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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heart Vacnacy- the wanted. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Silva! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Silva.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Silva works the jab nicely. Hernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Pep Hernandez has been cut. Hernandez avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet. Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands with a big left! Hernandez is wobbled badly! Silva comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hernandez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kirkorvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirkorvich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vlad Kirkorvich! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Vlad Kirkorvich has been cut. Kirkorvich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirkorvich in his tracks.
 Kirkorvich is rocked! Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kirkorvich is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him? Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Kirkorvich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell. Liddell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kirkorvich seems to have recovered his senses. Liddell Rushes Kirkorvich and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Kirkorvich is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Liddell Piles on the pressure and Kirkorvich crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Alves! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago ! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it. Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it. Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely. Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely. Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Santiago with a jab. Alves looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely. Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Some wild striking there from Santiago .
Alves cracks the inside of Santiago 's front leg. Nice defenses there by Santiago . Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks. Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A jab from Alves does it's job there. Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Santiago tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves. Santiago blocks a jab. Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves. Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Santiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
A punch combination from Santiago misses. Santiago moves out of range of the strikes. A jab from Alves misses. Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A jab from Alves finds it's way through Santiago 's defenses. A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Santiago down. Alves avoids the body shot from Santiago .
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Alves lands. Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Alves misses with a straight right. Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Santiago throws a combination. Alves tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Alves throws a nice inside leg kick. Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range. Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves. Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves. Santiago misses with a body shot.
Alves misses with a looping left. Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Santiago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Alves throws a big shot that misses. Santiago slips under a jab. Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing. Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves. No joy there for Santiago , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Santiago misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves. Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Alves. Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Alves misses with a looping left. Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. A nice leg kick lands there from Alves. A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target. Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alves scores with a nice head shot. Santiago misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Alves thumps Santiago with a low kick. Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago takes one to the side of the head.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks. A big right from Alves misses. Santiago 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Santiago down. Santiago looks gassed! Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves. Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves. Alves moves into range and connects with a jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago slips under a jab. Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves. Santiago slips a straight right by Alves. Alves throws a big shot that misses. Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves. A good leg kick by Alves. Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it. Nice uppercut there from Alves. Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily. Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Alves misses with a looping left. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it. Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.
Santiago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout. Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Santiago throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range. Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Alves misses. Alves throws a big shot that misses. Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it. Santiago slips under a jab. Alves misses with a looping left. Santiago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it. Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab. Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target. Alves misses with a straight right. Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Alves. A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target. Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves. A big right from Alves misses. Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago moves out of range as Alves strikes. Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A big left from Alves misses. Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot. Alves throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range. Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot. Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves. Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Alves throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily. Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago . Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. A nice leg kick lands there from Alves. Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago . Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves. Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks. Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook. Alves cracks Santiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Alves lands a jab to the head.
Alves misses with a straight right.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Santiago walks into a jab. Santiago misses with a double jab.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Alves throws a nice outside leg kick. Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves misses with an uppercut. The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Alves misses with a hook. Santiago ducked under it nicely. Santiago thows a body shot but no joy. Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves. Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range. Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves. Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Alves cracks Santiago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves. Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves. Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Santiago throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely. Santiago lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand. Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves. The fighters circle momentarily. Alves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Santiago slips a jab from Alves. Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it. Alves misses with a looping left. Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range. Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. Alves misses with a looping right. Santiago tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Santiago scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks. Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Alves with a hook. Santiago throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range. Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Alves looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range. Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Santiago slips a jab from Alves. Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves. Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts. Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago rushes Alves and presses him up against the ropes. Santiago looking for a takedown. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Santiago tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the ropes. A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves. Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it. Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Jorge Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Santiago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A big left from Alves misses. Santiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut. Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab. Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick. Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Donk. Alves catches Santiago right on the button with a cross. Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A swing and a miss from Alves. Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alves thows a left - swing and a miss! Santiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Santiago moves out of range as Alves strikes. Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily. A jab from Alves misses. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it. Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago . Alves misses with a straight right. Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot. Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago 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. Alves throws a nice outside leg kick. Some wild striking there from Santiago .
