abdullah.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Abdullah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hughes dives in and grabs Abdullah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abdullah pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.
A nice combination there by Abdullah.
Good exchange - Abdullah coming out on top.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Abdullah sprawls well.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abdullah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah scores with a hook.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalid Abdullah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdullah tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdullah to the ground. Abdullah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Matt Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdullah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from Abdullah lands.
Abdullah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdullah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hughes backs up against the ropes.
Abdullah misses with a wild combination.
Abdullah moves into the clinch successfully.
Abdullah manages to break the clinch.
Abdullah scores with a three punch combo!
Abdullah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Abdullah both land. Nice combination.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdullah tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Abdullah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abdullah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abdullah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Abdullah lands with a nice combination. Hughes backs away looking to recover.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Abdullah scores with a four punch combination!
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdullah lands a head kick!
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abdullah!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdullah swivels and escapes.
Abdullah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughes on the side of the head.
Khalid Abdullah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Abdullah shows good takedown defense.
Hughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullah scores with a spinning back kick!
A left and a right from Abdullah both land. Nice combination.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abdullah - that will leave a mark!
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdullah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hughes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abdullah throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Abdullah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Abdullah moved away.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes shoots in but Abdullah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Abdullah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdullah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdullah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdullah stalks Hughes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hughes's face. Hughes staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abdullah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah misses with a wild combination.
Abdullah looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hughes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Abdullah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hughes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Abdullah.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdullah circles away.
Matt Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
Abdullah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdullah 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Khalid Abdullah!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Khalid Abdullah!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Khalid Abdullah!
Khalid Abdullah wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordon moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Jordon avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jordon.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Hawk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jordon's head.
Jordon throws a leg kick which misses Hawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawk tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jordon.
Jordon scores with a jab. Hawk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawk connects with a body shot.
Jordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordon takes one to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Hawk both land. Nice combination.
Jordon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hawk was covering up waiting for the punch and Jordon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jordon looks gassed!
Jordon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hawk's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hawk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jordon on the ground.
Jordon wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Jordon from controlling successfully.
Jordon stays in close to Hawk's body and controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordon.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jordon.
Good standup being displayed there by Jordon as he connects with a hook.
A nice combination there by Hawk.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Jordon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hawk is trying to defend but Jordon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jordon trying to control from half guard but Hawk is working away.
Jordon passes to full mount!
Jordon unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk has given up his back.
Hawk defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jordon working for the choke.
Jordon looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
Jordon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jordon looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordon looking for the choke but no joy.
Hawk defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jordon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordon misses with a head kick.
Jordon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawk avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawk scores with a body shot.
Jack Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk checks a low kick from Jordon.
Hawk slaps away a takedown attempt from Jordon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a double jab.
Hawk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Jordon.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Jordon.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Hawk. No joy for Jordon on that attempt.
Jack Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Jordon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Jordon avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a two punch combo.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordon.
Jordon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Jordon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordon.
Jordon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk slips a jab from Jordon.
Jordon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Jordon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jordon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jordon tries for a kimura but Hawk is defending well.
Hawk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jordon is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon works to advance to full mount. Hawk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jordon controlling from mount.
Hawk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jordon moves to back control.
Jordon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon looking for the RNC.
Jordon has got his arm under Hawk's chin working for the choke� has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Hawk has spun round into Jordon's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Jordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawk is controlling him.
Hawk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jordon is proving hard to escape from.
Jordon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hawk doesn't defend quickly enough and Jordon has managed to lock this one up! Can Hawk escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jordon on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan Jordon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yves Edwards will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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21
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yves Edwards !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Edwards which made him look bad.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Edwards lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edwards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones grinds an elbow into Edwards 's temple.
Edwards dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Edwards is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Edwards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Edwards dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Edwards wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Edwards takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones 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.
Jones is putting a hurting on Edwards here, landing some big shots from side control.
Edwards looks gassed!
