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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miki Petersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lobo cipijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miki Petersen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 London, Miki Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, lobo cipijs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cipijs lands a head kick!
cipijs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petersen shoots for a double leg takedown but cipijs sprawls well. He's pushed Petersen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
cipijs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
cipijs throws a sloppy head kick and Petersen moves out of range easily.
cipijs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petersen.
Petersen scores with a takedown into cipijs's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cipijs wants to stand and escape but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen gets to his feet - cipijs follows without any prompting.
Petersen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cipijs circles away quickly and effectively.
cipijs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersen avoids the head kick by cipijs.
cipijs throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cipijs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petersen avoids the head kick by cipijs.
cipijs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
cipijs pushes Petersen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petersen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
cipijs tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
cipijs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petersen controlling from mount.
BOOM! Petersen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Petersen with shots to the head and body - cipijs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Petersen controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands a heavy elbow.
cipijs really wants to buck Petersen off and get back to his feet.
Petersen looking to control and managing it successfully.
cipijs wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
cipijs looks gassed!
Petersen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can cipijs hang on?
cipijs is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Petersen controlling the position easily from mount.
cipijs is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. cipijs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
cipijs is in a horrible position here. Petersen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Petersen is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Petersen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miki Petersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between freeman hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Priede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for freeman hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, freeman hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janis Priede!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Priede looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Priede fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hall manages to avoid it.
A combination from hall does no damage.
hall tries to clinch there but Priede circles away.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
Priede swats away the attempt to clinch by hall.
hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priede.
hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Priede thows a body shot but no joy.
Priede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priede moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from hall.
Left hook, right uppercut from hall.
It looks like Janis Priede has been cut.
hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priede throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Priede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Priede keeps the fight on the outside.
hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priede throws a lazy right hand but hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
hall misses with a double jab.
hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priede lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priede. That's going to slow hall down.
hall misses with a two punch combination.
Priede lands with a slapping head kick.
hall throws a right and a left that Priede avoids nicely.
Priede lands an overhand right.
Priede tries a head kick but it misses.
hall cracks Priede with an open hand slap.
Priede missing with a left hand there. hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two 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.
Priede misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by hall.
hall rushes Priede and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
hall is trying to break free.
Priede drops to a knee looking for a takedown but hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
hall is trying to break free.
Priede has hall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Priede pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending hall tumbling to the mat - Priede dives into hall's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
hall uses the cage to get back to his feet.
hall lands a two punch combo.
hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - hall scores with a four punch combination!
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priede throws a body kick that misses.
Priede gets cracked there but stands up to it.
hall lands with a nice body punch.
Priede throws a lazy right hand but hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hall lands a with a good body shot.
Priede fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches hall on the side of the head.
Janis Priede seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
Priede slips a jab and a cross from hall.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
hall tries to clinch but Priede is having none of it.
hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Priede circles away.
Priede looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priede misses with a head kick.
hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
hall swinging wilding here.
Priede misses with a shot to the body
and hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
hall lands a jab.
hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Priede circles away.
Priede tries to bum rush hall with a series of wild strikes but hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
freeman hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janis Priede's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
hall blocks a head kick by Priede.
hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hall scores with a one two! Priede had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priede.
Priede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Priede stuffs the takedown attempt from hall. hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Priede keeps the fight on the outside.
Priede tries to land a front kick but hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
hall misses with a wild combination.
hall misses with a double jab.
hall tries to clinch but Priede is having none of it.
Priede lands a front kick.
hall throws a combination. Priede tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Priede.
hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hall misses with the combination.
Priede looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janis Priede is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priede.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priede misses with a series of wild punches.
Priede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Priede motions for hall to come forward. Priede throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priede misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Priede.
hall looks to land a combination. Priede sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Priede throws a leg kick that misses.
Priede throws the kick towards the body but hall avoids it.
Priede scores with a spinning back kick!
hall fails to land with a series of punches.
hall misses with a wild combination.
hall lands a nice hook to Priede's body. Priede takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
freeman hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two 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.
hall looks to land a combination but Priede avoids it well.
hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Priede digs a good hook to hall's body.
hall tries to clinch but Priede moves out of range.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priede tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
hall avoids the head kick by Priede.
hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Priede is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by hall.