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. Alves misses with a straight right. Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing. Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy. Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago . That did some damage! Santiago tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Santiago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab. Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Alves throws a big shot that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick. Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away. Santiago is breathing heavily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Alves throws a quick inside leg kick. Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Santiago . Alves looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely. Alves cracks the inside of Santiago 's front leg. Alves throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily. Alves misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming. Alves feints and then cracks Santiago 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santiago down. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves walks into a left hand. Santiago misses with a double jab.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far. Alves looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely. Alves misses the jab. Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago 's calf. Nice jab there from Alves. Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. An inside leg kick lands from Alves. The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it. Alves throws a big shot that misses. Alves ducks under a wild hook from Santiago .
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Santiago misses the shot to the body. Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away. Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it. Alves throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it. Alves misses with a hook. Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago blocks a jab. Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago has Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santiago avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses. Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him. Alves misses with an elbow over the top. Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges. Santiago managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts. Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot. Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range. The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Santiago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves. A swing and a miss from Alves. Alves throws a nice inside leg kick. Santiago moves out of range of the strikes. Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Santiago is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alves throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range. Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. A lazy left from Santiago finds it's target. Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around? Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range. Santiago takes one to the side of the head.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago . An inside leg kick lands from Alves. Santiago takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses. Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Alves connects with a solid leg kick. Santiago lands with a good body shot. Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand. A decent looking cross lands there for Alves. Santiago misses with a double jab.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Santiago slips a straight right by Alves.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Santiago jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well. A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Nice defenses there by Santiago . Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Alves. Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it. A good leg kick by Alves. Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it. Alves throws a quick inside leg kick. Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves. Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves. Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago . That did some damage! An inside leg kick lands from Alves. Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Alves throws a nice outside leg kick. Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santiago .
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Santiago staying out of range there. Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves. A chopping leg kick lands by Alves. Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves. Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily. Alves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santiago on the side of the head. Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab. Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Alves misses. Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing. Alves misses with a straight right. A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Santiago down. Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily. An inside leg kick lands from Alves. A big right from Alves misses. An inside leg kick lands from Alves. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves misses with a looping right.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Alves. Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it. Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Alves thuds his right hand into Santiago 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago slips under a jab. Alves lands with a hook. Santiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Alves keeps the fight on the outside. Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A swing and a miss from Alves. Alves thows a left - swing and a miss! Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago . Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range. Alves thumps Santiago with a low kick. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it. Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range. Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a straight right. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it. Santiago thows a body shot but no joy. Santiago staying out of range there. Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santiago slips a jab from Alves. Alves throws a big shot that misses. Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Santiago slips under a jab. Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it. Alves misses with a looping left. Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves. Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts. Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves. Alves thows a left - swing and a miss! Jorge Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round. Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Thiago Alves! Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Thiago Alves! Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Thiago Alves!
Thiago Alves wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Anderson Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anderson Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Johnson! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Rocky Johnson has been cut. Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Johnson is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range. Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him? Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side. Johnson looks gassed! Silva misses with a head kick.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses. Silva throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range. Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish! Silva throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silva throws an overhand right that has Johnson reeling! Silva follows up with more punches and Johnson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Condit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Condit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Condit persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing. Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Condit looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Condit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Condit looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away. Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into Condit's guard. Condit is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea. Davis looking to pass the guard. Davisis looking to pass into half guard but Condit pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Condit is in guard. Condit tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard. Condit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Davis is trying to improve his position.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Davis struggling a bit here. Condit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working. Davis stops Condit from passing to mount. Condit trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Condit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Condit throws an elbow but Davis slips to the side and avoids it well. Davis wants to control but Condit postures up.
Condit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Davis is looking for a sweep.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Condit looks gassed!
Condit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Condit wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy. Condit moves into full mount! Condit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position. Davis is squirming around, avoiding Condit's attempts to control the action. Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Condit looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Condit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Condit has a good base and remains in mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Condit will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Condit just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condit is keeping the position for now. Davis throws a strike but Condit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Condit trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking for a guillotine here but Condit defends easily.