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones is putting a hurting on Edwards here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Edwards sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Edwards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Edwards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Edwards 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Edwards wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Edwards slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edwards pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Edwards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edwards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones blocks a jab.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Edwards is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
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.
Edwards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Edwards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Edwards is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edwards !
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Edwards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Edwards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edwards is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edwards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Edwards is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Edwards bucks and avoids them well.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edwards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Edwards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Jones scoring with strikes but Edwards is staying in there.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
Jones cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Edwards trying desperately to get to his feet.
Edwards is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Edwards is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones throwing strikes here but Edwards is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Edwards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
Jones cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Edwards is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Edwards scores with a nice strike.
Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Edwards sprawls well.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards .
Edwards tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Edwards coming out on top.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yves Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edwards misses with a few strikes there.
Edwards jabs at Jones's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yves Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks for a takedown but Edwards sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones avoids the head kick by Edwards .
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Edwards 's guard.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Edwards sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Yves Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edwards - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edwards . Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Downstait - I Came to Play. Rick Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
Taylor 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.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the head.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
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.
Diaz wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Rick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Taylor loaded up on that one.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Taylor 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.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
The cut above Rick Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taylor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Diaz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Diaz and Taylor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Taylor working away.
Diaz parries the strikes from Taylor easily there. Taylor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
Taylor taking a breather here.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taylor kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diaz is not content to let Taylor control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor landing strikes.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Taylor wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diaz some visible discomfort.
Diaz wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor cracks Diaz with a big elbow.
Taylor is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz looks gassed!
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor landing strikes.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Taylor wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor is chipping away with strikes.
Rick Diaz'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 Rick Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Lombard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksander Dragunov's chin.
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190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard shoots in but Dragunov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lombard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragunov.
Dragunov connects with a single shot there.
Dragunov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lombard. Lombard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lombard shoots in for a double leg but Dragunov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dragunov looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Dragunov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragunov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Dragunov. No joy for Lombard on that attempt.
Lombard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragunov defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dragunov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dragunov lands with a cross.
Dragunov lands with a good body shot.
Lombard could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragunov throws a series of strikes that have Lombard backpedaling.
Dragunov cracks Lombard on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lombard falls backwards against the ropes. Dragunov follows up with more strikes that drop Lombard to his knees. Dragunov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lombard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Dragunov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alistair Overeem has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zing breaks from Overeem's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Overeem is bucking up trying to escape but Zing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Overeem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Overeem is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zing postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Overeem bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Zing and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Zing!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rameiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rameiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to Ring. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Rameiro!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rameiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rameiro slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Rameiro is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rameiro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Rameiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rameiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rameiro moves away.
Rameiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Rameiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Rameiro moves away and avoids it.
Rameiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy swings for the body but Rameiro moves out of range.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rameiro's head.
Rameiro connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rameiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rameiro staying out of range there.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy is looking to wear down Rameiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardy throws the left hand but Rameiro avoids the punch easily.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Rameiro moves out of range.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rameiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rameiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rameiro.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy tries to bum rush Rameiro with a series of wild strikes but Rameiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rameiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Rameiro avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rameiro, as that shot connected.
Rameiro fails with the takedown.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
Rameiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy motions for Rameiro to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Rameiro avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rameiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy with a nice cross.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Rameiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Good work by Rameiro as he checks the leg kick.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body punch but Rameiro moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rameiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rameiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Rameiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rameiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rameiro. That did some damage!
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rameiro.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Rameiro avoids it well.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
Rameiro rushes Hardy and presses him up against the ropes.
Rameiro keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rameiro has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rameiro is rocked!
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rameiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Rameiro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hardy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rameiro.
Hardy connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Rameiro out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Hardy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Gomi backpedaling.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gomi misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie tries to bum rush Gomi with a series of wild strikes but Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gomi's head.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomi rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi walks into a left hand.
Gomi is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gracie has cracked Gomi with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gracie lands another huge swinging hook and Gomi tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Gomi, before Gracie can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Helio Gracie!
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