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PFA 28: Inferno PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Revazi Mindorashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Revazi Mindorashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brennan Bova!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova shoots and misses
and Mindorashvili counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bova is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mindorashvili is tapping! Great win for Bova!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brennan Bova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176 lbs
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181 lbs
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Great wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anton misses with a takedown
and Naza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anton's guard now.
Naza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Naza is in close to Anton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anton keeping full guard, as Naza tries to pass.
Naza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anton for as long as he can get away with.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Naza is pushing down on Anton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anton is fighting to maintain full guard but Naza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anton actively working from the bottom here.
Anton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naza scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Naza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Naza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Naza breaks from Anton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Stephan Anton has been cut.
Naza landing strikes from the mount.
Anton is working to get back to half guard.
Naza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anton looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naza raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naza landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up Stephan Anton's cut even more.
Naza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anton is looking to improve his position but Naza isn't that keen on the idea.
Naza landing punches.
Anton is rocked!
The cut above Stephan Anton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stephan Anton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gio Naza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davis!
Davis regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Ortiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davis is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Ortiz wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Davis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis controlling the position.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is pulling down on Ortiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ortiz, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis looking to control.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Davis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ortiz's knee momentarily.
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.
A head kick misses from Davis.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
Davis keeps Ortiz at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ortiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis lands a jab.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Ortiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Davis cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Ortiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Roman Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ortiz doesn't seem phased though.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Davis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Davis dives into side control.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but Davis is dominant here and he's now got Ortiz's back!
Ortiz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Davis off. It looks like it's working - Davis slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Ortiz displaying calm under pressure there.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
Davis is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ortiz on his heels. He'll look to pass Ortiz's guard now, I'm sure.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Davis is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortiz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roman Davis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis cracks Ortiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Davis.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Davis.
Ortiz avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Davis lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davis lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Davis keeps Ortiz at a distance using the push kick.
Ortiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Davis 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!
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Jerry Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Davis scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis scores with a head kick. Ortiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ortiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Ortiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Ortiz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Davis cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ortiz pushes Davis off looking to stand but Davis dives back in and keeps control.
Davis trying to control from half guard but Ortiz is working away.
Ortiz wants to stand back up but Davis manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to remain calm as Davis controls from the top position.
Ortiz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Davis taking a breather here.
Davis wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Davis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz bucks up and tries to throw Davis off but instead Davis has got his back!
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Davis biding his time, controlling Ortiz.
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.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Davis controlling the positon.
Jerry Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz trying to get back to his feet but Davis is in full control for now.
Davis tries to get the hooks in deep but Ortiz pushed the leg off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz trying to get back to his feet but Davis is in full control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes into the arena with Delilah by Tom Jones blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Rolston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rolston.
Tiger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rolston counters with a low kick, right behind Tiger 's knee.
Rolston looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
A head kick by Rolston misses
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolston misses with a series of wild punches.
Rolston moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger misses with an uppercut
and Rolston counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Rolston moves out of range.
Rolston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger misses with an uppercut
and Rolston counters with a left and a right that stings Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiger throws a poor cross that misses
and Rolston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yeovil Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws an off balance right hand
and Rolston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger misses with a hook
and Rolston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tiger's knee momentarily.
Tiger misses with a right hand
and Rolston counters with a crisp one two that drops Tiger! Rolston thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tiger to his feet! Tiger is in big trouble!
Tiger is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger loses concentration momentarily and Rolston pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tiger crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rolston finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Rolston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Young is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a double jab
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foreman counters with a straight right hand.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Foreman counters with a right hand to the body.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Foreman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foreman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young misses with the body kick
and Foreman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young looks gassed!
Young cracks the inside of Foreman's front leg.
Nice body punch from Foreman.
Foreman with a hook.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerald Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young misses with a double jab
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foreman throws a one two combo.
It looks like Gerald Young has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foreman lands with an uppercut that bounces Young off the cage and back into rage.
Foreman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Foreman - just one landing.
Young is rocked!