Condit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Condit trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
 The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Condit. Condit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis. Condit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it. Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Phil Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The fight stays on the outside here - Condit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Condit sprawls well initially but Davis persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Condit wants to get back to his feet. Condit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Davis. Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condit is keeping the position for now.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Condit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Condit is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea. Davis wants to pass the guard but Condit is keeping the position. Davis is working hard here to advance position. Davis throws a strike but Condit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Condit controlling from the top position. Davis is pulling down on Condit's head to control his posture. Condit advances to half guard. Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Condit is working away from the top position though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Condit wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it. Davis is looking to control Condit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted? 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 Phil Davis will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Condit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Davis is trying to ground and pound but Condit uses the momentary lack of control by Davis to regain half guard. Davis is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Davis prevents Condit from getting back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Davis wanted to stand there but Condit had control of the position. Davis throws a strike but Condit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Davis keeping moving, preventing Condit from controlling successfully.
Davis has an active guard here but Condit has managed to pass into half guard.
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Condit is very close to passing his half guard. Condit works his way into side control.
Condit tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there. Davis is trying to get back to half guard. Condit is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Davis is pushing Condit's head away, looking to escape. Condit manages to hold on to the position though. Condit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here. Condit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working. Carlos Condit has got the better of the ground game so far. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Davis is trying to control Condit's posture but Condit avoids it. Davis prevents Condit from improving position. Condit slows the pace down.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Davis prevents Condit from moving into mount.
Condit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there. I wouldn't like to be where Davis is right now. Condit wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Condit tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well. Condit is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Carlos Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Condit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Carlos Condit! Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Carlos Condit! Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Carlos Condit!
Carlos Condit wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Dragunov. Howard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragunov. Howard slips under a jab from Dragunov. Dragunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dragunov misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dragunov!
Dragunov misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howard. Dragunov fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard misses with a double jab
and Dragunov counters with a stiff right hand. Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Howard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Dragunov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Dragunov throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease. Howard tries to clinch there but Dragunov circles away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dragunov throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Howard blocks a jab. Dragunov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragunov thinking. Dragunov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it. Dragunov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dragunov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Dragunov. Dragunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away. Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragunov throws a combination that misses and Howard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Dragunov misses with a wild combination.
Dragunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away. Howard wants to clinch up but Dragunov keeps it at a distance.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Dragunov misses with a few strikes there.
Howard moves into range and clinches up with Dragunov. Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands on the inside with an uppercut. Howard misses with a hook from the clinch. Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dragunov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Howard throws a head punch that misses. Dragunov tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes. A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land. Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragunov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes. Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Howard misses with a short punch on the inside. Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragunov. A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land. Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Howard throws a head punch that misses. Dragunov can't break the clinch.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howard. Dragunov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head. Howard prevents Dragunov from breaking the clinch. Dragunov has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment. Howard misses with a short punch on the inside. Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Dragunov backwards. Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes. Howard lands a shoulder strike. Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragunov. Dragunov blocking some punches.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
 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. Howard misses with a short punch on the inside. Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Dragunov tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes. Howard working aggressively here.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragunov working hard to break the clinch. Dragunov working hard to break the clinch. Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragunov. Dragunov tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard. Dragunov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov. Howard throws a head punch that misses. Howard working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land. Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch. 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 John Howard will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Howard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dragunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard is looking to clinch but Dragunov is avoiding it.
Dragunov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. John Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dragunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Howard clobbers Dragunov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Aleksander Dragunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragunov.
Howard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragunov. Dragunov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Howard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dragunov clobbers Howard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Howard slips a jab from Dragunov. Dragunov lands with an overhand left.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Dragunov. Howard takes one to the side of the head.
Howard takes one on the button. Dragunov throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease. Dragunov thows a left - swing and a miss! Dragunov misses with a hook. Dragunov misses with a double jab.
Dragunov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Howard throws a body punch but Dragunov moves out of range. Dragunov misses the body punch
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head. Dragunov blocking some punches.
Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov. Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragunov backwards. Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragunov backwards. Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land. Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragunov backwards.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Howard keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard throws a head punch that misses. Dragunov blocks an uppercut.
Dragunov wants to break free but Howard has control.
Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard. Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragunov has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment. Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch. Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes. Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragunov. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard. Howard throws a head punch that misses. Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Dragunov wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
A short right from Howard on the inside. Howard misses with some punches.
Dragunov takes a shot to the head. Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Howard throws a head punch that misses. Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 John Howard will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Howard tries to clinch there but Dragunov circles away.