Priede showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from hall.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priede throws a right hand that hall ducks under and follows up with a left that hall also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
hall misses with a two punch combination.
Priede throws a left and a right that both miss
and hall counters with a series of strikes. Priede will be more careful next time no doubt.
Priede throws a head kick but hall moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Priede.
hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Priede misses with a few strikes there.
hall's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and hall duly obliges.
Priede falls off balance throwing a combination
and hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
hall blocks a head kick by Priede.
Priede takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Priede throws a body punch but hall moves out of range.
hall swings for the body but Priede moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Priede misses with a double jab
enabling hall to counter with a crisp jab.
hall swinging wilding here.
Priede swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
hall lands with a nice body punch.
hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priede throws a sloppy head kick and hall moves out of range easily.
A combination from Priede does no damage.
Priede thows a body shot but no joy.
hall is looking to clinch.
hall is looking to wear down Priede with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
hall lands a two punch combo.
hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Priede slips a jab and a cross from hall.
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priede.
hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Priede misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
freeman hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janis Priede's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
hall throws a right and a left that Priede avoids nicely.
Priede avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hall tries to clinch there but Priede circles away.
Priede uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by hall.
hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
hall looks to land a combination. Priede sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
hall swings for the body but Priede moves out of range.
hall avoids the head kick by Priede.
A nice combination there by hall.
hall throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priede throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab lands there for hall.
hall throws a series of punches but Priede moves out of range.
Priede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priede misses with a combination
and hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
hall throws a leg kick but Priede sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priede jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priede jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
freeman hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Priede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Priede pulls out of a head kick attempt.
hall is working the combinations to good effect here.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priede moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
hall scores with a jab to the body.
Priede avoids a punch combination nicely.
Priede misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Priede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hall counters with a two punch combo.
Priede throws a half hearted mid kick.
Priede misses with a body shot
and hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
hall tries to clinch but Priede moves out of range.
Priede throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priede misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from hall.
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priede throws a sloppy head kick and hall moves out of range easily.
hall throws the kick towards the body but Priede avoids it.
hall lands with a nice body punch.
Priede misses with a head kick.
hall dodges the punch combination from Priede.
hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
hall blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hall throws a series of punches but Priede moves out of range.
hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priede moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Priede swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Priede uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from hall.
hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priede was well out of range. Poor timing from hall.
The fight stays on the outside here - hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priede throws a right and a left that both miss.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priede throws a body kick that misses.
hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priede throws a sloppy head kick and hall moves out of range easily.
Priede misses with a combination
and hall counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priede works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Priede is looking to land body kicks.
hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priede takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
hall scores with a hook.
hall slips a jab and a cross from Priede.
hall throws a nice looking combination but Priede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Priede swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Priede fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Priede misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Priede has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Priede throws a sloppy body shot
and hall counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
freeman hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for hall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for freeman hall!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for freeman hall!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for freeman hall!
freeman hall wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucky Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Dog stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Dog avoids nicely.
Ferguson drops Dog with a right and a left! Ferguson comes rushing in but Dog regains his composure and manages to keep Ferguson in guard.
It looks like Lucky Dog has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog is working an open guard so Ferguson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dog is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson looks gassed!
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Dog moves out of range.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dog is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dog.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dog!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Dog throws a series of strikes that have Ferguson backpedaling.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Dog throws a combination. Ferguson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Dog scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson misses with a combination
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dog wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Dog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Dog.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson throws a one two combo.
Dog is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
A combination from Dog does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Dog moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Dog's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferguson misses with a combination
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dog.
Dog lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kevin Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Dog tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Dog moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dog.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kevin Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Dog scores with a four punch combination!
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Ferguson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dog works over Ferguson's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferguson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferguson misses with the combination.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Ferguson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Dog lands a two punch combo.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lucky Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Dog.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
Dog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferguson thinking.
Dog works over Ferguson's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferguson, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferguson wants to break free but Dog has control.
Dog prevents Ferguson from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dog tries to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling the position.