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Foreman finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Foreman comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Young falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Young was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Foreman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laht Nepphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasim Bakalakadakastacka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Laht Nepphur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasim Bakalakadakastacka!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nepphur lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bakalakadakastacka crumples to the floor! Nepphur milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Laht Nepphur!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Otway has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Solomon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otway avoids the body shot from Solomon.
John Otway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon misses with a left hand
and Otway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otway moves out of range as Solomon strikes.
Otway slips under a jab.
Solomon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Otway thuds a left hand into Solomon's body.
Otway tries to clinch but Solomon is having none of it.
Otway misses with a double jab
and Solomon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solomon works the jab nicely.
Solomon keeps the fight on the outside.
Solomon misses with a looping left.
Otway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
Otway dodges the punch combination from Solomon.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otway.
A telegraphed right hand from Otway misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Otway.
Otway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Solomon. Solomon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Otway throws a body punch but Solomon moves out of range.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway misses with a hook to the body
and Solomon counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solomon avoids the body shot from Otway.
Solomon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otway.
Otway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Otway throws out a loose jab but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solomon throws a series of punches but Otway avoids them all with ease.
Solomon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otway is looking to clinch.
Otway throws a sloppy body shot
and Solomon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Otway misses with a wild body shot.
Otway tries to clinch but Solomon moves away
letting Solomon counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Otway as he connects with a hook.
Otway jabs Solomon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otway scores with a punch to the head.
Otway misses with a body punch
and Solomon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solomon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Otway defending well as Solomon loads up on a big left hand.
Solomon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otway.
Jab, jab by Solomon - just one landing.
Solomon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Otway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solomon manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon staying out of range there.
Solomon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otway.
Solomon slips a jab and a cross from Otway.
Solomon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Solomon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otway digs a good hook to Solomon's body.
Solomon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solomon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Solomon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Solomon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Otway misses with an uppercut
and Solomon counters with a series of strikes. Otway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Otway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solomon's hands.
Otway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
Solomon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otway.
Solomon tries to bum rush Otway with a series of wild strikes but Otway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otway misses with an uppercut. Solomon saw that one coming.
Otway doesn't manage to clinch there - Solomon circles away.
Otway defending well as Solomon loads up on a big left hand.
Solomon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Solomon avoids the body shot from Otway.
Otway avoids the body shot from Solomon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon lands a nice shot that snaps Otway's head back.
Otway swings widly with a right hand
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otway loads up on a big right hand but Solomon slips the punch.
Solomon takes a swing at Otway's ribcage but misses.
Otway misses with a straight left.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Otway.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otway.
Otway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solomon scores with a nice head shot.
Solomon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Otway. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway throws an overhand right that lands on Solomon's shoulder, as Solomon tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Solomon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solomon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Solomon misses with an uppercut.
Otway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Solomon misses with a wild body shot.
Otway throws a shot from downtown. Solomon moves away and avoids it.
Otway fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Otway throws a hook but Solomon blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Solomon. Those never looked like landing.
Solomon throws a right hand that Otway ducks under and follows up with a left that Otway also avoids with ease.
Otway lands a glancing blow to the side of Solomon's head.
A right-left combo lands from Solomon.
Solomon throws a body punch but Otway moves out of range.
Otway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
Otway lands a jab to the head.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway misses with an uppercut
and Solomon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Solomon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Solomon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Otway.
Otway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solomon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Otway moves into range and clinches up with Solomon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomon blocking some punches.
Otway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otway letting Solomon take a breather here.
Solomon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Otway as Solomon tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Solomon dominated that round.
That's time! Otway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Otway misses.
Solomon misses with a looping right.
Otway throws a body punch but Solomon moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Otway misses
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Otway lands.
Otway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solomon was well out of range. Poor timing from Otway.
Otway avoids the body shot from Solomon.
A punch lands to the side of Otway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Solomon throws a jab but it's blocked by Otway.
Otway looks to land a right hand but Solomon moved out of range.
Dick Solomon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Otway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solomon misses with an uppercut. Otway saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solomon.
Otway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Otway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Otway throws a head punch that misses.
Otway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otway.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Otway controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Otway.
Solomon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Solomon misses with a punch on the inside.
Otway tries a body shot but Solomon blocks it.