Howard takes a body punch but keeps moving. Dragunov misses the body punch and Howard counters with a right hand to the body. Dragunov throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease. Howard ducks under a wild hook from Dragunov. Dragunov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragunov looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Howard closes the distance and pushes Dragunov back into the ropes. Howard misses with a short punch on the inside. Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard throws a head punch that misses. Howard misses with a hook from the clinch. Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Howard misses with a hook from the clinch. Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard throws a head punch that misses. Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Dragunov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragunov looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range. Dragunov misses with a wild combination.
Dragunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 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. Dragunov fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Dragunov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Howard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragunov.
Dragunov lands a lovely overhand right. Howard throws a jab when Dragunov was well out of range. Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragunov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Howard misses with a body shot
and Dragunov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A combination from Dragunov does no damage. Dragunov misses with a body punch
and Howard counters with a one-two to the body. A big left from Dragunov misses. Howard throws a body punch but Dragunov moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Howard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dragunov scores with a nice right hand.
Dragunov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Howard looks to land a combination but Dragunov avoids it well. Dragunov misses with a hook to the body
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut. Dragunov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howard counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dragunov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dragunov misses with a combination
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Howard throws a head punch that misses. Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Howard keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard misses with the head strike.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Dragunov has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment. Howard keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov. Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragunov uses good head movement to avoid it. Howard misses with the head strike.
Dragunov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard lands a nice uppercut. Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land. Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragunov's efforts to push away. Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Aleksander Dragunov. I think Howard 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for John Howard! Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for John Howard! Judge Nard Betker scores the fight as a draw!
John Howard wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Silva! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some bone on bone action there as Daley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Silva misses with a low kick. Silva throws a low kick but Daley moves out of range easily. Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva is looking to slow Daley down with leg kicks. Daley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Silva wants to slow Daley down by chopping away at his legs. A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley blocks a leg kick. Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Daley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Daley feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva thows a leg kick but Daley checks it and Daley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut. Daley motions for Silva to come forward. Daley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Daley misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva throws a leg kick and Daley counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt. Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva thows a leg kick but Daley checks it and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daley. Silva thows a leg kick but Daley checks it and Daley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick. Daley scores with a kick to the body.
Daley closes the distance and lands a one-two. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A good leg kick by Silva. Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Daley is breathing heavily. Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a leg kick and Daley counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Silva throws a leg kick but Daley sees it coming and moves out of range. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses. Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Silva. Silva misses with a leg kick and Daley counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Daley misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely. Silva moves away from the strike by Daley.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses. Silva throws a leg kick but Daley moved away. Silva throws a leg kick that is checked and Daley counters with a nice leg kick. Silva throws a low kick but Daley avoids it. Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daley's calf. An inside leg kick lands from Silva. Silva throws a solid leg kick but Daley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Daley blocks a low kick nicely. Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked and Daley counters with a nice leg kick. Paul Daley is winning the standup battle so far. Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Daley's knee but Daley avoids it well. Silva is looking to slow Daley down with leg kicks. Silva throws a leg kick and Daley counters with a body kick. Silva throws a front kick that sends Daley stumbling back into the ropes. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daley checks a leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Daley throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva. A head kick by Silva misses and Daley counters with an inside leg kick. Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daley. That did some damage!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Silva wants to land a leg kick but Daley is out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Silva. Silva throws a leg kick but Daley checks it. Silva throws a head kick that Daley semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Daley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Silva throws a head kick that misses. Daley takes a kick to the side of the head. Silva feints and then cracks Daley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daley down. Silva misses with a leg kick and Daley counters with an inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva connects with a solid leg kick. Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Daley avoids it. Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses. Daley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daley's sensitive parts. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Daley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Daley avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Silva tries to score with a low kick but Daley moves his leg out of the way. An inside leg kick lands from Silva. Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Daley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A head kick misses from Silva. Daley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daley's calf. A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva scores with a leg kick.