Ferguson prevents Dog from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch but Dog keeps him there for the moment.
Dog has had enough of the clinch but Ferguson keeps him there for the moment.
Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dog is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Dog dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Dog's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dog throws a one two combo.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson misses with the combination.
Ferguson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Dog throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Dog misses with the combination.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Dog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two 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.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ferguson duly obliges.
Dog misses with a double jab.
Ferguson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dog tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Dog is looking to clinch.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Dog tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Dog jabs at Ferguson's body.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dog.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferguson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog is looking to clinch.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Dog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Ferguson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dog tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dog 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Kevin Ferguson!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Kevin Ferguson!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Lucky Dog!
Kevin Ferguson wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maik Valua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Maikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valua is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. 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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288 lbs
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300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Maik Valua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Maikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maikov ducks under a wild hook from Valua.
Valua is breathing heavily.
Valua misses with a body shot.
Maikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valua throws out the jab.
Valua throws a shot from downtown. Maikov moves away and avoids it.
Valua misses with an uppercut.
Valua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maikov staying out of range there.
Valua misses with the combination.
Maikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valua throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maikov throws a series of punches but Valua avoids them all with ease.
Maikov throws a right and a left that Valua avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Maikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maikov misses with a double jab.
Valua dodges the punch combination from Maikov.
Maikov throws a right and a left that Valua avoids nicely.
Maikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Valua throws an overhand right that lands on Maikov's shoulder, as Maikov tries to avoid the shot.
Maikov misses with a few strikes there.
That's two 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.
Maikov swinging wilding here.
Maikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valua.
Maikov misses with a few strikes there.
Maikov throws a series of punches but Valua moves out of range.
Valua throws the left hand but Maikov avoids the punch easily.
Maikov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valua misses with a two punch combination.
Valua swings for the body but Maikov moves out of range.
Maikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maikov backs up against the cage.
Maikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valua.
Maikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maikov misses with the combination.
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.
Maikov tries to bum rush Valua with a series of wild strikes but Valua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maikov ducks under a wild hook from Valua.
Maik Valua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maikov throws a right and a left that Valua avoids nicely.
Maikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valua throws a combination. Maikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valua throws a lazy right hand but Maikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Maik Valua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valua throws a big shot that misses.
Maikov tries to bum rush Valua with a series of wild strikes but Valua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maikov moves away from the strike by Valua.
Maikov misses with a double jab
and Valua counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Maikov.
Valua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maikov throws a right and a left that Valua avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valua misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valua throws out a powerful jab.
Maikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valua throws a series of punches but Maikov avoids them all with ease.
Maikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Valua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valua tests Maikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maikov throws a combination that misses
and Valua counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Valua swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Maikov.
Maikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valua.
Maikov misses with a few strikes there.
Valua looks to throw the jab but Maikov is out of range.
Maikov looks to land a combination but Valua avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Valua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valua tests Maikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valua throws a right hand that Maikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Maikov also avoids with ease.
Valua throws out a loose jab but Maikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maikov misses with a wild combination.
Valua throws a body punch but Maikov moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valua throws a right hand that Maikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Maikov also avoids with ease.
Valua dodges the punch combination from Maikov.
Valua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valua throws a right and a left that Maikov avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maikov throws a combination that misses
and Valua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maikov thinking.
Valua misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maik Valua dominated that second round.
That's time! Valua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valua throws a shot from downtown. Maikov moves away and avoids it.
Maikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valua.
Maikov misses with a few strikes there.
Valua misses with a looping left.
Maikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Valua misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maikov misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valua cracks a nice hook into Maikov's ribs.
Maikov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valua dodges the punch combination from Maikov.
Valua looks to land a combination but Maikov avoids it well.
Maikov moves out of range as Valua strikes.
A combination from Maikov does no damage.
Valua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maikov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Valua counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Valua misses its intended target.
Maikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valua misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Valua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valua.
Maikov misses with a double jab.
Valua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valua throws a right and a left that Maikov avoids nicely.
Valua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valua.
Valua misses with a wild combination.
That's four 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.
Maikov misses with a wild combination.
Valua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maikov on the side of the head.
Maikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valua connects with a single shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A swing and a miss from Valua.
Valua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maik Valua clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maikov throws a right hand that Valua ducks under and follows up with a left that Valua also avoids with ease.
Valua misses with a series of wild punches.
Valua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maikov throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Valua counter with a right hand.
Valua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maikov.
No joy there for Maikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valua misses with a looping right.
Maikov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Valua.
Valua misses with an uppercut.
Maikov misses with a two punch combination.
Valua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valua throws a body punch but Maikov moves out of range.
Maikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valua misses with a wild combination.
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.
Maikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valua.
Maikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Valua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maikov slips a straight right by Valua.
Maikov ducks under a wild hook from Valua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valua throws a hook but Maikov avoids it easily.
Valua misses with a double jab.
Valua throws a jab but it's blocked by Maikov.
Valua slips a jab and a cross from Maikov.
Valua throws a looping overhand right but Maikov ducks down to avoid it.
Maikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Valua thows a body shot but no joy.
Valua throws a series of punches but Maikov moves out of range.
A combination from Maikov does no damage.
Valua catches Maikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valua.
Maikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valua misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Maikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maik Valua had his way with Nikolai Maikov in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Valua throws a hook but Maikov blocks it.
Maikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Valua.
Maikov misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Valua misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valua slips a jab and a cross from Maikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maikov throws a nice looking combination but Valua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valua throws a shot from downtown. Maikov moves away and avoids it.
Valua misses with a body shot.
Valua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maikov momentarily.
Valua misses with a body shot.
Valua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Valua misses.
Valua misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maikov blocks a jab.
Valua fails to land with a series of punches.
Maikov throws a series of punches but Valua moves out of range.
Valua jabs Maikov right on the nose. Maikov blinks but takes it well.
Maik Valua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Maikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valua lands a really nice looking cross but Maikov seems unphased.
Maikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valua.
Valua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maikov moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valua throws a hook but Maikov blocks it.
Valua thows a body shot but no joy.
Maikov throws a right hand that Valua ducks under and follows up with a left that Valua also avoids with ease.
Maikov misses with a double jab.
Maikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valua dodges the punch combination from Maikov.
Valua throws a right hand that Maikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Maikov also avoids with ease.
Maikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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.
Valua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maikov.
Valua throws a big shot that misses.
Maikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valua misses with a wild combination.
Maikov misses with a double jab
and Valua counters with a one-two to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maikov misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maik Valua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valua 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Maik Valua!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Maik Valua!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Maik Valua!
Maik Valua wins by unanimous decision!
Maik Valua retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulu comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Music. Jackson Cage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Cage!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Zulu shoots in and drives through. Cage sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Zulu looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Zulu throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jackson Cage has been cut.
Cage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zulu is keeping the position for now.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zulu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zulu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cage wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Cage looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zulu tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Zulu throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Zulu tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zulu tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Cage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zulu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zulu wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
Zulu throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cage colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Zulu as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cage is left battered and dazed whilst Zulu and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Zulu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJay Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowe has chosen Drake - Best I Ever Had as his entrance music. Rock Pounder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to CJay Lowe's chin.
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, CJay Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder tries to clinch up.
Pounder shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Pounder counters with a takedown into side control.
Pounder scoring with punches and elbows.
Lowe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lowe can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Lowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pounder kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pounder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lowe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lowe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pounder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lowe looks gassed!
Lowe is trying to maintain the position but Pounder is very close to passing his half guard.
Lowe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pounder landing some decent shots from guard.
Pounder scoring with some ground and pound.
Pounder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pounder stands up and waves to Lowe to follow him.
Pounder drives through and clinches with Lowe against the cage.
Pounder landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lowe regains guard immediately.
Pounder being controlled here momentarily.
Lowe looking to control but Pounder passes into half guard.
Pounder trying to mount his opponent but Lowe defends it.
Lowe is trying to control but can't.
Pounder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pounder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pounder throws a head kick that misses.
Pounder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pounder scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pounder controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Pounder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pounder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pounder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Pounder from controlling successfully.