A hook to the body from Otway.
Solomon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Solomon tries to break the clinch but Otway is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Otway.
Otway lands a body punch.
Solomon blocking some punches.
Otway swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otway avoiding damage.
Otway is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Solomon is keeping busy.
Solomon digs a right hand underneath Otway's ribcage. Otway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Otway is trying to maintain a safe position but Solomon gets an underhook and turns Otway into the cage.
Otway scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Solomon blocks an uppercut.
Solomon breaks from the clinch.
Solomon takes a swing at Otway's ribcage but misses.
Solomon looks to land a combination. Otway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway lands a slapping body shot.
Otway forces Solomon back against the cage and clinches.
Solomon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Otway scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Otway finds it's target.
A slow jab from Otway misses its intended target.
Solomon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otway throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otway connects with a body shot.
A jab from Otway misses.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solomon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Otway. Those never looked like landing.
Otway throws a jab but it's blocked by Solomon.
Jab, jab by Otway - just one landing.
Otway throws a series of punches but Solomon avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Otway catches Solomon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Solomon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Otway lands with a right hand.
Otway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solomon throws a right hand that misses
and Otway counters with a straight right hand.
Otway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solomon dodges the punch combination from Otway.
Solomon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solomon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otway.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otway.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otway misses with a body shot
and Solomon counters with a two punch combo.
Otway misses with a hook.
Solomon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otway.
Otway misses with a double jab
and Solomon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a right hand to the body.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solomon swats away the attempt to clinch by Otway.
Solomon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon drops his hands momentarily and Otway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solomon takes one to the chin there.
Otway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Otway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solomon was well out of range. Poor timing from Otway.
A swing and a miss from Solomon.
Otway misses with a straight left.
Otway throws a sloppy body shot
and Solomon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Otway thinking.
Otway misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Otway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solomon walks into a left hand.
Otway misses with a hook.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solomon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otway throws out the jab.
Solomon tests Otway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otway misses with a wild body shot.
Otway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otway misses with a body shot.
Otway slips a jab from Solomon.
Otway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solomon counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otway throws a lazy uppercut
and Solomon counters with a right hand to the body.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Otway looks to score with a jab to the body but Solomon is just out of range.
Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otway.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otway.
Solomon missing with a left hand there. Otway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solomon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Otway throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Solomon misses with a looping right.
Solomon misses the jab.
Otway misses with a two punch combination.
Otway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon digs a good body shot into Otway's ribs.
Otway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solomon throws the left hand but Otway avoids the punch easily.
Otway lands an overhand right.
Otway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Solomon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otway throws out the jab.
Otway avoids the body shot from Solomon.
Otway throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Otway lands a really nice looking cross but Solomon seems unphased.
Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otway.
Some wild striking there from Solomon.
Otway catches Solomon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon jabs at Otway's body.
Nice defenses there by Otway.
A punch lands to the side of Otway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Solomon. Beautiful body shot.
Otway throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otway throws a right and a left that Solomon avoids nicely.
Otway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solomon. Otway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solomon misses with a hook. Otway ducked under it nicely.
Otway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Solomon slips under a jab.
Solomon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solomon.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otway.
Otway misses with a straight left.
Otway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solomon counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otway. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solomon thuds his right hand into Otway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway tries to clinch there but Solomon circles away.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Otway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solomon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Otway works Solomon's body with a nice hook.
Solomon misses with a looping left.
Solomon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Otway.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway misses with an uppercut.
Otway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Solomon.
Otway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solomon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otway at a distance.
Otway has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Solomon.
Solomon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Otway throws a jab but it's blocked by Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Otway's hands.
Some wild striking there from Otway.
Otway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Otway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a right hand to the body.
Solomon lands a nice hook to Otway's body. Otway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solomon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solomon.
Solomon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Otway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Otway digs a good body shot into Solomon's ribs.
Solomon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solomon looks to land a combination but Otway avoids it well.
Otway drives through and clinches with Solomon against the cage.
Solomon breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otway.
Solomon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Solomon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Solomon really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Solomon misses with a body shot.