Daley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt. Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Silva tries to work over Daley's front leg with a kick but Daley checks it. Silva throws a leg kick but Daley checks it. A head kick misses from Silva. A head kick from Silva lands but Daley takes it in his stride. Daley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daley checks a leg kick. Silva throws a leg kick that is checked and Daley counters with a one-two to the body. Silva throws a leg kick and Daley counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee. Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Daley looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. A clash of legs there as Daley blocks the low kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva thows a leg kick but Daley checks it and Daley counters with a one-two to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva misses with a leg kick and Daley counters with a stiff right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daley checks a leg kick. Silva scores with a leg kick.
Daley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daley is out of range and Silva settles back down. Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Silva is looking to chop away at Daley's legs. A leg kick checked by Daley. Daley blocks a leg kick. Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva. Silva is looking to score with low kicks. A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. Silva tried to score with a low kick but Daley checks it. Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daley is out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daley checks a leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva thumps Daley with a low kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Daley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Silva throws a head kick that misses. An inside leg kick from Silva misses. Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Daley manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Silva throws a leg kick but Daley sees it coming and moves out of range. Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
 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. Silva throws a leg kick which misses Daley's front leg but catches the back leg as Daley tries to avoid it. Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Silva throws a front kick aimed at Daley's knee but Daley avoids it well. Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daley. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Daley moves his leg out of the way. Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Silva tries to score with a low kick but Daley moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight! Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Silva 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Thiago Silva! Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Thiago Silva! Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Thiago Silva!
Thiago Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandstorm. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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20
185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Dam! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Dam jabbing away but nothing is landing. Silva scores with a one two! Van Dam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva scores with a nice strike. Silva stuns Van Dam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Van Dam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dam tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dam moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Van Dam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Dam. Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Van Dam tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Silva connects with the punch. Van Dam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Dam - that will leave a mark!
Van Dam misses with the combination.
Jean Claude Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva works Van Dam's body with a nice hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab from Silva finds it's way through Van Dam's defenses. Van Dam looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely. Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Dam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Dam's head. Van Dam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Silva scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a series of punches but Van Dam avoids them all with ease. A nice combination there by Silva.
Van Dam looks gassed! Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Dam swings away with a leg kick that misses. Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Dam in his tracks. Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Silva throws a series of punches but Van Dam avoids them all with ease. Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice shot by Silva. Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Dam. Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A left lands for Silva. Van Dam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Van Dam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a right hand. Van Dam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Dam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Van Dam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Silva scores with a decent looking hook. Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice body shot. A nice combination there by Silva.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva stalks Van Dam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Dam's face. Van Dam staggers backwards, shaken. Silva lands an overhand right. Silva lands a body shot.
Silva stalks Van Dam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Dam's face. Van Dam staggers backwards, shaken.
 Van Dam is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silva throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease. Van Dam looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away. Silva throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease. Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Van Dam is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him? Silva stuns Van Dam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Van Dam seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Van Dam crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Van Dam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Dam. Silva misses with a wild combination.
Van Dam throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Dam. Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Dam finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Van Dam looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. Silva is working the combinations to good effect here. Silva throws a combination that misses and Van Dam counters with a stiff right hand. Van Dam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva. Silva clobbers Van Dam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
A combination from Silva does no damage. Van Dam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Van Dam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva. Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Dam tries to clinch and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Van Dam will be more careful next time no doubt. Nice shot by Silva. Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Dam circles away quickly and effectively. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Van Dam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Silva. Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges. Silva throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease. Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab to Van Dam's midsection. Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. Van Dam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Dam at a distance.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top. Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease. Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Silva throws a nice looking combination but Van Dam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. Nice shot lands for Silva. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Dam takes one to the chin there. Silva scores with a jab to the body. Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Van Dam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Silva dips to his left and cracks Van Dam with an uppercut! Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two. Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two. Nice cross by Silva. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Silva cracks Van Dam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Silva throws a nice looking combination but Van Dam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silva digs a good body shot into Van Dam's ribs. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Silva connects with a jab. Silva cracks a nice hook into Van Dam's ribs. Silva lands the left hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva lands with a hook. Van Dam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Van Dam is looking to land body kicks.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Silva. Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva scores with a hook. Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Dam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Van Dam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva. Van Dam closes the distance looking to clinch and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Silva swinging wildly here.
Van Dam misses with a wild combination.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A low kick from Van Dam misses and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Van Dam. Silva scores with a jab to the jaw. Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands a body shot.