Lowe controls Pounder momentarily but Pounder frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pounder wants to pass the guard but Lowe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pounder counter with a right hand.
Pounder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lowe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pounder is working away from the top position though.
Pounder tries to pass to full mount but Lowe defends it.
Pounder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lowe's head.
Pounder wants to stand but Lowe has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lowe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lowe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pounder wants to control but Lowe is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowe gets the takedown into side control.
Lowe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lowe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pounder sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe controlling the pace.
Pounder is refusing to be controlled, as Lowe sits in half guard.
Lowe trying to mount his opponent but Pounder defends it.
Lowe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Lowe is stalling here. Pounder is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lowe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pounder has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.
Lowe seems a little lost for a moment, as Pounder dominates the positioning.
Lowe is trying to control Pounder's posture but Pounder avoids it.
Pounder is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lowe is trying to escape and Pounder transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lowe is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pounder! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rock Pounder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between janis spalva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suchart Klahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suchart Klahan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, janis spalva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Suchart Klahan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klahan moves in looking to clinch but spalva pushes him off.
Klahan avoids the head kick by spalva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but spalva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klahan wants to clinch up but spalva keeps it at a distance.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
spalva connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klahan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klahan is looking to clinch but spalva is avoiding it.
spalva fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
spalva lands a nice hook to Klahan's body. Klahan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Klahan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klahan misses with a body kick.
Klahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as spalva throws out the jab.
Suchart Klahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Klahan.
spalva loads up on a big right hand but Klahan slips the punch.
Klahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klahan throws a body kick that misses.
Klahan is looking to clinch but spalva is avoiding it.
spalva looks to land a left hand but Klahan moved out of range nicely.
Klahan tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klahan.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klahan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
spalva tries to bum rush Klahan with a series of wild strikes but Klahan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by spalva - just one landing.
spalva cracks Klahan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klahan tries to clinch up but spalva circles away and keeps his distance.
spalva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klahan can pounce on him.
spalva is breathing heavily.
Klahan is looking to clinch.
Klahan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klahan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt spalva.
Klahan moves in looking to clinch but spalva pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
spalva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klahan can pounce on him.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Klahan wants to clinch up but spalva keeps it at a distance.
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch but spalva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klahan. That's going to slow spalva down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
spalva tries to keep at a distance but Klahan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klahan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Klahan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but spalva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klahan is looking to clinch but spalva is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klahan.
Suchart Klahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
spalva swats away the attempt to clinch by Klahan.
spalva misses with a series of wild punches.
Klahan is looking to clinch.
Klahan tries to clinch there but spalva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suchart Klahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
spalva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
spalva misses with a body shot.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but spalva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klahan is looking to clinch.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Klahan tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Klahan misses with a body kick.
Klahan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klahan wants to clinch.
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch but spalva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klahan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Klahan tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Klahan scores with a spinning back kick!
spalva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klahan wants to clinch up but spalva keeps it at a distance.
Klahan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klahan lands a nice looking kick to the body. spalva takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klahan tries to clinch there but spalva circles away.
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch but spalva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
spalva throws a chopping leg kick but Klahan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Klahan is looking to clinch.
spalva keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Klahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klahan, right into the meat.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klahan looks for the body kick but spalva saw that one coming.
Klahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
spalva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Klahan lands a nice leg kick that just misses spalva's sensitive parts.
spalva keeps the fight on the outside.
spalva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klahan wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
spalva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klahan. That one must have hurt.
Klahan is looking to clinch but spalva is avoiding it.
Klahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klahan tries to clinch there but spalva circles away.
Klahan doesn't manage to clinch there - spalva circles away.
Klahan tries to clinch up but spalva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klahan lands a nice leg kick that just misses spalva's sensitive parts.
Klahan moves in looking to clinch but spalva pushes him off.
spalva swats away the attempt to clinch by Klahan.
Klahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klahan wants to clinch.
spalva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
spalva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klahan. Klahan obviously looking to wear him down.
spalva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
spalva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
spalva keeps the fight on the outside.
Klahan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
spalva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klahan connects with a solid leg kick.
Klahan is looking to clinch but spalva is avoiding it.
Klahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but spalva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
spalva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klahan can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klahan lands a nice leg kick that just misses spalva's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klahan doesn't manage to clinch there - spalva circles away.
Klahan is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suchart Klahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klahan 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Suchart Klahan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Suchart Klahan!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Suchart Klahan!
Suchart Klahan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hrosef Hralin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melisizwe Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hrosef Hralin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Melisizwe Kato !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hralin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hralin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hralin.
Kato wants to get back to his feet.
Hralin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hralin throwing shots but Kato is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hralin stops Kato from getting back to his feet.
Hralin slows the pace down in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kato misses with a double jab.
Hralin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kato .
Hralin is looking to clinch but Kato is avoiding it.
Kato moves out of range as Hralin strikes.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kato looks to throw the jab but Hralin is out of range.
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hralin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kato but Kato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hralin wants to clinch.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Kato gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hralin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hralin trying to control but Kato is working from the bottom.
Hralin is breathing heavily.
Kato wants to get back to his feet but Hralin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hralin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kato is keeping the position for now.
Hralin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hralin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hralin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kato connects with a single shot there.
Melisizwe Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hralin tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
Kato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hralin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Hralin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
No luck for Hralin with that takedown attempt.
Hralin dodges the punch combination from Kato .
Kato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kato throws a right and a left that Hralin avoids nicely.
Hralin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hralin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hralin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kato throws a right hand that Hralin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hralin also avoids with ease.
Kato misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hralin fails to land with a series of punches.
Hralin shoots in for a double leg but Kato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hrosef Hralin dominated that round.
That's time! Hralin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hralin throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
Hralin throws a head kick that misses.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kato misses with a looping left.
Kato misses with an uppercut. Hralin saw that one coming.
Kato tries to bum rush Hralin with a series of wild strikes but Hralin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hralin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kato but Kato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kato swinging wilding here.
Hralin tries to clinch but Kato moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hralin shoots in for a double leg but Kato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hralin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hralin moves forwards but Kato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hralin.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hralin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato misses with a body shot.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hralin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato .
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kato swings for the body but Hralin moves out of range.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hralin has time to react.
Kato looks to land a combination but Hralin avoids it well.
Hralin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kato really wants to buck Hralin off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hralin looking to ground and pound but Kato is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hralin throwing strikes here but Kato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kato wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hralin.
Hralin thowing shots but they're missing.
Kato wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hralin.
Kato wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hralin.
You get the feeling that Kato really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hralin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hralin scores with a takedown into Kato 's guard.
Hralin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hralin trying to control but Kato is working from the bottom.
Kato wants to stand and escape but Hralin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hralin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hralin won't allow Kato to get back to his feet.
Hralin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hralin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kato is looking to stand up but Hralin isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hrosef Hralin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hralin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hralin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kato tries to sprawl out of it but Hralin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kato throws a combination. Hralin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hralin dodges the punch combination from Kato .
Kato throws a right hand that Hralin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hralin also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato throws a right and a left that Hralin avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kato moves away from the strike by Hralin.
Hrosef Hralin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melisizwe Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hralin gets a takedown into half guard.
Hralin prevents Kato from standing back up.
Hralin tries to pass to full mount but Kato defends it.
Kato is trying to stand.
Hralin trying to control the pace.
Hralin wants to control but Kato is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is trying to stand back up but Hralin is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kato swinging wilding here.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hralin throws a right hand that Kato ducks under and follows up with a left that Kato also avoids with ease.
Kato tries to bum rush Hralin with a series of wild strikes but Hralin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hralin ducks under a wild hook from Kato .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hralin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kato swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Kato as Hralin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hrosef Hralin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hralin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kato but Kato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hralin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hralin shoots in for a double leg but Kato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kato throws a one two combo.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hralin misses the jab.
Hralin slips a jab and a cross from Kato .
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. Hralin moves away and avoids it.
Hralin lands a head kick. Kato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kato cracks Hralin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hralin.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hralin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hralin prevents Kato from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hralin keeps control of Kato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hralin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hralin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kato avoids the damage to the body.
Kato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hrosef Hralin clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hralin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hralin dodges the punch combination from Kato .