Otway misses with a shot to the body
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Otway misses.
Otway throws a lazy uppercut
and Solomon counters with a one-two to the body.
Solomon misses with a looping right.
Solomon misses with a hook.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otway.
Otway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otway throws out a loose jab but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Solomon.
A jab lands there for Otway.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Otway misses with a right hand
and Solomon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Otway thinking.
Otway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otway misses with a hook. Solomon ducked under it nicely.
Otway swings widly with a right hand
and Solomon counters with a nice body shot.
Otway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otway. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otway avoids the body shot from Solomon.
Solomon misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Otway misses
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Solomon takes a swing at Otway's ribcage but misses.
Otway moves in looking to clinch but Solomon pushes him off.
Solomon lands a jab to Otway's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otway. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway moves away from the strike by Solomon.
Otway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Solomon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Solomon catches Otway right on the button with a cross.
Otway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otway misses with a double jab
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solomon scores with a nice strike.
Solomon misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway misses with a jab to the body
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otway throws a lazy uppercut
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otway misses with a left hand
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solomon defending well as Otway loads up on a big left hand.
Solomon keeps the fight on the outside.
Otway throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otway. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solomon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Solomon slips a jab from Otway.
A telegraphed right hand from Solomon misses the target.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a one-two to the body.
Otway misses with an uppercut
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solomon swings for the body but Otway moves out of range.
Otway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otway lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Otway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Otway misses with a combination
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Otway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otway throws a combination that misses
and Solomon counters with a right hand to the body.
Solomon misses with a straight right.
Solomon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otway in his tracks.
Otway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otway throws an off balance right hand
and Solomon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otway swings widly with a right hand
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solomon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomon misses with a hook. Otway ducked under it nicely.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Otway.
Otway misses with a shot to the body
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otway dodges the punch combination from Solomon.
Otway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Solomon loads up on a big right hand but Otway slips the punch.
Solomon slips a jab from Otway.
Otway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Solomon.
Otway misses with a right hand
and Solomon counters with a right hand to the body.
Otway misses the shot to the body.
Solomon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Otway does it's job there.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otway.
Otway looks to score with a jab to the body but Solomon is just out of range.
Otway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Solomon misses with a looping left.
Otway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Solomon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solomon connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otway tries to clinch but Solomon moves out of range.
Solomon misses the shot to the body.
Otway moves in looking to clinch but Solomon pushes him off.
Otway throws out a loose jab but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Solomon dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Otway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solomon manages to avoid it.
Solomon digs a good hook to Otway's body.
Otway throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Otway thinking.
Otway swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Otway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Solomon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solomon moves away from the strike by Otway.
Otway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solomon.
Solomon thows a body shot but no joy.
Solomon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otway throws a combination that misses
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otway throws a hook but Solomon avoids it easily.
Solomon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Otway.
Otway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solomon circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Solomon scores with a nice right hand.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Solomon missing with a left hand there. Otway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otway misses with a right hand
letting Solomon counter with a right hand.
Otway closes the distance and clinches.
Solomon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Otway working aggressively here.
Solomon tries to work over Otway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otway wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Solomon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Otway misses with a punch on the inside.
Otway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solomon lands a body shot.
Otway misses with the head strike.
Solomon has had enough of the clinch but Otway keeps him there for the moment.
Solomon lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otway swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solomon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dick Solomon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solomon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Otway.
Otway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otway misses with the head strike.
Otway tries a body shot but Solomon blocks it.
Solomon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solomons head.
Otway tries to stall but Solomon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solomon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Solomon is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Otway.
Otway misses with some punches.
Solomon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solomon misses with some punches.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Solomon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solomon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Otway digs a right hand into Solomon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Solomon's gas tank.
Solomon blocks an uppercut.
Otway stalling in the clinch.
Solomon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Otway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Solomon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Otway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Otway blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Solomon stalls.
Solomon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Solomon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Otway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otway is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Otway.
Otway has a couple of punches blocked by Solomon.
Otway lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Otway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John Otway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otway.
Otway misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Solomon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Solomon 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 Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Solomon!
Dick Solomon is the new middleweight champion!
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