Van Dam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Van Dam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Van Dam throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Van Dam tries to clinch up and Silva counters with a one-two to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva lands with a good body shot. Silva throws a body punch but Van Dam moves out of range. Silva looks to land a combination but Van Dam avoids it well. Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Dam tries to clinch up enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Dam can do to turn this around? Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Dam backs up against the ropes.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body. Silva looks to land a combination. Van Dam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Van Dam is breathing heavily. Silva throws a right and a left that Van Dam avoids nicely. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Van Dam throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Van Dam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Silva cracks Van Dam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Van Dam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Dam wants to clinch and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Dam should have avoided that one. Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far. Nice body punch from Silva. Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand! Silva connects with a jab. Silva scores with a punch to the head. Silva lands the left hand. Donk. Silva catches Van Dam right on the button with a cross. Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Dam at a distance.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Dam. Van Dam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Dam throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it. Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Van Dam throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side. Silva stalks Van Dam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Dam's face. Van Dam staggers backwards, shaken. Silva throws out a powerful jab. Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a two punch combo. Silva catches Van Dam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A punch lands to the side of Van Dam 's head but he takes it in his stride. Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva. Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Van Dam seems unphased.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva throws out a powerful jab. Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Van Dam avoids it well. Van Dam dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Dam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing. Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two. Silva blocks a low kick nicely. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Van Dam misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back. Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Van Dam takes one to the chin there. A combination from Silva does no damage. Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva scores with a jab. Van Dam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Van Dam settles back down. Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva lands a jab to the head.
Van Dam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva stuns Van Dam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Dam. Silva throws a nice looking combination but Van Dam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Van Dam tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Silva tries to bum rush Van Dam with a series of wild strikes but Van Dam uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Van Dam is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Silva thuds a left hand into Van Dam's body. Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva throws a series of punches but Van Dam avoids them all with ease. Van Dam takes one to the side of the head.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A combination from Silva does no damage. Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Van Dam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva lands with a nice body punch. Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Silva throws a combination. Van Dam tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Silva cracks Van Dam with a right hand to the side of the head. Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. Van Dam misses with the body kick and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silva cracks Van Dam with a right hand to the side of the head. Silva throws a series of strikes that have Van Dam backpedaling.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Silva lands with a good body shot. A lazy body kick from Van Dam and Van Dam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Dam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Dam doesn't seem phased though. Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva looks to land a combination. Van Dam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Van Dam takes a shot right to the bread basket. Silva cracks Van Dam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Silva thuds his right hand into Van Dam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Dam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva lands a nice hook to Van Dam's body. Van Dam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. A jab lands there for Silva. Silva works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination. Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two. Van Dam closes the distance looking to clinch and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Van Dam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Van Dam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A nice combination there by Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Dam misses with a straight left. Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva stalks Van Dam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Dam's face. Van Dam staggers backwards, shaken. Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Van Dam on the wrong end of a nice hook. Van Dam dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Dam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Van Dam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Silva connects with the punch. Van Dam throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely. Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Van Dam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jean Claude Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Van Dam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight! Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Thor Silva! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Thor Silva! Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Thor Silva!
Thor Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Andrews! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Overeem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Joey Andrews has been cut. Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrews throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andrews's sensitive parts. Andrews throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range. Andrews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrews. Overeem throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Andrews looks gassed! 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! Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem lands a left and a right that send Andrews crashing to the mat, dazed. Overeem thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Andrews is rocked! Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrews takes a shot right to the bread basket. Overeem misses with the combination.
Andrews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 That has opened up Joey Andrews's cut even more.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big right followed by a crushing left from Overeem knocks Andrews out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alistair Overeem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalid Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Hendricks! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abdullah! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hendricks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdullah circles away.
Hendricks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Abdullah manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Abdullah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendricks is in close to Abdullah's body, working some short punches and elbows. Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses. Abdullah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdullah has wrist control. Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Abdullah wants to get back to his feet but Hendricks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdullah has wrist control. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hendricks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Hendricks trying to move into half guard but instead Abdullah has managed to sweep!
 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.
Hendricks looking for a guillotine here but Abdullah defends easily.
Abdullah is sitting in close to Hendricks's body. Hendricks has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Abdullah is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Abdullah is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hendricks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Hendricks! Josh Hendricks is the new middleweight champion!
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