Hralin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hralin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hralin stands up from half guard.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hralin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hralin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kato looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kato is letting Hralin control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato wants to get back to his feet.
Kato is not content to let Hralin control the position.
Kato is pushing Hralin's head away, looking to escape. Hralin manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two 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.
Hralin trying to control the action but Kato is working from the bottom.
Kato tries to escape but Hralin is in control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kato throws a series of punches but Hralin avoids them all with ease.
Kato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hralin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kato is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hralin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kato rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hralin's guard! Nice work there by Kato !
Hralin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kato is looking to stand up but Hralin won't let him.
Hralin trying to keep a closed guard but Kato is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Hralin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hralin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hralin tries to get out of the position.
Kato trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hralin's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hralin throws a series of punches but Kato avoids them all with ease.
Kato looks to throw the jab but Hralin is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kato .
Hralin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hralin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Kato really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hralin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hrosef Hralin had his way with Melisizwe Kato in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Hralin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kato sprawls well initially but Hralin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kato is trying to stand back up but Hralin is controlling him
Hralin slows the pace down in half guard.
Kato wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Hralin seems content to control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hralin drops an elbow to the side of Kato 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kato misses with the combination.
Hralin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kato to the mat! Kato manages to get full guard.
Hralin trying to control but Kato is working from the bottom.
Hralin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kato wants to stand but Hralin is controlling the position.
Hralin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kato manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hralin is trying to keep Kato in close.
Hralin trying to control the position here.
Hralin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kato has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato wants to stand but Hralin is controlling his arm.
Hralin sneaks back into half guard.
Hralin is trying to maintain the position but Kato is very close to passing his half guard.
Kato wants to stand but Hralin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hralin is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hralin controlling the position for now.
Hralin is looking for a sweep. Kato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kato tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hralin controls his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melisizwe Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kato throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hrosef Hralin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hralin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hrosef Hralin!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Hrosef Hralin!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Hrosef Hralin!
Hrosef Hralin wins by unanimous decision!
Hrosef Hralin is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivor Smallun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Orlando Doom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivor Smallun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom throws a body punch but Smallun moves out of range.
Smallun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smallun pinned against the cage. Smallun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smallun keeps the fight on the outside.
Doom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smallun circles away.
Smallun drops Doom with a left and a right! Oh, Doom is hurt - Smallun dives into side control looking to finish!
Smallun tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Smallun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A lull in the action here.
Doom manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smallun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smallun trying to control from the bottom.
Doom wants to take a breather but Smallun is having none of it.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doom wants to pass to mount but Smallun is defending the position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Doom with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Doom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doom is breathing heavily.
Smallun moves into the clinch successfully.
Smallun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dooms head.
Smallun is pushing Doom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smallun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smallun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smallun wants to free his trapped foot but Doom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallun wants to stand up but Doom is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smallun controlling the action here.
Doom is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smallun is looking to advance position but Doom won't allow it.
Smallun looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smallun is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doom shoots in and drives through. Smallun sprawls well.
Smallun lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Doom falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivor Smallun!
Ivor Smallun is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes to the cage accompanied by Lupe Fiasco - Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Mann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph throws a head kick that misses.
Broph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Broph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mann slips a jab and a cross from Broph.
Broph fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Mann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Broph with that takedown attempt.
Broph wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Broph shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mann pinned against the cage. Mann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steven Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Broph.
Broph throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Broph!
Craig Broph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broph throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mann tries to clinch but Broph moves away
and Broph counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Broph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mann shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Broph's guard.
Broph pulls Mann in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broph has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mann is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Broph.
Broph manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mann's best efforts.
Broph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mann is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann blocks the strikes from Broph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph missing with punches from the bottom.
Broph tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Broph wants to improve his position but Mann is controlling well.
Broph is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mann is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Broph is just riding it out for now. Mann eventually gives up the hold.
Broph tries to get to full guard but Mann has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Broph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broph misses with a head kick.
Mann wants to clinch but Broph slips to the side
and Broph counters with a series of strikes. Mann will be more careful next time no doubt.
Broph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Broph counters with a left and a right that stings Mann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Broph shoots for a takedown but Mann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Broph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Broph looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt - Broph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mann with a poor takedown
and Broph counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann darts in and clinches Broph up against the cage.
Mann stops a takedown attempt from Broph.
Broph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broph fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mann sprawls well initially but Broph persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Broph. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Broph is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Broph is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Broph controlling his opponent.
Broph scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph wants to finish this one by submission but Mann is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Broph.
Broph landing strikes, looking to finish!
Broph raining down shots from the mount!
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Mann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mann is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Broph content just to control the position here.
Mann reaches up and holds on to Broph to control the position.
Broph looking to control but Mann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph lands a nice shot to the head.
Broph lands a heavy elbow.
Broph landing strikes from the mount and Mann is in trouble!
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Mann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Broph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Broph tries to control but Mann wriggling away.
Broph takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mann is in a horrible position here. Broph smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann is working to get back to half guard.
Mann takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Broph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Broph.
Broph scoring with strikes but Mann is staying in there.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broph tries to control but Mann wriggling away.
BOOM! Broph connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Broph with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Broph swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mann counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mann is pushing down on Broph's leg trying to pass to half guard. Broph is fighting to maintain full guard but Mann has managed to sneak the leg through.
Broph trying to control but Mann postures up.
Mann wants to pass to mount but Broph is defending the position.
Mann wants to take a breather but Broph is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann blocks the strikes from Broph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph trying to control here.
Mann is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Broph has managed to free his arm - good work.
Broph is pressing down on Mann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Broph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Broph darts in and clinches Mann up against the cage.
Broph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mann has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph lands with a shot to the body.
Broph lands a head kick. Mann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Broph gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mann.
Broph wants to break the clinch but can't.
Broph breaks from the clinch.
Broph throws a solid leg kick but Mann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Broph.
Broph misses with a two punch combination.
Broph shoots in for a double leg but Mann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Broph swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann.
Broph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Mann as he checks the leg kick.
Broph throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Broph throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Steven Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broph stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph throws a series of punches but Mann moves out of range.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Broph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Mann looks to clinch
and Broph counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann taking punishment in the form of punches.
Broph landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Broph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broph fails with the takedown
and Mann counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Broph!
Broph is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking to control but Broph is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Broph stops Mann from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mann prevents Broph from getting the reversal.
Craig Broph has got the better of the ground game so far.
Broph is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Broph can't escape the position.
Broph flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mann wants to control the pace but Broph is squirming around nicely.
Broph regains half guard.
Broph makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Broph.
Broph is trying to control the position but Mann postures up.
Broph bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mann's guard.
Broph looking to pass the guard.
Mann wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Broph slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Broph wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Broph works to advance to full mount. Mann defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Broph takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Mann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Broph is working for a guillotine from mount but Mann frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Broph connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Broph takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Broph landing strikes from the mount.
Mann is trying desperately to improve position.
Mann is in a horrible position here. Broph smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Broph dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mann tries to move into range but Broph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Broph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mann counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Broph's guard now.
Broph is trying to keep Mann in close.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Broph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broph throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mann pushes down on Broph's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Broph misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Broph trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph punching from the bottom.
Broph wants to control but Mann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Broph throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Broph.
Mann avoids the body shot from Broph.
Broph swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mann counters with a single leg into guard. Broph didn't expect that.
Mann chips away with some ground and pound.
Broph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann stands up from Broph's guard - Mann perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in for a double leg but Broph sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Broph throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Broph.
Broph shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Broph with a nice head shot there.
Broph slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Broph content to stall in guard here.
Broph stands up over Mann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Broph keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mann's head.
Broph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Broph must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Broph from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Broph connects with a couple of short punches.
Broph tries to free his leg and advance position but Mann is retaining full guard.
Broph pushing down on Mann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Broph perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broph wants to pass the guard but Mann is defending well.
Steven Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Broph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Broph is nestled in close to Mann, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Broph not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven Mann.
I think Broph 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Craig Broph!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Craig Broph!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Craig Broph!
Craig Broph wins by unanimous decision!
Craig Broph is the new light heavyweight champion!
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